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When is too many plants?
Hi,
I am failry new at this hobby and I am getting a bigger interest for plants... for some reason they last longer than the fish I put in. Anyway, I have a 33gal tank, I believe it is cycled now, the tests show the tanks is stabilized. I've been putting live plants in the tank. I have Cabombas, Anubia, ludwigia, Echinodorus red special, Hygrophila and some others I can't remember the name. So far I have seven live plants... I do want to fill the tank with plants, I am just wondering at what point they're too many? I don't have alot of fish, couple neons, two dwarf gouramis a pleco and a guppy. I also have a lamp, I believe it's a aquaglo lamp, not sure right now. The lfs around here have different plants I just wish there would be more color to them, they're pretty much all green with some being reddish. |
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It's up tp you really. You could stuff them until there is no room for
fish!! It really depends on how much time you are willing to spend on fertilizing, pruning, etc. I don't think there could technically be too many plants. |
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Thats good news really.
my wife is starting to go nuts with me bringing new plants everyday. Thanks |
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" wrote in
oups.com: Hi, I am failry new at this hobby and I am getting a bigger interest for plants... for some reason they last longer than the fish I put in. Anyway, I have a 33gal tank, I believe it is cycled now, the tests show the tanks is stabilized. I've been putting live plants in the tank. I have Cabombas, Anubia, ludwigia, Echinodorus red special, Hygrophila and some others I can't remember the name. So far I have seven live plants... I do want to fill the tank with plants, I am just wondering at what point they're too many? I don't have alot of fish, couple neons, two dwarf gouramis a pleco and a guppy. I also have a lamp, I believe it's a aquaglo lamp, not sure right now. The lfs around here have different plants I just wish there would be more color to them, they're pretty much all green with some being reddish. Yeah as others have said you can never have too many until you acutally run out of room :P. The limits you might want are just for visual presentation. Some plants look better in large bunches, so if you're making small bunches to be able to pack more plants in you're losing some visual eyecandy. You could hit a soft limit if you don't change your tank upkeep. A few plants might be fine with the fish and excess food providing fertilizer now, but if you keep adding plants some changes in how you fertilize might be needed. Try a mix of plants. Short forground plants, lily type plants etc. Some will do better than others depending on your lighting etc. Reds are more difficult to find and grow in general. I've got a tiger lily to satisfy my red craving (always a deep red) in my 90 gal but that sucker grows into a monster (about 1/4 of my tank taken up) Have fun, Pete |
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I am getting to the stage of having too many plants. Actually, the
situation is that my floating plants are doing so well that most of my tank is in darkness. I like the look but I have to do something to save my Amazon Sword and my Java Fern very soon before they die off |
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Won't a dense forest eat up swiming space for fish?
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When does a Co2 pump comes into play then?
Sorry to ask these newbie questions, but that is just it I am a newbie? Anyway I am on my way to the lfs to get more plants... my wife gonna hate me tonight. |
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puneet wrote:
Won't a dense forest eat up swiming space for fish? Fish swim through the forest, and it's glorious to see! My betta carefully wriggles into the densest thicket of plants he can find between breaths. -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com |
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The babies survive better because they can hiding. In article , says... puneet wrote: Won't a dense forest eat up swiming space for fish? Fish swim through the forest, and it's glorious to see! My betta carefully wriggles into the densest thicket of plants he can find between breaths. |
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wrote in message oups.com... Hi, SNIP So far I have seven live plants... I do want to fill the tank with plants, I am just wondering at what point they're too many? SNIP I figure I have too many when my angels have trouble getting from one end of the tank to the other. Thats when I do a MAJOR thinning and drop the trimmins off at the nearest LFS. .. Bob |
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On 14 Apr 2005 13:07:37 -0700, "
wrote: Hi, I am failry new at this hobby and I am getting a bigger interest for plants... for some reason they last longer than the fish I put in. Anyway, I have a 33gal tank, I believe it is cycled now, the tests show the tanks is stabilized. I've been putting live plants in the tank. I have Cabombas, Anubia, ludwigia, Echinodorus red special, Hygrophila and some others I can't remember the name. So far I have seven live plants... I do want to fill the tank with plants, I am just wondering at what point they're too many? I don't have alot of fish, couple neons, two dwarf gouramis a pleco and a guppy. I also have a lamp, I believe it's a aquaglo lamp, not sure right now. The lfs around here have different plants I just wish there would be more color to them, they're pretty much all green with some being reddish. One thing to consider, plants grow up and multiply out. Rather than make choices based on how the plants fit into your tank now, get some information about how they will look a year or 2 from now. Some Anubias become giants. I have had to split one as it reached to the top of a 10 gallon tank looking like a tree. I have crypts that ane low to the gravel in a 75 gallon tank, but are now 75% to the top of a 29 gallon tank. Others grow outward sending shoots. As a newbie, I wanted my tank to look nice and filled it with lots of plants only to discover this growth problem and had to do a lot of prunning. Some plants don't do well in a tank, so they take care of their own survival. I enjoy my plants almost as much as the fish, but as you add fish some of your plants may suffer. I have 8 Siamese Algae Eaters in the 75 gallon tank and one of the plant species has lace for leaves. The same species in a 10 gallon with no SAEs the leaves are beautiful and whole. dick |
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Thanks for the tip...
That is the thing, when to stop? I have now 9 plants in my 33Gal tank, and obviously there are still some empty spaces that could be used for more plants. But I have to stop and leave the tank alone. It does look alot better with the live plants. I still have a couple fake plants that as the real ones grow I will replace them for good. I like the cabomba, it is a nice plant and I hope it will spread quickly. But my favourite plant right now has to be Echinodorus 'Red Special' It is a gorgeous plant, I need to take a pic of it and make it available to you guys, I really want you to see it. It is beatifull, the shape of the leafs, the reddish colour of it, beautifull... The only complaint is that it takes alot of space that could be used for more plants. |
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I finally put up some pics of my tank and my favourite plant.
http://photos.yahoo.com/hammer=ADjoe=20 Check it out. |
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CO2 is not a must for a majority of the aquarium plants. However, with
the right amount of light, fertilizers and substrate they can make the plants grow insanely healthy. In a way, if done correctly, it can help the plants fight off algae (you'll come to know this word very soon ... a note of things to come for you.) Mind my asking how many watts of lights are what kind of substrate are you using for your tank? |
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