Plants for a coldwater Aquarium

[fishman256]

Hello,

I have a 24"x12"x15" aquarum containing two 4 inch goldfish. In the past I have tried pond weed but it grew rampantly the goldfish eventually destoryed it. I have recently tried java fearn and anubias. They grew well but eventually died as the aquarium is in a conservatory and got too cold in the winter.

The tank is filtered by a fluval 3 turned down to the lowest setting and 1 standard bulb and a reflector in the hood. Liquid plant food was added every 2 weeks.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[frasertheking]

does the tank get a lot of light from the sun in the conservatory ?

 

[fishman256]

Only a little during summer, but not enough to cause a problem.

 

[frasertheking]

i was meaning more to help the plants but if it gets to cold you should be good with most plants that you can get for ponds just keep them trimmed back check local garden centres they should have a pond section

 

[Umbra]

Elodea sp. and Cabomba might be worth a shot...

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Yeah I'd go with Elodea (Anacharis) as well. They are very hardy, fast growing plants that don't need to be rooted to survive.

 

[fishman256]

Hello,

Thank you for the info. I will see what is available. I will try and get some pictures of the tank uploaded at the weekend.

 

[meepster]

elodea/anacharis is goldfish food!! your goldfish will strip it down in no time.

Hornwort and cabomba may work a little better as they have needles instead of leaves and might not be as appealing to goldfish.

Hornwort actually needs cooler water to survive, so it would be ideal in this situation

 

[guppy]

watermilfoil, hornwort, widgeon grass, willow moss

 

[fishman256]

Hello,

Here are the pictures of the aquarium as promised. I think that willow moss will be the best all round plant.

Thank you for all your help and I will post new more pictures once the moss is in place.