Reply To: Rant on live plants!
Thanks for the info on the plant dipping.
Unfortunately I don’t know what plants I have exactly except the last one I bought “lilaeopsis novaezelandiae” which was alright, but it was that one that brought the hydras. Another I think might be fanwort, that’s the one that rotted and felll apart.
I keep a book now recording all my aquarium doings and additions, but that was after I added most of my plants.
I used to grow all these plants in gravel except the recent addition of the “lilae-“, but now I put all of them in my galaxy tank with sand. They. the plants are doing fine, but I’m finding lots and lots of buggers, and cannot clean the tank of them well without disturbing everything. Not something I really want to do in a “breeding” tank.
Anyway for light, the aquarium gets indirect light from my window and a 15 watt UV light pointed down next to it at my nectarine plants and baby snail raising jar. Pointing the light over the tank just gave me too much algae and I doubt the plants enjoyed me wiping off their leaves of it every other day or so.
The tank is 10 gallon.
Sorry I can’t be more accurate, I’ll try to post a pic if I can.
Thanks for trying to help.