Hi Al,
The biggest challenge with buying plants for any size tank is the lighting.
The traditional hoods are usually about 1 to 1.5 watts per gallon.
This requires low light plants. Usually pet stores don't differentiate.
This is a list, probably not complete. You might want to print this out and take it with you. Your live plants will "melt" without the proper lighting.
Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus
Windelov Java Fern, Windelov Fern - Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
Narrow Leaf Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus v. 'narrow leaf'
Java Moss - Vesicularia dubyana
Green Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma
*Sunset Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'
Ceylon Hygro - Hygrophila polysperma 'Ceylon'
Rotala Rotundifolia - Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala Rotundifolia sp. Green - Rotala rotundifolia sp. 'Green'
Rotala Indica - Rotala indica
Hornwort - Ceratophylum demersum
Parrots Feather - Myriophyllum aquaticum
Moneywort, Water Hyssop - Bocapa monnieri
Brazilian Pennywort, Pennywort - Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Crypt Wendtii - Cryptocoryne wendtii
Crypt Balansae - Cryptocoryne Balansae
Pygmy Crypt - Cryptocoryne pygmaea
Guppy Grass - Najas guadalupensis
Anubias barteri - Anubias barteri v. barteri
Anubias barteri 'marble' - Anubias barteri 'marble'
Anubias barteri v. 'glabra' - Anubias barteri v. 'glabra'
Anubias nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana'
Coffee leaf anubias - Anubias barteri v. 'coffeefolia'
Crypt retrospiralis - Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Crypt spiralis - Cryptocoryne spiralis
Golden nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana golden'
Narrow leaf nana - Anubias barteri v. 'nana narrow leaf'
Petite nana - Anubias barteri v. nana 'petite'
Philippine Java Fern - Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine'
Red Java fern - Microsorum pteropus "red"
Crypt Becketii - Cryptcoryne becketii
Pelia - Monosolenium tenerum
Waterwheel Plant - Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Bacopa - Bacopa caroliniana
African Water Fern - Bolbitis heudelotii
Hornwort - Ceratophyllum submersum
Crypt Aponogetifolia - Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Micro Crypt - Cryptocoryne petchii
Tropica Sword - Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica'
Downoi - Pogostemon helferi
Harry
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From: Al Keep <al_keep_fish@yahoo.com>
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 11:29 PM
Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: ich?
I hope so John.
I'll be taking the plant plunge in a couple days, and the locally run fish store only has a few plants, and they don't look too healthy... but their fish are great. I'll be getting them at Petsmart, as they have many plant varieties, and they look healthy; so hopefully they do well. They don't however have any "carpet" type plants that will do ok with no co2.... if there is such a thing.... I've read varying opinions; so that will have to wait. I really like the little baby tears, but I've read they need co2, and I don't want to get into that, as it's just a little tank beside the bed.
:-)>>>
Al.
--- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, SIMMONDS JOHN <simmonds.john@...> wrote:
>
> Thinking about box stores in general, we have Pets At Home in the UK which
> sounds like the PetSmart chain in the US. What I would say in their defense
> is that their plants are really first class! I bought several bunches of
> top quality Anacharis almost 2 years ago & it's never stopped growing-don't
> think I'll ever need to buy any more.
>
> John*<o)))<*
>
>
> On 30 July 2013 12:42, joe t <jett07002@...> wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi Ray,
> > Absolutely! A quarantine tank is a MUST. I didn't mention it cause you and
> > a few others had already said Quarantine Tank. But no one mentioned
> > checking the fish at the store. When I read PetSmart I guess I flipped,
> > cause it certainly happened before!!
> >
> > joet
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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