Planting a 29 gallon

[richardhmc]

Hi all! I have a 29 gallon that has been running for a while now but now I want to make it planted because I dont like the bare-bottom look

I want to make a planted tank with my baby german blue rams living in there

-Are Rams compatible with plants?
-Where can you find good looking pebbles, stones, and rocks?
-Should I use regular gravel or flourite?
-What plants are suitable for the 29 gallon?

I want to try to get the rams to breed one day so any plants that could be part of its natural habitat would be great

Also,

-What equipment do I need?

Thanks!

[fish tamer]

just about anyplant. and pebbles are best

[richardhmc]

pebbles as gravel? I want a nice substrate and pebbles for decoration

[WyldFya]

Read the sticky for beginners, that is why I wrote it.

[richardhmc]

Actually, I did read the stickies before I posted this up but they dont answer some of the questions I have...

-Are Rams compatible with plants?
-Where can you find good looking pebbles, stones, and rocks? (Home depot?)
-Should I use regular gravel or flourite?

[evercl92]

Are Rams compatible with plants?
-Where can you find good looking pebbles, stones, and rocks? (Home depot?)
-Should I use regular gravel or flourite?

Rams will be just fine.
In your yard, at a landscaping place, home depot/lowes
If you really want plants to grow, use eco complete or any of the seachem substrates, flourite. reg gravel doesn't have nutrients for the plants to utilize.

[richardhmc]

does flourite run out of nutrients eventually?

[WyldFya]

Yes it does, but it lasts longer than most others IME. Aquasoil is the exception to that.

[richardhmc]

Exactly how long? before I have to change it?
or can I just keep the nutrient-gone flourite in there

[WyldFya]

If you want the benefits of flourite, then you have to change it approximately once every year and a half.