Whitecloud09 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) What are good live beginner plants for a 10? Freshwater tank btw. I have researched Java fern Anubius and rosette Sword…are these good ppants? The tank has medium to high light. I will show a pic of the tank. The tank has artificial plants now but I will change it. No fish in it because of fishless cycle going on now.water has evaporated a lot sense the cycle is on day 22. Edited January 21 by Bigdog99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3M0N Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 The 2 plants that have done best in my 10 gallon are java fern and bacopa caroliniana. When I had CO2 going ludwgia repens did really well, but not so much without it. If you go with java fern just don't bury it, I superglued the plant to a rock and put it where I wanted it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) I use dwarf Sagittaria, swords. Hornwart as a floater(destroys nitrates fast). Anubias and Java ferns are tough and take nutrients from water(don’t bury the rhizome on these). Red tiger lotus, don’t bury the bulb. For higher lights cryptocorynes work well. Pros rave on rotala And bacopa . I haven’t used this one Edited January 22 by Tony s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 On 1/21/2024 at 7:17 PM, A3M0N said: The 2 plants that have done best in my 10 gallon are java fern and bacopa caroliniana. When I had CO2 going ludwgia repens did really well, but not so much without it. If you go with java fern just don't bury it, I superglued the plant to a rock and put it where I wanted it. Thanks! I hear that Java fern is a really really good plant so I will give it a shot🙂 On 1/21/2024 at 7:20 PM, Tony s said: I use dwarf Sagittaria, swords. Hornwart as a floater(destroys nitrates fast). Anubias and Java ferns are tough and take nutrients from water(don’t bury the rhizome on these). Red tiger lotus, don’t bury the bulb. For higher lights cryptocorynes work well. Pros rave on rotala And bacopa . I haven’t used this one I will look into those too!!!🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Basically every plant outside of carpetting plants and most stems are reasonably easy. The trick is to try as many as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 On 1/22/2024 at 1:19 AM, Scapexghost said: Basically every plant outside of carpetting plants and most stems are reasonably easy. The trick is to try as many as possible. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herefishie Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Over the course of the last year I have killed every single plant I have ever ordered from Cory. I recently discovered Dwarf Sagittaria. It is actually growing like a weed and looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 1/21/2024 at 3:47 PM, Bigdog99 said: What are good live beginner plants for a 10? Freshwater tank btw. I have researched Java fern Anubius and rosette Sword…are these good ppants? Swords typically get too large for a ten gallon tank. I wouldn't recommend getting one. I almost always recommend crypts for people looking for plant ideas. They come in a wide variety of sizes and leaf colors, are hardy (though there may be an initial melting back period), and are readily available at any place that sells aquatic plants. Cryptocoryne wendtii is probably the most common, and would be a good choice for a tank your size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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