No substrates just gavel

[DjPotter79]

Hey what's up guy? I was wondering is there any plants I could put in my tank with just using gravel. Any info would help and be appreciated

 

[absolutangel04]

Yes. You can plant just about anything plantable in gravel. Some plants will benefit from root tabs in the gravel with them, but that depends on the plant. I have gravel with Amazon swords, Argentine swords, hornwort, and stargrass planted in it. They all do great in there.

 

[smomus]

I would say you could use Java fern because you don't actually bury it. Just tie it to something to weigh it down. Otherwise I'm not knowledgeable enough to give advice..

 

[DjPotter79]

Thanks a lot guys for your help awesome info

 

[guppytank29]

i have plants in my gravel tank and whats really doing well are my dwarf lily's

 

[paytertot]

I have gravel in my 55 and I have some sort of lily as well, along with a dwarf crypt, an Amazon sword, a melon sword, a cardinal plant, and add huge aponogeton crispus.

 

[MissSmish]

I have an anubias attached to driftwood, micro swords, amazon swords, ambulia, spathiphyllum, an hygro something or other. I dose flourish excel but I don't use root tabs (because there's nowhere local I can buy them that I've found) and I have gravel only as the substrate.

There's photos under my profile of my tank, the plants are growing really well.

 

[Fishandmusic81]

Yes. You can plant just about anything plantable in gravel. Some plants will benefit from root tabs in the gravel with them, but that depends on the plant. I have gravel with Amazon swords, Argentine swords, hornwort, and stargrass planted in it. They all do great in there.

I know it's off topic but could you send me a pic of the argentine sword I've been thinking of trading it but if I see how it grows in time I'll kept it
Thanks

 

[DjPotter79]

Thanks again guys I really appreciate it.
@ miss smish your tank looks awesome and I'm so happy that I don't have to deal with dirt cause im so new to all of this it just seems confusing to me