Suitable Plants for Bare Bottom without co2..

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I can't say for sure, but I would have to guess the plant on the driftwood is some sort of anubias or java fern. In non-specialty LFS, these 2 are the most popular you see. Telling the difference is easy. Anubias is going to have broad, thick, round, deep green leaves where they won't be extremely dense. Java fern's leaves look like.... well... a fern.
 
This is the only piece of java fern that I have attached to wood. Note that it is growing in all directions because I keep moving the wood around and putting it back at different angles. Not a great look. Lesson learned, whatever you get, don't move it around too much!

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I bought a plant that I hope can survive without co2..
Will the air pump from my powerhead & water flow from my hob filter suffocate the plant due to the large amount of oxygen? (I'm planning to add a few more plants if this one doesn't die off in a few days..)
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H]-[H;2362486; said:
I bought a plant that I hope can survive without co2..
Will the air pump from my powerhead & water flow from my hob filter suffocate the plant due to the large amount of oxygen? (I'm planning to add a few more plants if this one doesn't die off in a few days..)
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The pump shouldn't suffocate the plant. It'll be fine. Besides, plenty of us use plants in our loach river setups where oxygen saturation is very high due to the powerful turbulence of our powerheads. CO2 does help encourage fast growth rate although Java ferns are already very slow growing to notice any slight growth rate.
 
yup, it will be fine. java ferns are hard to kill. good looking plant! :)
 
Thx for the comments..
Btw, now that I'm planning to put in plants, what kind of substrate should I put to have the "Amazon" look? Any recommendations? or should I just leave it bare?
 
H]-[H;2363483; said:
Thx for the comments..
Btw, now that I'm planning to put in plants, what kind of substrate should I put to have the "Amazon" look? Any recommendations? or should I just leave it bare?
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How about black sand? There are very few plants in Amazon and mostly tree roots.
 
H]-[H;2366608; said:
& what do the roots usually dig into?
Any nice pics would help.. :)
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It will cling into it. Either way, anubias are not supposed to be planted. They are best attached on woods and rocks.
 
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