one of my favorites is www.aquabotanic.com. It is an online store, with
pretty good pics and descriptions of their plants. But more importantly they
have excellent forums (http://aquabotanicwetthumb.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x), you
can find tons of information on specific plants, aquascaping techniques and
photos, etc.
(I have no affiliation with them)

Also, www.azgardens.com, another store, has a nice selection so you can see
what's out there and then, like you said, you can search forums and the net
to learn more about the plants you see there.
(again no affiliation)

Tim

"Desmond Wong" wrote in message
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Hi all.

I was recommended here from my LFS to start looking at plants for my tank.

Are there any good places on the web to see different "species" and work
from there? I have a 20g tank (2' tank) and although it is planted at the
moment, I have a problem as the plants I have are growing quite quickly.
As much as this is a good thing the downside is that they are ugly plants,
got them really cheap as a starting thing but now that I am quite happy
with the results, it is time to move to prettier ones.

I have around 15 or so neon tetras, 4 oto's in the tank. Hard to tell as I
have a mirror back on the tank, and now want it to look nicer and give the
fish some play area as well without overcrowding the tank.

I have *no idea* what plants I have now, or what I should get in the
future. I want some of the small grassy types for the front of the tank,
but have also been told it will seed itself and then grow underneath all
the substrate and eventually have no visable substrate. Don't know if it
is true or not, but here's the place to ask I suppose.

If someone could kindly point me to a website or two to start looking at
different types that would be great. My LFS said that I should ask and
find what I want first and then go back with names of the plants to see
how we go.

I have also adequate lighting setup on the tank, so if the plants don't
requite much light would that hurt them?

Des.