tropicfishman
Aquarium Advice Addict
My youth pastor has a planted 55 gallon tank and keeps offering some hornwort and other aquatic plants. I'm really unsure wether i want to go with live plants, I know they would benifit my tank greatly, and for free isn't bad, but I have researched them and found some info, he says i can just stick the roots in the gravel and it'll grow as long as I do good water changes. My question for the experts is this, Don't live plants need CO2, and some kinda supplements and fertilzers? It can be as easy as sticking the roots or stems in the gravel, can it? One of the plants he offered me, was a plant i can't rememebr the name of, but was a rapid growing ground cover type plant. If anyone can tell me what they use for there live plants it would really help me out, I needa know what is absolutely neccasary and what is not. And if you could give me some tips on how to take care of them, it would really help also. Keep in mind i have 3 Adult tiger barbs and a red tailed shark, so if any of these two fish would be harmful to live plants please tell me, and what small fish are harmful, I don't really like cichlids, just small fish like mollys, barbs and sharks. I might invest in a pleco when i get the 55 setup but not anytime soon. PLEASE HELP