Fishguy1111
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I am changing my tetra 10 gallon kit with sand substrate to a planted tank. I want hardy plants, and there are currently no fish in there, and it is not cycled.
What type of lighting does it have? If it's a kit with the normal stock lighting, unless you change it, you will have low light. You can do crypts in the substrate and perhaps water sprite or wisteria, along with Anubia's and Java ferns. With crypts you'll need root tabs as they are heavy root feeders and for the rest just getting a fert like Seachem Flourish Comprehensive to use 1x week after WC's will help them.
What about anubias nana?
Anubias nana will do well
Thanks. You have to tie anubias down to driftwood or a rock, right.
Correct. Get some light thread. Get a brown so it blends with the wood. Some say the thread will dissipate but that has yet to happen to mine lol I ended up cutting it when the anubias and java wrapped around. Try to get the roots into a crevis but don't hide the base otherwise it won't grow. It need to be exposed to light. Also, don't keep anubias directly under the light either as it will not be happy. It's a very slow grower so don't be alarmed if it doesn't appear to takeoff cuz it won't lol
Like knitting thread?
Btw, what kind of fish is that in your avatar? It looks like a "rainbow" bolivian lol
Correct.
I don't actually have the fish, just the pic.
Lol I never heard of a rainbow bolivian where'd you get it!?
It is just a male Bolivian ram in breeding colors.