Staurogyne repens replacements

[Marvin4o9]

Hello guys, I currently have some staurogyne repens in my tank but with my pleco the plants seem to break when he swims on them, well I was wondering which foreground plant would yall recommend for a low tech no co2 booster tank? Maybe one that the fish could swim through without having leaves break off or the stems break off?

It broke off :x lol



Also does anyone know the name of this plant? My mom gave it to me from one of her indoor plants to test out to see if it would grow, and well it's doing pretty well as you can see the roots and new plant growth. Would yall recommend adding the black aquarium sand to help the plants stay in place or would that make me loss the benefit of my substrate?





Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[Marvin4o9]

Hmmmmmm?


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[CoeurSauvage]

Dwarf sag may be more durable. It has blade- like leaves. I believe this is a low light plant, so if your tank is low tech it should do well.


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

 

[Marvin4o9]

Dwarf sag may be more durable. It has blade- like leaves. I believe this is a low light plant, so if your tank is low tech it should do well.


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Hmmmmmmm do you know if this a carpeting plant? Or know of any that are low tech


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[CoeurSauvage]

Yes you can carpet with it. If it grows too tall, you can just trim it. I don't know of any other low tech carpet plants , but maybe someone else will have some ideas.


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

 

[Marvin4o9]

Does anyone know what this is? Is if it's good or bad for the substrate and tank?

Black/brownish spots under the substrate





And this is how the substrate usually is, well only one side has the brownish/black spots, the rest of the tanks substrate is this color




Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[Marvin4o9]

Yes you can carpet with it. If it grows too tall, you can just trim it. I don't know of any other low tech carpet plants , but maybe someone else will have some ideas.


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Alright gotta keep an eye out for those in petco/petsmart. Thanks a lot ^_^ cause I can carpet with the S.Repens but I think my substrate maybe to rough to get runners? Which is why I was wondering if it would be a good idea to put dark aquarium sand on top, without losing the benefits of turning the fish waste into plant food.


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[CoeurSauvage]

Sand could help, it will probably hold the plants in place better. In one Of my tanks I have gravel covered by about 1.5 inches of sand. All my plant seem to like it .


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

 

[Marvin4o9]

Sand could help, it will probably hold the plants in place better. In one Of my tanks I have gravel covered by about 1.5 inches of sand. All my plant seem to like it .


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Yeah that's what I need but since my swordtails poop a lot this substrate helps remove it, will adding sand take that away?


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[CoeurSauvage]

If you have sand, the poop usually sits on top, making it easier to vacuum up. If you leave it alone it will eventually become fertilizer for your plants. It all depends on whether or not you mind seeing it in your tank.


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

 

[Marvin4o9]

If you have sand, the poop usually sits on top, making it easier to vacuum up. If you leave it alone it will eventually become fertilizer for your plants. It all depends on whether or not you mind seeing it in your tank.


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

U been a lot of help my friend! Yeah I haven't put sand on top cause before I got this substrate the waste would just pile on top lol but now I think I might put sand prob next week if my swordtail doesn't drop her babies soon


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[CoeurSauvage]

No problem! That's why we're all here! Enjoy those babies!


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

 

[Marvin4o9]

No problem! That's why we're all here! Enjoy those babies!


Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

Well if you know anything about swords can you check my post and tell me if she's about to give birth? Lol I have no idea, she doesn't have many eggs in there since it's her first time


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[Brookster123]

If you add sand it will fall through to the bottom, what do you have for lighting? Stars look starved of photosynthetic activity. That plant in the back looks like something I'd spend too much money on for my gf ' s nightstand. It will probably rot..

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Aquarium Advice mobile app

 

[Marvin4o9]

If you add sand it will fall through to the bottom, what do you have for lighting? Stars look starved of photosynthetic activity. That plant in the back looks like something I'd spend too much money on for my gf ' s nightstand. It will probably rot..

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Actually the indoor one is about to spread a new leaf but some of the repens do have discolored leaves, and for lightning I got a 36 inch hood that I custom fit two 36 inch t8 bulbs, one floramax and one colormax, the plants have been growing quiet a bit since I replaced the 24 inch floramax I previously had in there


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[Brookster123]

What size tank? That's going to be low light on most tanks. The majority of carpeting plants will require med. Light to take off. Ferts and a good carbon source will help too. A terrestrial plant may enjoy being fully submersed.for a short.while but will ultimately succumb to the moisture. Evolution took care of all that when camels ruled the world.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Aquarium Advice mobile app

 

[Marvin4o9]

What size tank? That's going to be low light on most tanks. The majority of carpeting plants will require med. Light to take off. Ferts and a good carbon source will help too. A terrestrial plant may enjoy being fully submersed.for a short.while but will ultimately succumb to the moisture. Evolution took care of all that when camels ruled the world.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Aquarium Advice mobile app

It's a 38 gallon tank, I have a picture here



And so far I think I've had that plant in there for I think more than a month now, and at first it was growing slowly but after I switched to two bulbs it's grown fast and has spread a new root


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[Marvin4o9]

Here are my two bulbs







And here is my old one






Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[Marvin4o9]

And here are some of the repens



Here is the new leaf it's spreading along with a new root



Let me know if my setup is good for medium to low light plants please


Check out my introduction to view my tank!

 

[Marvin4o9]

Hmmmmm


Check out my introduction to view my tank!