Help identify these plants!

[Cammywammy]

Hello I have several different plant trimmings pelase help me identify them and tell me how to plant them these are my first plants and will have 36 watts in my 10 gallon

 

[Cammywammy]

Please someone help so I can add them in!

 

[Zimmanski]

First off, not everything will be answered in 18 minutes so be patient and more people might respond.
Second, the plant in this picture is possibly green cabomba and you can search its needs easily on google, just trim a couple leaves off the bottom if it doesn't have roots already and plant in the substrate.
I don't know for sure about the other plants, possibly some anarcharis. Go to liveaquaria.com or some other online plant retailer and search their plants to see if you can find a close match to what you have.

 

[Cammywammy]

Sorry I didn't mean to upset anybody I'm just excited thanks for the help

 

[Zimmanski]

Sorry I didn't mean to upset anybody I'm just excited thanks for the help

I didn't mean to be rude either, sorry, patience does go a long way here though. I've seen the plant with the pink in the leaves before but I can't come up with the name of it right now. Aquachem and rivercats know a lot of plants though so maybe they'll help you out

 

[Cammywammy]

Calling Aquachem and Rivercats!!

I think so far I've identified java fern(the ones with red tips) anarcharis, green cobomba. Going to take them out and place them on paper towels to help identify them and take pics.

 

[Rivercats]

Do take pic's of them individually as it's hard to tell any thing in the jumble.

 

[Cammywammy]

I separated each species I believe.. The last picture I have no idea what it is.

 

[Zimmanski]

I separated each species I believe.. The last picture I have no idea what it is.

Last one should be narrow leaf java fern

 

[Rivercats]

1st picture on the left looks like Cabomba to me, the 2nd looks like narrowleaf ludwigia, 3rd anacharis, but 4 has me stumped, and agree with number 5.

 

[Cammywammy]

Can I plant them all? In the substrate

 

[jetajockey]

Yes, although the fern you'll want to keep the rhizome above the substrate.

That pinkish looking one looks like hygro polysperma 'tropic sunset' to me, it's on the federal noxious weed list I believe.

 

[Cammywammy]

Here's my tank planted now any tips? This is just all of it stuck in. Should I use root tabs? If so how many and where?

 

[Rivercats]

The only thing I recommend is planting the same species of stems in groupings together. Plant each stem individually with it's leaves almost touching the leaves of the stems around it. Remember to plant different types of plants with different leaf shapes and textures next to each other so they compliment the plants they are next to but are different enough they stand out.

 

[aqua_chem]

1) I agree with Green cabomba

2) Unsure about this one. It needs to grow a bit and recover from shipping before I would feel comfortable with an ID but I agree that Ludwigia arcuata is a good guess.

3) As with 2, but I don't think it's anacharis. The leaves are too long and too colored.

4) Definitely hygrophila polysperma 'rosanervig'

5) I think it's just java fern and not the narrow leaf variety, considering the size of the leaf it's budding out of

 

[jetajockey]

I agree with Mark about the L.Arcuata. That 'anacharis' looking one kinda looks like some sort of rotala.

 

[Cammywammy]

Color-wise every plant looks good except the rotala which is yellowish and the Xmas moss which is browning. The 10 galloon hood is holding 2 18 watt daylight cfls. I have no co2 or ferts at the moment. Any ideas?

 

[Cammywammy]

The only thing I recommend is planting the same species of stems in groupings together. Plant each stem individually with it's leaves almost touching the leaves of the stems around it. Remember to plant different types of plants with different leaf shapes and textures next to each other so they compliment the plants they are next to but are different enough they stand out.

Rivercats do you have any idea which plants I should place where in my tank? You have beautiful tank designs I would love if you could help me design mine.

 

[Rivercats]

Any chance your going to be adding any DW or more rocks? It's really hard to suggest putting plants where in an empty tank with no decorations, at least for me. Having just one rock just makes the tank look out of balance IMO.

For now you could move both piece of hydro directly backwards from where they are and the taller piece of hydro to the left just a touch so it's closer but still back from the small piece. Then take your rock and move it, lay it on it's side not standing tall like now, and put it so it's a couple inches next to the small hydro stem but in front of the taller one. Then as the hydro gets tall you can trim the pieces and replant the trimmings close to the original stems and keep thickening up your group which will make more of a statement.

Next just pick an area on the right for now and plant the cabomba stems together as I told you how, then take the rotala ? stems and plant them next to the cabomba grouping leaving about an 1-1/2" to 2" between the rotala stem grouping and the cabomba stem grouping. Lastly take the finer leaved ludwigia stems and plant them as a group slightly (a couple inches) in front of the cabomba and rotala, right in the middle between the two so when looking into the tank you see all three types of plants yet they look to be a thick grouping as they grow. Then later as you get more plants or DW/rocks you can start moving and doing some more serious scaping. Also be sure when the stems on all but the java fern start growing tall to trim them down and replant the trimmings so you get more of the plants to use.

 

[Cammywammy]

Thank you Rivercats you're the best . The purple rock is only temporary it's just somewhere to tight the Christmas moss(which is dying) . I'm going to buy some driftwood(possibly one long centerpiece) and small rocks. Unless you suggest something different.

I will move everything and post a pic. Thanks for the suggestions.