what kind of plants to do the carpet

[tunlinoo135]

\hi, can i know what kind of plants to do the floor carpet for fish tank?

[VSGenesis]

The common ones are HC and Glosso.

[dmateo]

I'm trying mini swords.. but it takes like forever.. and probalby too tall as well.. not sure nowhere near carpet..

[wongce]

bro, if you mean microswords, they does take time to grow..but the effect is quite nice, see my signature for the picture...

[VSGenesis]

They are nice. But must wait. Slow growth. Wongce started when he was 16, now he's 40. LOL.

Do take pictures and let us see bro. We can learn from it.

[wongce]

Haha,i started at 10 and now i am 25...lol.

Grandmaster VGS,i am a lot younger than you...since you have more than 50 years experience in keeping fish.

It took approx 2 months plus in high light and 2-3bps of co2 to achieve carpeting...looks nice..But they are slow starter..

[deltarun1]

hc can be very nice. but need to be careful when buying in emersed form and planting in submerged form. may have a high casualty rate if not enough CO2 or lighting

[Darylyap]

heard some recommendations on Elatine Triandra, but not sure where to get them.

saw the pics, very nice carpet look.

[tiintinn]

Sometimes C328 does carry, else can order from them

[Darylyap]

thanks tintinn

[deltarun1]

actually glosso also can. but either way, if u want a good carpeting effect, you need high light high co2

[dc88]

Is Micro Sword = Echinodorus tenellus ?

[wongce]

Microsword:Brazilian/new zealand/mauritius microsword
Pygmy chain sword :E. tennellus

[Mossboss]

heard some recommendations on Elatine Triandra, but not sure where to get them.

saw the pics, very nice carpet look.

You can get it online from Mizuworld. I bought mine there. Elatine Triandra a.k.a APP will creep low under strong light but if you like small plants/leaves HC is better, in my opinion

[qngwn]

You can get it online from Mizuworld. I bought mine there. Elatine Triandra a.k.a APP will creep low under strong light but if you like small plants/leaves HC is better, in my opinion

Thanks Mossboos for your input. i benefitted from your post and did abit of research on APP. seems like it's the kind of forground plant that i will like. and apparently it's able to grow in a low-tech setup as well.

i got a cup of it from Sea View at $4.50, they also have in on display at their tanks near the corner that they sell tubing. Seeing it in real life made me double confirm that those were that kind that i wanted.

Cheers all.

[Darylyap]

thanks mossboss & qngwn, am planning to get app too, now got one place to buy it.

hc is beyond my league.

[qngwn]

I'm sure you can get app from any LFS near you if you're staying far from sea view. You just got to order from them and see when they will deliver.

Frankly, it doesn't take much to grow HC. You just need the right conditions, ie the money, and the patience to grow HC well.
Apparently APP seems to be an easy plant to grow, so I'm trying it out.

Sadly I have taken the app out of the container to plant it, else could take a picture for you for easy identification. I can take a picture of the container though, it is placed in a special container.

[qngwn]

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It looks like this, it's a this "Special" containers, with a little hole in the centre, while others are just in plastic bags or tupperwares. quite easy to identify.

Best would be to know it's actual name instead of tell them "Ah Pek Plant" and give you the face..

[felix_fx2]

photo.jpg
It looks like this, it's a this "Special" containers, with a little hole in the centre, while others are just in plastic bags or tupperwares. quite easy to identify.

Best would be to know it's actual name instead of tell them "Ah Pek Plant" and give you the face..

Was the condition of the app good when you got them?
Went seaview several times but the ones i saw looked like chopped up.

[Darylyap]

can someone help me out : "will seachem equilibrium also increase kh? or only gh?"

Thanks alot.