kuhli loach Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 What plants do you think i should put in my 60x30x30 amazonian/asian aquarium? Will be keeping 5 Kuhli loaches, 2 apisto cichlids and 7 golden pencilfish in the settup Need foreground, midground and background plants. all suggestions welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 what kind of lighting you using? any ferts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 lighting is a 60 watt incandescant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Well if you do want "nice foreground, midground and background plants" you will need to change the bulb on your tank. Some Crypts will be fine with incandescent lighting, but not much else. You need a 6500K spectrum bulb. It's an energy saver and is sold as cool daylight. Pick one up from placemakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Some Crypts will be fine with incandescent lighting, but not much else. always crypts ea =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 yeah get a 'cool daylight' energy saver the brighter the better. then crypts, java fern, (mid) green hygrophilla (back) and theres not many foreground plants that will live without good light, but ive have good success with mondo grass. java fern is great you can plant it on wood/rocks to get more hight. mondo grass is tricky because its technically a terrestrial plant but ive found it adapts to being totally submersed. other plants that might work: cabomba, indian fern but the others are a better bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 These are all easy to care for, so they'll be great for a beginner like you: Alternanthera reineckii Echinodorus bleheri Echinodorus tenellus Echinodorus quadricostatus Echinodorus latifolius Hygrophila difformis Hygrophila polysperma Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig' Ludwigia repens Ludwigia arcuata Rotala indica Limnophila sessiliflora Vesicularia montagnei Vesicularia dubyana Microsorum pteropus Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov' Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow Leaf' Nymphaea lotus Saggitaria subdulata Cryptocoryne cordata Cryptocoryne petchii Cryptocoryne willisii Cryptocoryne wendtii Cryptocoryne affinis Hydrocotyle verticillata Heteranthera zosteraefolia Riccia fuitans Lilaeopsis mauritiana Lilaeopsis brasiliensis Cabomba carolina Anubias barteri Anubias barteri var. Nana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 wow good list. that should be a sticky, maybe with common names too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 thanks! will be creating tank landscape soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Do plants need a special kind of substrate or will they be fine in silica sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Do plants need a special kind of substrate or will they be fine in silica sand? Silica sand will be fine. You can put something like "Daltons Aquatic mix" under the sand for improved growth if you want. It will improve growth in root feeders (somebody correct me if I am wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 would a liquid fertilizer do the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 would a liquid fertilizer do the same thing? A liquid fertilizer is something you dose regularly. A substrate fertilizer is something that stays under the substrate and is only changed something like every 4-5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 If you want, you can put a 3cm layer of JBL AquaBasis Plus underneath the silica sand. Or you can just use JBL Root Balls underneath the plants that need root fertilization most, like Cryptocoryne, Echinodorus and Nymphaea sp. Also use liquid fertilizers. The list I provided is just a guideline; there are still a few more plants out there that you will have success with, or you may have a plant that is considered difficult to care for, but flourishes in your tank for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 are the liquid fertilizers safe for fish? The root balls sound like the best idea but should i go for the 7 balls or the 7+13 balls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Buy the 7+13. Better value There is liquid ferts you can get from the store. Or there is PMDD(Poor mans dosing drops) available on trademe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 will I need an under gravel heating cable for plants? or will Kuhlis get burnt if they burrow into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 You can if you want. A lot of people on the overseas forums have had good results from them. They are very expensive though. I wouldn't worry about the Khulis. The UG heaters have a low wattage, so the Khulis will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 how expensive are we talking? :-? if it isn't really needed I think I'll go without Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Too expensive, and not really needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Phoenix44, do you use one for your aquarium because your plants are AMAZING!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 No, I do not use any undergravel heating. Just lots of undergravel ferts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhli loach Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 wow that proves you don't need one to have beautiful plants! should i get some undergravel fertilizer instead of root balls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 wow that proves you don't need one to have beautiful plants! No, but you do need good lights, filtration, ferts and CO2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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