ange Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I'm looking for a sizable plant that can grow in low-med lighting, preferably attached to driftwood. My goal is concealing the reef epoxy that I used to attach these separate pieces of driftwood. I will have some Java ferns but I was curious if anyone had other suggestions that I haven't already thought of. One thing that I kind of have in mind is crypt wendtii but I have zero experience with crypts in general so I'm not sure how well the roots can attach to driftwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian K Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Well besides the obvious suggestion of any moss, I would suggest bolbitis difformis or bolbitis fern as another rhizome plant that can be attached. Another plant you could use is pearl weed, would require frequent trimming. You could also do monte carlo, but pearl weed is much easier and almost always rock solid in low tech setups. Sometimes monte carlo can be hit or miss. Best of luck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 I've got some monte carlo growing in my shrimp tank so it wouldn't hurt to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I believe crypts much prefer substrate to grow in since they tend to feed from their roots. Mosses and bolbitis fern are what came to mind for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Unlucky for me. None of my Java ferns are large enough to really conceal the white epoxy so I may have to wait for algae/moss to grow in over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 12 hours ago, Brian K said: Well besides the obvious suggestion of any moss, I would suggest bolbitis difformis or bolbitis fern as another rhizome plant that can be attached. Another plant you could use is pearl weed, would require frequent trimming. You could also do monte carlo, but pearl weed is much easier and almost always rock solid in low tech setups. Sometimes monte carlo can be hit or miss. Best of luck! I'll give another vote for bolbitis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefConfit Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I've seen hygrophilas attached to wood in the past. Hygrophila pinnatifida would probably look nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian K Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 12:47 PM, ChefConfit said: I've seen hygrophilas attached to wood in the past. Hygrophila pinnatifida would probably look nice Hygro pinnatifida can be very sensitive and usually takes high tech setups to thrive, so if you try that just now it may fail to grow and thrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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