good live plant for newb?

[Noah12]

hi everyone I was just wondering what a good live plant for a newb would be? BTW I have a 20 gal tank

 

[herp_mommy]

I could go into detail about lighting, CO2, and fertilizers, but I will leave that up to you to research if you develop an interest in plants. Generally, good beginner plants are:

Cryptocoryne
Java Fern
Anubias
Anacharis
Elodea

these are all generally pretty hardy and can survive in most conditions.

 

[Noah12]

Thanks and I've been researching about plants and lighting and co2 and everything and something that popped up alot on alot of sites is hornwort is that a good plant? thanks

 

[Rivercats]

It's easy I'm just not a fan of it as it can be quite messy if it decides to start dropping all those fine leaves. Anacharis IMO is a better choice.

 

[herp_mommy]

Thanks and I've been researching about plants and lighting and co2 and everything and something that popped up alot on alot of sites is hornwort is that a good plant? thanks

IMO it can be trickier as it requires higher lighting, or it will drop all it's "needles"

 

[Noah12]

It's easy I'm just not a fan of it as it can be quite messy if it decides to start dropping all those fine leaves. Anacharis IMO is a better choice.

ok where can I get anacharis? pet smart big als? I don't really want to order Anything online right now.

 

[Rivercats]

Do you have any local fish stores? If so you could call and ask if they have it or can order some.

 

[Noah12]

Do you have any local fish stores? If so you could call and ask if they have it or can order some.

there is none in my city D: but I can drive to London as I live pretty close to there