Reply With QuoteI didn't know hv so many Foreground plants
but i like drwft hairglass
Elatine triandra (APP)
Hairgrass
Cryptocoryne parva
Sagittaria subulata
Echinodorus tenellus
Glossostigma elatinoides
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Mosses
Others (post below to specify)
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My vote goes to Echinodorus tenellus (tentatively) cos it is bright light green, though it does gets a little messy at times, but nothing compares to riccia which i hv some tooI hv some hairgrass but not much results as yet. HC seems nice but hv not got to see the real thing ard my place.
I didn't know hv so many Foreground plants
but i like drwft hairglass
Most of the time E. tenellus will turn reddish under direct light, not bright light green. Riccia is a pain to maintain. A number experienced hobbyist ultimately give up on riccia.Originally Posted by plumboy21
My vote goes to Echinodorus tenellus (tentatively) cos it is bright light green, though it does gets a little messy at times, but nothing compares to riccia which i hv some too
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A few leaves of my E.tenellus even turns yellow (died) though not in great no.Reddish? Hm, Have not seem mine turns red yet. The best i can see so far is bubbling like airstones, for once only.
Perhaps not enough lights? I hv ard 2 x 36w for a 2ft tank.
I looks like your E. tenellus are still in emersed form. Emergent leaves are lighter green. The plant will slowly shed away the emergent leaves. New submergent leaves are slimmer and will turn reddish brown when exposed to direct light.A few leaves of my E.tenellus even turns yellow (died) though not in great no.
You have enough light for your 2-ft tank.
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Really? I dunno that. Thanks for the info.
i like red/green tiger lotus!!
tiger lotus as a foreground plant? Did I miss something?
lol i dun noe but i like putting it at the centre of my tank hahaz
maybe he meant it as a centre-piece or something ?
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The Tiger lotus can be 'trained' to stay low with strong lights and VERY good fertilization... Make sure that there are no plants surrounding the plant for competition for the fert and it can stay low for a pretty long time... Also, trim any leaves trying to reach for the surface... But by then, it means that the plant NEEDS to have its leaves reach the surface for food generation liao...
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so far its been lying so low haha i got 55 watts in a 2 ft tank lol and its seems to be high enough to scare the lotus frm going to high hahaha
hmmmm wat about Ranunculus papulentus ?
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actually poor fertilization makes smaller leaves. hi light is def must to keep it low. try it.
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I seriously beg to differ... Won't poor fertilization encourages the plant to produce leaves that are bigger and reaches the surface so as to make food?
Anyway, I was told to keep the area around the lotus free of other plants as much as possible so as to reduce the competition for food...
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Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
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they produce long roots to search for root feed. not putting any nearby slows them down. no they don't produce bigger leaves till they are older.I seriously beg to differ... Won't poor fertilization encourages the plant to produce leaves that are bigger and reaches the surface so as to make food?
Anyway, I was told to keep the area around the lotus free of other plants as much as possible so as to reduce the competition for food...
water fertilisation can be normal.
never heard of poor fertilization growing big leaves. perhaps you need to reword that.
as i said try it. i have kept more than ten lotus at some time or other...
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Hair grass and HC....Unfortunately my hair grass has some unsightly black algae on the tips.
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just snip off [left 2inht] and vacuum it out. or it will float and just scoop it up.Hair grass and HC....Unfortunately my hair grass has some unsightly black algae on the tips.
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APP for me as it grow very well last time. Now trying my hand on HC.
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though alot hard work, riccia still rank first for me.
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