Aces11
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I just got home with some crypts as I was told at the store that they're some of the only plants that would work with my low lighting. Can anyone give me some basic info about them? Growth rate, specific needs, etc.
It's a good plant to have in low-medium light set ups. They seem to better with root tabs, mine perked up a lot after I put them in the substrate.
fort384 said:Your fish won't eat the healthy stuff. If they melt the leaves will turn yellow and then clear, and rot away. It will be obvious if it happens.
fort384 said:Yes, they look healthy. They look to be Cryptocoryne walkeri or something similar. Should do fine in low light.
LOL glad to hear the others are fake plants - cause those didn't look aquatic so I was worried
fort384 said:If you are looking for a nitrate sponge, pick up some hornwort.
Most low light plants are slow growers, so they just don't soak up a ton of nitrates. Hornwort is the exception.
aqua_chem said:Hyrophila Polysperma is on the federal noxious weed list. To my knowledge, it's sale and distribution is illegal in the states (or at least some states).