twinkles Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 i'm thinking about setting up a little tank in our kitchen, with a couple of mountain minnows. If i want to get plants for it, are there specific types that can handle the cold? Or are most of the general petstore plants ok in cold water? Bearing in mind it could get very cold in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'm not sure about the plants, perhaps you could use pond plants? The minnows like to be in a shoal so maybe a couple isn't the best option for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 i was thinking about 8, didn't really mean two it'll be a 1ft cube if i do it, would like a couple of those big leaved plants that come in little pots, whatever they're called. I know nothing about plants lol. Only pond plant i know of is oxygen weed, there must be more choice than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 There are heaps of plants that would be ok in cold water, they just grow slower. Ludwigia ( i grow it outdoors) Glosso Java moss Potamogeton crispus Val (doesnt like it too cold though) Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae Saururus cernuus HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 what about this stuff? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 228620.htm thats the sort of plant i was thinking of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 That is Java fern and it should adapt. It isn't that cold in your kitchen is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 we had ice on the inside of the windows last week... but i would probably fill the tank first and see what temp it gets down to overnight for a few nights, don't want ice block fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I've had a Java Fern in a bucket of water kept in total darkness under our sink in the bathroom for two months. It's still healthy and green. You CAN'T kill it! Java moss never took off in my Koura tank, the tips grow, but it doesn't spread or attach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 ok i'll try that stuff then, and post my results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 well i ended up with a spare heater so now its a tiny heated tank will post a pic when i've got the plants in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I know this no longer applies to you, twinkles, but I can confirm that Java fern will handle cold water very well. I have a large plastic container outside on the deck full of driftwood I'm trying to sink (that's another story :roll: ) but I also have some Java fern in there and it is surviving just fine. As said above, it isn't growing in the cold weather but I expect it will have a growth spurt in the summer. So yep, I can recommend Java fern as a tough cold-water plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 coolies i'm going to put some in my now heated tank anyway, its a nice looking plant, so maybe i'll try some in my pond this spring too, be interesting to see if it can survive over winter in a deep pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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