40 gal breeder with bichirs and plants

[cyberwaste]

so i have been working on a setting up a 40 breeder for just my bichirs and wanted to use live plants

now im gonna use sand for the substrate (i have already) and a glass lid so i get a decent light. my question is what type/brand of filter should i get? what plants would work well with bichirs. what do i want for lighting

im new at this whole plant thing so any help is welcomed

also i wanted to use moss but i dont know much about it

 

[aclockworkorange]

Go for a bunch of anubias plants... they come from africa (just like bichirs! ). They are pretty much impossible to kill, you don't need any special lighting at all. There are quite a few different species available but the most common is anubias nana IME.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Oh, and java moss is probably the easiest moss to keep.

 

[cyberwaste]

thanks any other suggestions

 

[cyberwaste]

anyone else???????

 

[WeeNe858]

java moss, java fern, and anubias are the easiest to get and the easiest to keep. they are all low light plants that grow off ryzomes or the plants them selves. They are all anchoring plants and do best when attached to rocks, driftwood, or other textured objects.

 

[Blacken]

no sand use flourite its made of a clay called laterite which u can buy super cheap on ebay its what plants grow in in the wild sand u have to stir up unless u have trumpet snails