My First 2ft Planted Tank!

**moss_fanatic** · 29th Oct 2004, 13:58

Hi guys,

Need comment on my 2ft planted tank...
Wat should i put on the left and middleof the tank?

**juggler** · 29th Oct 2004, 18:24

A bit bare... but a good start. Must plant heavily at the beginning...

Some suggestions for mid-size plants in the empty spaces:
- A. reineckii
- Lobelia cardinalis
- Blyxa japonica
- E. quadricostatus
- E. latifolius
- E. schlueteri (a mid-size sword plant)
- Crypts species

Can also try rocks and driftwood to create some focus point.

Cheers!

**moss_fanatic** · 29th Oct 2004, 18:39

Any idea where to get all these plants u listed?
Any nick name for them? Cos most LFS owners dun go by their scientific name..

**theodore** · 29th Oct 2004, 20:09

If you are trying to get plants from LFSs that can't afford you the luxury of refering to / ordering from Oriental's Aquarium Plant Handbook, try bringing some photos along.

The gallery on this website is a good place to start for some of the more common plants (Blyxa japonica, Lobelia cardinalis)

Btw, what's the plant on the right? Hope it's not some kind of Microsorium pteropus (Java fern) cos their rhizomes should not be buried in substrate.

JT · 30th Oct 2004, 03:46

nice start there....
My advise, visits the LFS, buy the plants that looks soothing to your eyes...
Anyway...u started off with your choice of fish in mind or plants in mind?
As u progress, u will start to know some of the characterist of plants as well as what plants matches the fishes. eg. moss goes with shrimps...etc

**moss_fanatic** · 30th Oct 2004, 20:15

[quote:735907db99="theodore"]If you are trying to get plants from LFSs that can't afford you the luxury of refering to / ordering from Oriental's Aquarium Plant Handbook, try bringing some photos along.

The gallery on this website is a good place to start for some of the more common plants (Blyxa japonica, Lobelia cardinalis)

Btw, what's the plant on the right? Hope it's not some kind of Microsorium pteropus (Java fern) cos their rhizomes should not be buried in substrate.[/quote:735907db99]
Its java fern on the right... Hm? really? My friend buried his java fern in the substrate and its still reproducing young small ferns from the tip of its leaves....
Anyway, if it rots, then i will noe wat happen liao.

**theodore** · 30th Oct 2004, 21:24

The reason why your friend's java fern is producing plantlets this way (and I expect quite a large number produced) is because plant is dying.

The most common way to plant java fern is to tie the plant to an object (e.g. driftwood). If you wish to plant it to the substrate, the rhizome should not be covered.

**moss_fanatic** · 30th Oct 2004, 22:10

Is the rhizome the thick and hard thing below the leaves which connects them together?

**theodore** · 30th Oct 2004, 22:17

www.dictionary.com

**|squee|** · 30th Oct 2004, 22:40

[quote:c9ca04b2e0="moss_fanatic"]Is the rhizome the thick and hard thing below the leaves which connects them together?[/quote:c9ca04b2e0]

Yeap. The green horizontal stalk-like thing.

**|squee|** · 30th Oct 2004, 22:42

[quote:7d9d41b8c8="moss_fanatic"]My friend buried his java fern in the substrate and its still reproducing young small ferns from the tip of its leaves....
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Referring to me ah? My java ferns's rhizomes are just above the soil only, I left them tied on driftwood and bury the driftwood. Some I left them loose in the water.

**enigma** · 31st Oct 2004, 00:49

I would add some rocks and/or driftwood

**moss_fanatic** · 31st Oct 2004, 09:11

[quote:38bdd34f4d="|squee|"][quote:38bdd34f4d="moss_fanatic"]My friend buried his java fern in the substrate and its still reproducing young small ferns from the tip of its leaves....
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Referring to me ah? My java ferns's rhizomes are just above the soil only, I left them tied on driftwood and bury the driftwood. Some I left them loose in the water.

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Not you lah.... I got onli u as my friends in planted tank meh???