Other plants to look for?

[plantedtankman]

In my 30 gallon tank I have some Dwarf Sagittaria, Java Ferns on a lava rock, 1 Anubias Nana, and a lot of Amazon Sword plants. I was wondering what plants would look good with Tetras, Marbled Hatchets, Amano Shrimp, Rams, and Cory Catfish? I was thinking of adding Banana Plants, Dwarf Hairgrass, Java Moss, and some Water Sprite. What are some other interesting plants I could look for?

 

[Aquamandan]

Can you post a pic?

 

[plantedtankman]

Sorry about the glare. I still have a lot of room for plants.

 

[reefdiver]

How about some crypts

 

[plantedtankman]

How about some crypts

Yeah I might try those. They seem pretty cool

 

[KPhilly]

What kind of lighting do you have? Will a lot of these plants work in low lighting for me?

 

[plantedtankman]

I have T5 lighting

 

[KPhilly]

Ahhhh, T8 for me.

 

[Rivercats]

Do you have HO or NO T5 lighting? Also how many bulbs, 2 or 4?

 

[plantedtankman]

I have T5 HO lighting with two bulbs.

 

[Rivercats]

Then IMO you already have a ton of swords with a rosette shape and adding crypts will just be adding more like shaped plants. You need to add some plants that have different leaf shapes, growth patterns, and color. Look into Red Tiger Lotus, Rotala roundifolia, Alternanthera reineckii, Stargrass, Staurogyne repens and Hydrocotyle sp."Japan" for the foreground.

 

[plantedtankman]

Then IMO you already have a ton of swords with a rosette shape and adding crypts will just be adding more like shaped plants. You need to add some plants that have different leaf shapes, growth patterns, and color. Look into Red Tiger Lotus, Rotala roundifolia, Alternanthera reineckii, Stargrass, Staurogyne repens and Hydrocotyle sp."Japan" for the foreground.

Okay! I will look into it. Thanks!

 

[Khuligirl93]

Hairgrass needs very high light so that probably wouldn't work for low lighting