Trilobite Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 I have a tank thats full of what I think is indian fern. It looked quite nice when the plants were small and bushy but now its grown stalky and tall, so my tank pretty much looks like stalks with leaves covering the entire top and it looks awful. So I was wondering, is there any bushy looking plant that stays at a medium height and is easy to keep alive? I want to give my tank a makeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Its unlikely to be indian fern - any stem plants will grow tall as they search for light. With a lot of those plants you can cut the bushy bits off and replant them and they grow up again from the bottom. What about java or windelov fern? Can you post a photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 It takes on many forms but its the same plant. I quite like the look of java fern, I might see if I can find some in the store Here it is in stalk mode And it looks like this in other clumps Also what is this plant that is sticking out of my tank? Can I just cut it and replant it? You can see the mass of whatever this weed is covering the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Its either water wisteria or indian fern so I stand corrected These plants like to float on the top of the tank. Has it grown any pups? The pups should grow where the leaves meet the stem. If so just break them off and replant them. The second photo might be hygrophila and if so you can break that off and replant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I had the same requirement as you - plants that are low maintenance but look good - now I have only crypts, some small swords, and java fern of various kinds attached to wood and stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Im glad i can just cut the stalks off especially that big tall plant. Are pups baby growths? if so then I think theres a few of them. I even have one small plant growing out of a dead leaf, and somehow I have a massive bush of it growing out of my driftwood..they just dont stop growing and spreading :nilly: At least my fighters like sitting on them I couldnt find java moss but the store said mouse ear was pretty hardy so I got one of them and also a few grassy plants since they were nice and cheap. I quite like the look of swords too, I'll have a wee hunt for them sometime. Any plants to stay away from? eg ones that are very easy to kill Im really pumped about giving my tank a makeover now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I find moss and stem plants annoying. It turns out that while I like my aquariums to look pretty, I am lazy about maintenance. :dnc1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I 100% agree with you Sophia! I have found that Swords, crypts, ferns and lotus are easy, hassel free and lower maintance. ( If I can keep them alive, nobody should have an issue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I have a tank thats full of what I think is indian fern. It looked quite nice when the plants were small and bushy but now its grown stalky and tall, so my tank pretty much looks like stalks with leaves covering the entire top and it looks awful. So I was wondering, is there any bushy looking plant that stays at a medium height and is easy to keep alive? I want to give my tank a makeover I'm kinda liking my some kind of echinodorus(I'm told) Clearly not hard to keep, because it's not dead. And not bad for maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I find moss and stem plants annoying. It turns out that while I like my aquariums to look pretty, I am lazy about maintenance. :dnc1: Lol youve pretty much summed up my views on my tank! Is echinodorus the big thing in the middle? if it is Im liking it quite a lot. Swords definitely sound like the way to go. Also can you get sand that is too fine for cories? I want to get some sand instead of the gravel I have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I think both those plants in Ira's tank are swords/echinidorus but there are lots of other different kinds. Mine are both quite small and compact, about 10cm tall only. Also I don't think there is a sand too fine for cories. probably the finer the better as they sift it through their gills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 H. angustifolia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Is echinodorus the big thing in the middle? All the green stuff in there is. Echinodorus is the genus, I'm not sure of the exact species. All the other plants were plucked from those long stems and planted in the sand. (Actually, in pots of dalton's aquatic mix) That was a few months ago, I've left all the stalks since then and have 7 I think each with a few new plants growing on them all over the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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