Best plants for Dwarf frogs?

[Squiffy]

Posted this in the amphibian forum but got no responses. Hoping you guys will be able to help me out.

I'm planning a substrate change within the next few weeks and want to switch out my fake plants for real ones. Which plants would my frog and snails love most.

10g tank:
2 mystery snails
1 African dwarf frog (going to get him a buddy soon)
5 danios

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[Sk3lly]

Ive no experience with the frogs but im going to offer you my thoughts on this...

From what ive read on this forum the frogs like to dig and play in the substrate. So logically plants with a large root system may be better to anchor themselves firmly.

I would suggest cryptocorne species but these gather all of their nutrients solely from their roots, so will need root tabs.

Anubias plants are also good but should be kept out of the substrate. Tie them to rocks or driftwood and over time their roots will latch hold. The root systems they grow look pretty cool also, like something from a mangrove swamp. These are solely water column feeders.

You could also try java ferns and mosses on driftwood in the same way. They look pretty cool

These are very basic plants that will thrive in low lighting conditions, with little fertilisers.

Hope this has been somewhat useful to you


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[Sk3lly]

Heres some pictures...

Crypt wendtii

Anubias

Java fern



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[Squiffy]

Awesome! Thank you so much!

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[Sk3lly]

Theres plenty other plants you could try but this side of the hobby can get expensive quickly. The ones i mentioned are cheap, easy and readily available


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