Aqua Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Hey all - I've just re-scaped my tropical tank, and I would LOVE some kind of plant to cover the rocks I've got in there... I've got some Java Moss, but that has only attached itself in portions to one rock, I'm looking for something to grow all over the rocks, and also something to grow like a carpet on most of the base of the tank (obviously leaving a reasonable amount as gravel, so my bristlenoses & peppered cats can still eat!). And, I feel I have to announce this: I'VE GOT A STAR!! WHOOPPEEEEEEEE!!!! Sorry, I've got that out of my system now! :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Well you are obviously happy about it so I guess congratulations are in order. err... What sort of star are you referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted March 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 hahaha the ones next to our usernames... :oops: Silly me, thinking everybody else is on the same wavelength as me! :lol: So... What kinds of plants would be best for a moss, and would an entire ground-cover of plants be good or bad for my catfishes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted March 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 OK peeps - maybe y'all don't scroll this far down the page when you check your messages lol... I'm looking for a plant to make a nice ground & rock cover in my tropical tank... Any ideas???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Riccia might be the answer... Look in the plant survey (click the twin fish at the top of the page) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 mini vallisneria makes a nice ground cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 I can't get mini val or sag to take in my tank. Is there a trick? I have a good variety of plants going but have trouble with the little grasses... There is a NZ grass that took pretty easily in my tank but I don't know its name.. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilo Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Lilaeopsis novae-zealandiae? http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index.php?320&user_plants=82 I'm trying Lilaeopsis brasiliensis which is similar. It has only just started to take since I stuck some Jobes fertilizer (palm & fern) under the bunches. Cheers Shilo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Try Glossostigma. It is like a mini version of clover grass and grows really low to the gravel. Tenellus is another excellent low growing grass (25-50mm). Many of the other ground cover grasses get much taller and look out of place in shallower tanks (less than 500mm). It is great at the front of the tank with some of the taller grasses and mini val at the middle and/or back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Hi Warren ... remember the small 'grass' I got of to to grow across the front of my tank? How do you keep it from coming out of the gravel all the time. I can't put lead on it as it is to small and delicate but it just keeps floating back up. I think my gravel is too coarse but thats what I have so I have to find other ways of anchoring it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted March 22, 2003 Report Share Posted March 22, 2003 Unfortunately you will need finer gravel. If it gets long enough roots it may stay down. Try using sewing tweezers to grab the bottom of the roots and push the root as far into the gravel as possible without burying the plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 i use plastic coated paperclips cut in half (like staples) to anchor my plants down until they root enough, then remove the staples..... it doesn't take the plants too long to get a grip... and the staples last ages so I reuse them. Works well unless the brislenose really wants whats under that leaf..... :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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