Large low light centerpiece type plant...

[Jason the Lost]

any ideas? 55 gallon tank....anything that gets 6-9" wide? low light 1.5 wpg no co2

 

[smn723]

Hmmm...maybe anubias barteri v. Nana plant...will grow really slow though as will a lot of low light plants though...or possibly nymphaea zenkeri (tiger lotus and red tiger lotus if you want some extra color)...anubias barteri v Caladiifolia....a lot of anubias plants grow very hardy and withstand a lot of various tank conditions. Also Bolbitus heudelotii which grows almost 8 inches wide and 15 inches tall. HTH

 

[smn723]

actually i'm noticing varying information on the tiger lotus...some sources say low light some say medium-high. i'm sure someone on here has one and can chime in first hand. sorry.

 

[newfound77951]

For a low light centerpiece plant you can't go wrong with a Cryptocoryne. A bronze or red C. wendtii would be great.

 

[evercl92]

Bolbitus heudelotii which grows almost 8 inches wide and 15 inches tall.

I have this, and it's about 10inches wide, 22inches tall. I can get rather massive. Very nice looking though.

Another option for a centerpiece plant could be an ozelot or marbled sword.

 

[neilanh]

Crypt, maybe even a nice sword

 

[hashbaz]

actually i'm noticing varying information on the tiger lotus...some sources say low light some say medium-high. i'm sure someone on here has one and can chime in first hand. sorry.

My brother and I have both grown this in low light. My avatar is a tiger lotus grown in 1.5wpg. I think a tiger lotus would be a VERY good choice for a low-light centerpiece.

 

[rkilling1]

I would go with a nice sword. leapord, ozelot, or red rubin.

 

[smn723]

Nice mention newfound. Forgot about c. wendtii. I have a bronze one in a little 10 gallon now with barely over 1 wpg and it is doing quite well. Actually has grown a little more than I thought it would with so little light and nutrients.

 

[Jchillin]

I currently have a few lotus as a centerpiece in my 75g. The tank is low-light and as a result, a bit of color fades but it is full grown and looks great. It also has this habit of sending new growth to the surface and unfurling a new leaf every so often.

 

[7Enigma]

Anubias barteri is a great centerpiece low light plant IMO. Definately not as eye-catching as a lotus or other colorful plant but the anubias will probably never need trimming, very sturdy, and provide a lot of hiding places for fish/inverts. I'm actually setting up a 10gallon dwarf puffer tank and will be taking my huge anubias out of my 20 gallon and putting it as the centerpiece in my 10 gallon. It should take up a good 1/2-3/4 of the tank and provide a maintainence free setup (my favorite kind).

The anubias I'll be transferring I first put in my tank last Feb/Mar. It was about 2" long with 3 leaves when purchased. I split it once about 6 months ago and that piece is about 4" long. The large piece is probably ~10-12" but has split into 3 or 4 different "arms" and so has a unique shape that should spread throughout the tank well once transplanted. So in the 16-18 months I've had it I have yet to trim it (other then removing some leaves that were algae covered). Try that with some hygro!

 

[Alshain]

Nymphoides aquatica, this stuff grows very large in very low light, and its very often overlooked or classified as a moderate light plant for reasons unknown to me..