Plants For Aquariums Covering Rooted & Tuber Types
Sixteen rooted and tuber type plants are selected for you to use as plants for aquariums
. Detailed information on four of them is provided.
A tuber, Aponogeton undulatus is also known as Apontogenton stachyosporus. It has light green leaves that can grow up to 15 cms in length and the whole plant about 40 cms. The true species do not have floating leaves but it seems that some hybrids do have them.
This particular plant will survive in a wide range of conditions and you will find it produces white flowers. It can grow in shady conditions but does prefer a brighter light. Medium hard to hard water with a temperature range of 22 to 28 degrees centigrade and pH range of 6.8 to 7.2 are the preferred conditions.
Often called the Star lotus, Nymphaea stellata (The Water Lily) is a tuber type of plant. It is also scientifically named Nymphaea nouchali and has other common names such as the blue water lily, the red water lily and the blue star water lily. The Nymphae species produce a rosette of red or green leaves at the base of the plant and floating leaves called lily pads. If you do not want leaves floating on top then the plant must be cut below the surface.
You will need to check your tank each day to see if there are leaves moving to the surface. By the end of the day they will have reached the surface if you do not check every morning. In effect you can train the plant to focus on producing submersed leaves.
A rooter, (Cryptocoryne wendtii) is a popular plant with aquarists and it is native to Sri Lanka. The name is in honor of Albert Wendt, aquarist and writer, and was assigned by Hendrik de Wit, a Dutch botanist. The plant can be obtained as red, rose, brown or bronze colored varieties and all their leaves are shaped like spears.
It is an easy plant to grow, quite sturdy and will spread inside your tank via propagation by its runners, but not too fast. Low to moderate light and soft water with a temperature range of 22 to 30 degrees centigrade and pH range of 5 to 7 are the preferred conditions. This plant is really good for newcomers to aquariums to use.
A rooter, Straight Vallisneria (Vallisneria spiralis) is also known as Eel or Tape Grass. The leaves have round shaped ends, they are not very broad but are straight and the color range will be from light green to red. If not kept in check it can soon populate large areas of your aquarium as it is quite invasive and can grow up to an average of about 60 cms in length. It reproduces via runners along the substrate.
White female flowers (single) can grow to the surface on long stems. Because this plant can thrive in a range of water conditions (15 to 39 degrees centigrade, soft to hard water, 6 to 9 pH) and light conditions they are really good plants for aquariums for beginners.
Other recommended tubers are;
* Apponogeton boiviniamus
* Apponogeton madagascariensis
* Apponogeton rigidiflorius
* Apponogeton ulvaceus
* Barclaya longiflolia
* Nymphaea maculata
Other recommended rooted plants are;
* Anubias nana
* Cryptocoryne balansae
* Echinodorus cordifolius
* Echinodorus tenellus
* Sagittaria platyphylla
* Vallisneria spiralis
So there you have it, recommended plants for aquariums you now know more about and can use in your tank.
by: Paul Curran
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