Where to buy aqua plant? for non C02...

**paul poon** · 30th Dec 2013, 15:24

good day everyones!
2ft tank, some DW, some rock (pick at river and dam), white sand.. ADA plant soil..is ready.
i wanna start try to planting now, but where to buy?
i went to C328 but there is not much plant..
which plant is suitable without C02?
i quite like HC, Rotala, Luwegia and Myriophyllum (search at AQ) hehe
please feel free to advice me
thank you so much n have a nice day

**hann** · 30th Dec 2013, 15:59

If you are not getting co2, why don't you try your hand on nana or moss? For fresh plants, you can try capricon at pasir ris fish farm. I am surprised that c328 selection of plants is considered not many plants to you.

**Shadow** · 30th Dec 2013, 17:00

for non CO2 injection tank, you might want to try fern species, anubias species, moss species.

**thebaldingaquarist** · 30th Dec 2013, 17:01

No CO2, then you need to prepare alot of patience.

with patience and proper lighting, filtration.. etc you can consider

1. Hygrophila (polysperma, corybomsa and others)
2. Java ferns and other aquatic ferns,
3. Blyxia Japonica
4. Staurogyne repens
5. glosso
6. Echinodorus Quad
7. echinodorus tenullus
8. mosses (java, taiwan, singapore, fissiden.. etc) I think star moss cannot.
9. Echinodorus (sword series, got big got small)
10. pennyworts
11. lotus.. this one.. skeptical. i have them in non CO2 and CO2. both doing Ok.
so many!

**qngwn** · 30th Dec 2013, 17:52

Hi there,
Please note not to use SMS language in AQ.

If you're not looking to inject co2, you can choose from the list of plants above mentioned by the others.

A carpeting plant that can be grown in low co2 environment is Glossotigma.

I'm quite surprised that C328 does not have much plants, they usually carry a large variety.

It will be good if you know the amount of light and co2 that you will be able to provide, and cater the plants for your tank accordingly. Details of respective plant requirements for light, co2 and nutrients can be found easily online, or in a book published by Tropica, which I came across in Fishy Business.

Another option is to take a read at the low tech non-co2 thread inside the aquascaping forums for the types of plants that they use.

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**paul poon** · 30th Dec 2013, 18:23

Thanks hann, will check out the capricon soon, at C328 i got the ADA soil for $40 and some red sakura for fun (my 45cm rojak tank)
so much crowded with people over there and i do saw some plant too (as i don't know which plant is suitable for my tank),
don't know who to ask too as the boss and lady boss really busy, just buy the soil..see see look look and leave..

thanks shadow, great info and fantastic tank u have (at ur blog). really great inspiration for me! i like the 'Sunrise' so much!!

thanks Erctheanda Eric, with your listing of plants, i know which should i buy. thank you so much for your help.