Amy Swanstrom Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 9/27/2020 at 1:41 PM, DaveSamsell said: Vallisneria Spiralis - I think a dense background, full of Vallisneria looks really nice, in an aquarium. I picked some up from my LFS and it is going crazy... I LOVE it!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Swanstrom Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I'm a newbie, but so far I love hygrophila angustifolia, pogosteman stellatus octopus, spiral val, and anubius gold coin. Really, I'm loving all the plants I have, but know there are so many more to explore... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 I am a big fan of any type of Hygrophila. I also have ridiculously hard water, and Hygro is one that has never failed me. Some of it I have had around for a very long time. The angustifolia is the only plant that I have found so far that stands up to my Firemouth's excavation habits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorsalfin Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 My favourite right now is Valisneria and Hygrophila Angustifolia! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I love sword plants, I have several different varieties, and it is hard to pick a favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) I kinda love my dwarf waterlilly and tiger lotus plants, and the madagascar lace plant--all the bulbs are so satisfying for some reason. They grow and change more than anubias, but they don't get out of control and require a bunch of maintenance. The plant I wish would love me back is hydrocotyle tripartita japan. I really want it to take off, but it seems to struggle a lot for me. Edited October 2, 2020 by Brandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetra Guy Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Cabomba. Love the feathery leaves. Seems to like my local water parameters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) My favorite for each category: Carpet: Monte Carlo, it's the best mix for me of easy to care for/grow and easy to spread. I love how much surface area it has for my shrimp to hide out in. I didn't dry start mine and instead just placed "plugs" about 1cm apart and it's grown over ~2 months to have a very shrubby look. My tank doesn't have the perfect carpet that a lot of aquascapes have, but I'm very happy with the result even if it wasn't the one I intended.Floater: Amazon frogbit, it's easy to grow and has LONG roots that help me reduce the need for heavy water changes. If you're the type of person who likes to trade plants (like me) it's very easy to toss in some of this plant in a trade as a freebie and have the other person come out of it happy.Rhizome: This is my hardest choice because I LOVE rhizome plants (I'm scaping a tall tank so purchased a ton) but as of right now I'll probably have to say it's between Anubias barteri and Anubias nana var. "Golden". They're pretty bulletproof and the barteri especially is immune to my Bolivian rams snuffling around it. The Golden looks lovely nestled into driftwood as well and personally I prefer the look of it over other Anubias nana cultivars.Stem: Rotala rotundifolia, no contest. This looks so good in my nano setup and it grows super quickly for me. Mine is very green and tends to have a hydra effect when I trim it, it's carried a LOT of my local trades for other plants. It also sucks up nitrates like crazy, much faster than any of my other water column feeders (though I don't have too many to compare with.) Edited September 30, 2020 by ange fixed some scientific names 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faydout Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 At this moment I'd have a hard time choosing between banana plants, buce godzilla, my wenditti (red), or dwarf lilies. I guess I've been in a bit of an oddball mood lately. Normally crypts (especially retrospiralis) are my faves, and hygro compacta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I love a particular cryptocoryne wendtii which is actually the first plant I bought when we got back into freshwater two years ago. I've split it many times, and have one piece that grows out of some driftwood and just looks incredible in our 125. Please excuse the pic, it was a quick one. We've also had some great results with our tiger lotus and lace plants and our African fern bolbitis has been doing incredible and I really like way it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJE Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hygrophilia Sunset was my first plant so I guess I have a soft spot for them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kacey Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) Uggh Edited October 1, 2020 by Kacey Upsidedown pic and I cant figure out how to just delete the post completely. I didnt post an upside down post, thats how it it posted. Now I just wanna delete the post entirely and I cant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestJenn Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 It's a new plant for me, but I'm really like the Bacopa caroliniana that I picked up a couple weeks ago. It's so pretty. I don't have a picture handy, but here's a link: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/live-plants/products/bacopa-caroliniana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seized Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Aquarium lilies are awesome. But hornwort is very good for breeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelCarling Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I am in love with the Aponogeton Ulvaceus that I have in my 20 long. Easiest plant ever! I put the bulb in the back, forgot about it and then I was doing my weekly Salvinia harvest and BOOM there it was! From this picture you might think I'm a plant wizard, but no its just the magical AU making me look good. (disregard the plants still in rock wool, they were waiting for their new home). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 @Kacey it looks like pygmy chain sword, though I've always had some difficulty telling the difference between that and dwarf sagittaria. @AJE also my favorite, kind of hard to come by these days, I try to move it around to several different tanks so that I always have it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJE Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Lynze said: @Kacey it looks like pygmy chain sword, though I've always had some difficulty telling the difference between that and dwarf sagittaria. @AJE also my favorite, kind of hard to come by these days, I try to move it around to several different tanks so that I always have it somewhere. It's super easy to propagate it though, just pluck a leaf or any part of the plant and it'll grow more. I wonder why it isn't too common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 It's on the Federal Noxious weeds list, illegal to sell and transport across state lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Everyone I talk to about buying jungle val to put in my tank here in MD makes fun of me. They ask me why I don't just pluck some up during a kayak trip. It chokes all our waterways every summer, and yet in my tank it's not quite sure what it wants to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 4 hours ago, ADMWNDSR83 said: Everyone I talk to about buying jungle val to put in my tank here in MD makes fun of me. They ask me why I don't just pluck some up during a kayak trip. It chokes all our waterways every summer, and yet in my tank it's not quite sure what it wants to do! I am likely going to take road trip to tomorrow to look for native Vallisneria americana as that is probably what the 1930s aquarist might have had to resort to if they didn't live in a large city with a well stocked pet store. I wonder if the native stuff is stronger, weaker, or no different from what can be obtained from a retailer. Are plants like fish and do they become more adapted the longer than spend in captivity. Or are they only becoming more adapted to being farmed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 55 minutes ago, Daniel said: I am likely going to take road trip to tomorrow to look for native Vallisneria americana as that is probably what the 1930s aquarist might have had to resort to if they didn't live in a large city with a well stocked pet store. I wonder if the native stuff is stronger, weaker, or no different from what can be obtained from a retailer. Are plants like fish and do they become more adapted the longer than spend in captivity. Or are they only becoming more adapted to being farmed? I know in MD it grows thick and massive. Haven't tried bringing any home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endless_summer Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Cryptocoryne Wendtii grows in any light grows quickly; I get a new shoot every day super duper easy to split up plant enjoys fertilizer but doesn't need it wavy leaves with bronze undertones are gorgeous grows in gravel, stratum, course sand, fine sand can get it on the cheap 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hands down Crinum calamistratum, Anubias, or bucephalandra. Anubias bc I love when I finally see a new leaf growing in. Buce comes in so many varieties, and Crinums are so rewarding, and I’m constantly checking the CoOp site for when they’re back in stock bc I miss having one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, R41NB0WF1SH said: Cryptocoryne Wendtii grows in any light grows quickly; I get a new shoot every day super duper easy to split up plant enjoys fertilizer but doesn't need it wavy leaves with bronze undertones are gorgeous grows in gravel, stratum, course sand, fine sand can get it on the cheap It was so hard not to add this to my list but I already had 3... absolutely love this plant, my first real “success story” with plants. One of the few things the goldfish couldn’t dig up when I had that setup going. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenP2003 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I have a lot of favorites, but I'd have to put pearl weed at number 1. It grows really well in my water, and if you're diligent and okay with the initial tedium of trimming and planting stems, it makes for an excellent medium light carpet. The carpet in all these tanks is a year's worth of pearl weed from a single aquarium co-op pot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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