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Aquarium plants2007-11-24 23:09:59

I have a 10gallon set up with 4 guppies, 4 neon tetras and 2 black neon tetras. I intend on adding some plants, I already have some java moss anchored to slate rocks on the bottom and hope to expand this to create a kind of foreground carpet, but I'm also looking for some colourful plants to add in the background to give maximum effect, any help would be appreciated. Scientific names aswell as common names would be helpful aswell.

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Anubias barteri or anubias nana. Both are fine in low light situations, and fish don't like to eat it. These are what I would use, especially in a 10 gallon.

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i like amazon swords, so i reccomend them..

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when doing aquaculture always stock larger plants in the back and shorter ones in the front . for the illusion of depth.

Anyway for the background plants, try looking into red ludwig.

more red includes red telanthera(Telanthera lilcina)

also look into standard green plants like moneywort and my favorite, false tenellus (lilaeopsis navaezelandiae)

Edit: the first post wouldnt be smart, a amazon sword in a 10 gallon, they will get big and need alot more height to grow. i have a mother amazonswod plant that is ove 25 inches hiegh.

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Forget the Amazon sword rookie stuff. If you're going for color, I'd suggest any of the Rotala family available (especially Rotala macranda). They're hardy and, with a lot of light, the tips start changing into some amazing reds and purples.