Shmaty Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Howdy! So here is the situation. The aquarium is 180g. I lowkey made the mistake of putting hornwort in my aquarium and it has taken over! I wasn't aware that it doesn't root like most plants (more on that later)and I put it in some hard to reach places that are not easy to get to without doing some very questionable acrobatics haha So, I want to remove the the hornwort entirely, it just isn't my forte. There are several types of crypts and anubias scattered about. With most of the hornwort having been uprooted, the light just isnt getting to the bottom anymore. Easy fix-right? I will remove them all, I just want to plant new things in it's stead. Ideally, since I want to plant new stuff where the hornwort was originally, I will need something tall and that will actually root in. Furthermore, It would be nice if it was something that would fill in, with runners or otherwise. The only fish that has any effect on the plants is a single dwarf pleco. is that enough of a reason to avoid swords? I've never tried them before. Other things to know: CO2 is currently not in use but the system will ideally be in play once I replace the hornwort. The area is lighted by fluval 3.0s and the bottom is at a depth of around 2 feet. I do dose ferts(easygreen) twice a week. I have a rather large Pothos and a small Taro that are quite hungry. Any suggestions are quite welcome. My LFS is hit or miss on selection of plants and I dont know them well enough to really understand what I am looking at most of the time. TYVM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 as long as pleco's have a decent food source, they dont bother plants too much. imo good plants for large tanks include amazon swords, val's, dwarf aquarium lilli's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Vallisneria is a great background plant some cryptocoryne wendtii would also be go middle ground plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) Ludwigia Repens gets nice and tall, Hygrophila Polysperma is nice too. Grows very fast, can be planted or placed. Nitrate hog. Polysperma is a beautiful plant. It's indestructible too. Edited May 27, 2021 by Mmiller2001 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Its tough to answer this given we do not know what kind of plants your lfs stocks but in general most stem plants (ludwigias, rotalas, hygrophilas, etc) will grow as tall as you let them. Jungle val could easily grow over 2 feet and would send out runners like you want. Sword plants work well also. If you lfs has bulb plants, dwarf aquarium lillies as mentioned before and aponogetons would do great also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmaty Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 Yea, their selection varies quite regularly. I am going out today to see what they have. Thanks for the suggestions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 If you like the look of the Hornwort but want something easy to control try Mayaca Fluviatilis. Looks great, less filling! https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/live-plants/products/mayaca-fluviatilis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefConfit Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Do you have a Pic of the tank? Might help if we knew what it looks like/where in the tank you want plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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