Chrissy Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 If you had to choose ONLY ONE genus of plant to scape with for a new tank, which genus of plant would you choose? I would likely go with either the cryptocoryne or anubias genus. There's so many different different species (AND SUBSPECIES) with differing sizes/colors/textures to them, the possibilities are endless 😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 The genus Cryptocoryne has hundred of species and many are wildly different. I'd go for that in a heartbeat. Check out this amazing site for all things Cryptocoryne. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I would probably do that too. What are the other major genera in the hobby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I think Buce and Ludwigia are great options as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 And if you wanted to do a plant families tank, think about Araceae. It contains: Cryptocoryne Pothos Anubias Bucephalandra Many more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, Streetwise said: I would probably do that too. What are the other major genera in the hobby? There are a lot of Utricularia, many with pretty flowers but the foliage is not quite as pretty as Bucephalandra or Ludwigia as @ange suggests. You could do Eleocharis there are a 100 of those, but your tank would look like a prairie. 🙂 I'd think about Sagittaria too, lots of variety there. Lots of opportunity to explore immersed and emmersed also (same with Cryptocoryne). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) Order Alismatales would cover all of my favorites. I am cheating by copying and pasting from some PMs with Daniel. 🙂 Short version, I like grassy and herb-type plants more than stem plants. Edited December 6, 2020 by Streetwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Anubias. Plenty of variety, wide range of sizes, easy on the eyes, easy to plant, easy to move, easy to maintain, hard to kill = awesome genus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 28 minutes ago, Fonske said: Anubias. Plenty of variety, wide range of sizes, easy on the eyes, easy to plant, easy to move, easy to maintain, hard to kill = awesome genus. my thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roko Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I would choose Bucephalandra or Crypts. Because of different tzpes you have in those families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Anubias. (Ignore the duckweed) X3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoolFish97 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Alright I'll play! Crypts and anubius are killer of course (obvious choice) I know their isn't much variety by comparison but I LOVE Vallisneria a tank of it is always eye stopping. But my other favourite choice would be Potamogeton as I've collected many wild specimens (crispus, perfoliatus, ochreatus, wrightii etc) Both have some pretty awesome variety, cool styles and unique colours too. Especially when you look at all the species possible. Pretty damn easy plants too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I think I'd choose Hygrophila. Another bulletproof genus with a lot of variety that usually does well in my hard water. I could scape an entire tank with polysperma Rosanervig, siamensis 53b, pinnatifida, araguaia, and variegated difformis and enjoy looking at it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I was researching Bucephalandra a bit today, and I learned a new term. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheophyte "A rheophyte is an aquatic plant that lives in fast moving water currents in an environment where few other organisms can survive. Rheophytes tend to be found in currents that move at rates of 1 to 2 meters per second and that are up to 3 to 6 feet deep. The amount of force produced by these currents, and the damaging debris they can carry, makes this environment inhospitable to most plants. Rheophytes are able to live in such environments because their leaves are streamlined so as put up little resistance to the flow of water. The leaves tend to be quite narrow and flexible as well. In order to prevent the plants from being uprooted, Rheophytes have an extremely strong wide spreading root systems. Many Rheophytes live in areas that sustain flash floods and they are dependent on the oxygenated water and buoyancy brought along with it. Simply being an aquatic plant with narrow leaves is not a sufficient condition for being a Rheophyte. Also, plants that grow in slow moving water that occasionally receive fast currents aren't Rheophytes either if they don't need these fast currents to survive. Plants that fall into this category are known as facultative rheophytes. When low water levels occur Rheophytes often quickly begin to flower to take advantage of these occurrences. Examples of rheophytic ferns are Asplenium obtusifolium, Osmunda lancea, and Tectaria lobbii." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Yeah, you see the root term 'rheo' meaning flow appear in several English words like rheostat (flow control) and diarrhea (flow through). A rheophyte would be a flow plant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It would have to be anubias come in lots of different sizes and heights from nana petite to barteri var coffeefolia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenP2003 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Streetwise said: I was researching Bucephalandra a bit today, and I learned a new term. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheophyte "A rheophyte is an aquatic plant that lives in fast moving water currents in an environment where few other organisms can survive. Rheophytes tend to be found in currents that move at rates of 1 to 2 meters per second and that are up to 3 to 6 feet deep. The amount of force produced by these currents, and the damaging debris they can carry, makes this environment inhospitable to most plants. Rheophytes are able to live in such environments because their leaves are streamlined so as put up little resistance to the flow of water. The leaves tend to be quite narrow and flexible as well. In order to prevent the plants from being uprooted, Rheophytes have an extremely strong wide spreading root systems. Many Rheophytes live in areas that sustain flash floods and they are dependent on the oxygenated water and buoyancy brought along with it. Simply being an aquatic plant with narrow leaves is not a sufficient condition for being a Rheophyte. Also, plants that grow in slow moving water that occasionally receive fast currents aren't Rheophytes either if they don't need these fast currents to survive. Plants that fall into this category are known as facultative rheophytes. When low water levels occur Rheophytes often quickly begin to flower to take advantage of these occurrences. Examples of rheophytic ferns are Asplenium obtusifolium, Osmunda lancea, and Tectaria lobbii." You plant nerds... I'm just now learning how to keep them (mostly) alive.😆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hygrophilia Because it likes my water ... and poor plant skills! 😂 And because it’s B R I G H T green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakal Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I would probably go with Taxiphyllum. But anyways, is this Fish for Thought??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Quote On 1/8/2021 at 5:17 PM, Fish Folk said: Hygrophilia Because it likes my water ... and poor plant skills! 😂 And because it’s B R I G H T green. I would too I love wisteria and the other species and it grows like a weed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 12:24 PM, Pakal said: I would probably go with Taxiphyllum. But anyways, is this Fish for Thought??? yessir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 anubias of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakal Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 7:15 PM, Chrissy said: yessir! I love your channel. My favorite videos are your Fish Tank Reviews because they are hillarious. Keep up the great content! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medkow74 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 5:07 PM, StephenP2003 said: You plant nerds... I'm just now learning how to keep them (mostly) alive.😆 Me too. So I'm going with Anubus because it's the first plant I bought and it's not dead yet. I did buy Val and Amazon sword. They're not dead either but I do like the Anubus best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Somehow I managed to kill anubias nana, barteri, and petite, I only have one piece of anubias nana petite now lol. Probably the pogostemon genus, Pogostemon stellatus is a really good stem plant, while Pogostemon helferi looks kind of like a crypt plus a bunch of other species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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