New to plants

[2007PSanHa]

Hi! I've had a 20 litre aquarium with two goldfish for one year now. I have bought various plants over the years but not been serious. I now have four plants which I want to grow. One has grown roots already! How do Plant and keep them alive? They tend to rot! Thanks!

 

[TheNamelessPoet]

The most important is the light. 20 litre is what 5 gallons? That seems small for the goldfish but someone here can better touch on that as I dont really know a ton about goldfish.

Anyway back to the plants.
What kind of plants are they? If you are not sure post a picture and someone here can id them. As for lighting. most important thing is the "color" They can't be just any old light, they need to be in the 6,500 K to 10,000K spectrum, or daylight bulbs. Otherwise the plants may not photosynthisize. Most important tho is we need to know what kind of plants. Some require CO2 and fertalizers.

 

[emerald76]

It's way too small for the goldfish sorry
Anyway I have several plants in my tank and my fish love them
I recommend not uprooting them as mine nearly died when I did

 

[2007PSanHa]

It says AAs TUV GS E14 5W on the label. I will add some pics!

 

[TheNamelessPoet]

Sadly unless its a species none told me about that Verigaed one in the 4th picture is not actualy for aquariums, its more a terrarium plant.

pic # 1 might be Rotala
http://www.fishchannel.com/images/plant-species/rotala-indica-rotundifolia.jpg