Just a few Pics of my 25 litre Nano...
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It's not actually Wisteria; it is commonly known as sumatran fern, Ceratopteris thalictroides... I believe Wisteria's scientific name is Hygrophila difformis... There is info at the top of the thread...
Cheers...
Cheers...
They are Utricularia Graminifolia ( commonly known as the carnivorous foreground plant...)
There is info at the top of the page... They will grow into a carpet...
because it can eat Bugs! It is actually a Carnivore ( like a venus flytrap - but totally different!)
Cheers... I don't think they sell Utricularia Graminifolia (UG) in the US, but you never know...
There are quite a few species;
Bacopa australis is very easy to keep, but plantlets need to be planted fairly close together as the plant does not spread as well as other harder-to-keep carpetting plants... info on link: http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=255_276_291&products_id=1216
Echinodorus Tennellus is always a good choice, and in my experience, it is fairly easy to keep... They do however, need high lighting conditions and CO2 to create a really compact lawn (but still a good foreground plant if planted fairly closely together...) You need at least 2WPg for this plant (and I would recommend nutrient-rich substrate...)
Eleocharis "parvula" is also a good foreground plant (hairgrass) and can be kept in 2WPG of light... If you plant it closely together then it forms a nice looking carpet...
I wouldn't suggest Glossostigma elatinoides or Hemianthus callitrichoides because they need fairly good conditions to grow properly (though a friend of mine grows HC very sucessfully in a setup of only 2WPG, fairly low CO2 level and nutrient-rich substrate... GE needs high light and CO2...
Pogostemon helferi is fairly easy to grow, but requires Co2 to look good...
And there is, ofcourse, Utricularia graminifolia (UG) which I have in my Nano! This plant takes quite along time to grow in to a carpet and, as I have found out, grows very vertically if not given enough light... Over 2WPG is probably better, but I keep mine in just under 2 and it seems to be growing well... I also add CO2 (Nutrafin fermenting kit and Seachem Flourish Excel...) Nutrient-rich substrate is pretty important as well... I have found that UG takes quite along time to addapt to new conditions and it takes even longer to properly root...
Thats just a small selection... There are plenty others (though they were the ones from the top of my head...) Visit the tropica website; they have lots of info on hundreds of plant species and pictures of every plant...
Cheers,
CJ...
Bacopa australis is very easy to keep, but plantlets need to be planted fairly close together as the plant does not spread as well as other harder-to-keep carpetting plants... info on link: http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=255_276_291&products_id=1216
Echinodorus Tennellus is always a good choice, and in my experience, it is fairly easy to keep... They do however, need high lighting conditions and CO2 to create a really compact lawn (but still a good foreground plant if planted fairly closely together...) You need at least 2WPg for this plant (and I would recommend nutrient-rich substrate...)
Eleocharis "parvula" is also a good foreground plant (hairgrass) and can be kept in 2WPG of light... If you plant it closely together then it forms a nice looking carpet...
I wouldn't suggest Glossostigma elatinoides or Hemianthus callitrichoides because they need fairly good conditions to grow properly (though a friend of mine grows HC very sucessfully in a setup of only 2WPG, fairly low CO2 level and nutrient-rich substrate... GE needs high light and CO2...
Pogostemon helferi is fairly easy to grow, but requires Co2 to look good...
And there is, ofcourse, Utricularia graminifolia (UG) which I have in my Nano! This plant takes quite along time to grow in to a carpet and, as I have found out, grows very vertically if not given enough light... Over 2WPG is probably better, but I keep mine in just under 2 and it seems to be growing well... I also add CO2 (Nutrafin fermenting kit and Seachem Flourish Excel...) Nutrient-rich substrate is pretty important as well... I have found that UG takes quite along time to addapt to new conditions and it takes even longer to properly root...
Thats just a small selection... There are plenty others (though they were the ones from the top of my head...) Visit the tropica website; they have lots of info on hundreds of plant species and pictures of every plant...
Cheers,
CJ...
