suggestions for colorful plants - Aquarium Advice

b4tn · 10-06-2005, 05:04 PM

I am looking for some suggestions for some more colorful plants that dont require low [acronym:e56f1b688d="Nitrate"]NO3[/acronym:e56f1b688d]. I went out and got Eusteralis stellata it is growing well but it is not coloring, probably because I am maintaining my [acronym:e56f1b688d="Nitrate"]NO3[/acronym:e56f1b688d] at 15-20 [acronym:e56f1b688d="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:e56f1b688d]. Any other suggestions?

TankGirl · 10-06-2005, 05:52 PM

Nymphaea lotus (dwarf lily, tiger lily) is relatively colorful at variations of pink and red, and it will do this in a variety of water conditions.

Tiffi · 10-06-2005, 06:04 PM

I have a tiger lotus with leaves quite bigger than my whole hand! They are really bautiful and undemanding.

If you still want more/others:

www.tropica.com
www.plantgeek.net (they have a gallery with great pictures there)

b4tn · 10-06-2005, 06:10 PM

I have actually been to both those sites. Lots of good info but I am looking more for personal experience. Those sites are great for finding out info for a plant you have or identifying species but not so good for me at least at picking plants. At the [acronym:bdbf19b17a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:bdbf19b17a] the plants are always green and you dont know what they will look like when they mature.

Hoovercat · 10-06-2005, 08:50 PM

Alternanthera (red temple) doesn't seem to need low nitrates, [acronym:c6e6077036="In My Experience"]IME[/acronym:c6e6077036].

TankGirl · 10-06-2005, 09:03 PM

My red temple does well in my tank that I have to keep at around 30ppm due to high phosphate, so that is a consideration.

rich311k · 10-06-2005, 09:07 PM

I have red ludwigia in a tank with 20 [acronym:7e3c379f3b="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:7e3c379f3b] nitrate and it does quite well and colors up great.

travis simonson · 10-07-2005, 11:05 PM

Yes, Ludwigia is great for color. Ludwigia glandulosa is my favorite. It has a deep wine-red color when it is in prime health. Limnophila aromatica is also a great plant for red/pink coloration, as is Rotala macrandra, which may be the brightest red plant I've seen.

b4tn · 10-08-2005, 10:51 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions!

10-06-2005, 05:04 PM	#1
b4tn Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 98	suggestions for colorful plants I am looking for some suggestions for some more colorful plants that dont require low [acronym:e56f1b688d="Nitrate"]NO3[/acronym:e56f1b688d]. I went out and got Eusteralis stellata it is growing well but it is not coloring, probably because I am maintaining my [acronym:e56f1b688d="Nitrate"]NO3[/acronym:e56f1b688d] at 15-20 [acronym:e56f1b688d="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:e56f1b688d]. Any other suggestions?

10-06-2005, 05:52 PM	#2
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	Nymphaea lotus (dwarf lily, tiger lily) is relatively colorful at variations of pink and red, and it will do this in a variety of water conditions. __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

10-06-2005, 06:04 PM	#3
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	I have a tiger lotus with leaves quite bigger than my whole hand! They are really bautiful and undemanding. If you still want more/others: www.tropica.com www.plantgeek.net (they have a gallery with great pictures there) __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

10-06-2005, 09:03 PM	#6
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	My red temple does well in my tank that I have to keep at around 30ppm due to high phosphate, so that is a consideration. __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

10-07-2005, 11:05 PM	#8
travis simonson Hortipath Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 2,038 Images: 32	Yes, Ludwigia is great for color. Ludwigia glandulosa is my favorite. It has a deep wine-red color when it is in prime health. Limnophila aromatica is also a great plant for red/pink coloration, as is Rotala macrandra, which may be the brightest red plant I've seen. __________________ “There is something in the quality of a good translation that can never be captured in the original.” -William Gibson

10-06-2005, 06:10 PM	#4
b4tn Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 98	I have actually been to both those sites. Lots of good info but I am looking more for personal experience. Those sites are great for finding out info for a plant you have or identifying species but not so good for me at least at picking plants. At the [acronym:bdbf19b17a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:bdbf19b17a] the plants are always green and you dont know what they will look like when they mature.

10-06-2005, 08:50 PM	#5
Hoovercat Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Memphis,Tn US Posts: 438	Alternanthera (red temple) doesn't seem to need low nitrates, [acronym:c6e6077036="In My Experience"]IME[/acronym:c6e6077036].

10-06-2005, 09:07 PM	#7
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	I have red ludwigia in a tank with 20 [acronym:7e3c379f3b="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:7e3c379f3b] nitrate and it does quite well and colors up great.

10-08-2005, 10:51 AM	#9
b4tn Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 98	Thanks for all the suggestions!

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