Low Maintenance Plants??

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kevbc03

kevbc03

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What are some plants that require the lowest maintenance, submerge them and watch them grow type of thing?
 
Anubias... Although the watch and grow part can be painfully slow...


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Thank you much
 
Yeah, anubias is one, but also java fern, hornwort, and lastly duckweed from what I have read. Duckweed sits on the top and will grow like a weed, but you can just scoop it out when it gets overgrown. Just make sure you want duckweed, because it is hard to get rid of from what I have heard.
 
wisteria, ludwigia repens, vallisneria, anubias, apongetons, and dwarf sags. all relatively low light. I have a single fixture aqueon t8 floramax for my 10 gallon. and that bulb is extremely low light. My plants do well.
 
Though i do you root tabs, and a co2 generator made from yeast and sugar.. its a shrimp tank. my shrimp do not produce enough co2 and waste for the plants to get sufficient nutrients. If you have fish or tropical fish or even 1 giant monster it will produce more waste and nutrients than my shrimp for your plants to grow! please specify tank size and stock for better help.
 
So would it be a good idea to get root tabs?

Tank specs:

55 gallon, standard light (whatever comes with the tank)

Gravel

A solo piranha

I bought anubias nana and amazon swords.

Good beginner plants? I read a bit about not covering the rhizome and the crowns. Should I purchase root tabs and place one under all of them??
 
Would the root tabs be potentially harmful to my fish?
 
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