Live plant question?

[Piranha01]

Hey, I was thinking about getting a new live plants for my 20G tank so my Neon Tetras have some. I was wondering can you just put in live plants and not have to do anything special to them the fish or the tank? Thanks.

 

[Z Trip]

What kind of ligths are you using? That will tell you what kind of plants you can get.

 

[Piranha01]

What kind of ligths are you using? That will tell you what kind of plants you can get.

100W Lights

 

[Citrinellus]

Java fern and java moss, they're hardy and thrive in low light conditions.

 

[Sab_Fan]

100W Lights

100 watts on a 20G tank is plenty of light, even using the old watts-per-gallon rule . . . spectrum counts too; plants do best in light that is 5500K to 10,000K

what is your substrate (gravel)? if you have basic pea-size gravel or smaller, then that is a decent start . . . if you have sand, that is not necessarily great for plants, but can work . . . in either case, you might want to mix in some laterite or use root-tabs if you want rooted plants