plants in a 55 gal

[cornbread_5]

ok i have a 55 gal with a butti and a midas also a pike. This is just temporary. what my question is i know buttis and midas rip up plants. i have a piece of driftwood and i want to grow some hardy plants that will root themselves on to the drift wood and also floating plants if thats possible. Any help or suggestion if possible would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

plants from fern and anubias family are hardy plants and tastes bad for fish.
u can try water hyacinth or water lettuce for top floating gl!

 

[evercl92]

anubias
java fern
bolbitis


apparently bolbitis tastes bad to fish, never tried it myself though

 

[cornbread_5]

what about lighting do i have to change it

 

[evercl92]

what about lighting do i have to change it

we need to know what type of lighting you currently have, in order to say whether or not it needs changed...

 

[HiImSean]

java moss will also attach itself to the driftwood pretty easily

 

[cornbread_5]

the standard lighting that comes with a 55 gal from walmart when you get the whole set

 

[evercl92]

I assume 2 24inch fixtures then?

Those bulbs are quite weak, when it comes to light output. They'll work, but you'll have terribly slow growth. If you are going to stick with the plants mentioned above, I don't really see much point in investing in an expensive CF or T5 HO fixture.

I would suggest you check lowes, home depot, possibly walmart for 'daylight' or 'sunshine' bulbs. It's been a while since I've checked into them, don't recall the exact name. You'll have brighter bulbs, and it will make your tank look a bit better.

 

[cornbread_5]

other fixtures that will promote growth are real expensive