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Aquatic Plants No CO22007-11-24 23:10:00

Hi,

I was wondering if I can find any good aquatic plants out there that will not need any CO2 other than what naturally occurs. Will my fish make enoght CO2 to keep any plants happy? If there are any aquatic plants out there that need little CO2 then could someone give me some good examples.

I would like a medium growing carpet plant for my foreground. Something grassy would be great!

I would also like a good middle layer plant.

I would also like a tall background plant.

And lastly, a moss to attach to some drift wood.

Could someone also give me some good info on fert. for aquatic plants since i wont have a CO2 system?

Thanks so much for all answers!

Answers:

A medium growinig grassy plant would be a Pygmy Chain Sword. Although they grow slower without CO2, they will grow. They reproduce by sending runners, which are light green in color. Cut off the runners when the baby plant is half the size of the mother plant.

A good middle layer plant would be assorted Anubias. They are the second hardiest plant that I know of.

A tall background plant would be the Vallisneria family. They grow fast, but prefer CO2. They can live without it, but won't grow as fast. They reproduce by runners as well.

Java Moss and Java Fern attach to driftwood in a flash. Connect it to a piece of driftwood with a rubber band, and it should root to it in a couple of weeks.

I find that any liquid plant fertilizer works for me. Leaf Zone and Hagen Plant Grow work the best, though.