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Bunched Plants |
Again, given my predisposition to goldfish and their tendencies, I will mention only a few of the bunched plants that I feel will be more than satisfactory in this type of environment. Elodea and milfoil are similar enough, however, offering the aquarist more than enough choice to make the aqua cape interesting and healthy.
These are plants that propagate by way of cuttings. You buy cuttings from your pet dealer. Slice off the bottom inch and, on the next inch, take off many of the leaves. Weigh down the bunch and plant the plucked inch into the gravel. These plants will take hold quickly and grow just as fast Don't buy any plant that is already browning, as it will shortly be dead. Buy only solidly green specimens.
Anacharls Canadensis (Pondweed) Also known as elodea or pondweed, this is a favorite for cold freshwater tanks. Pondweed is long, with narrow stalks that sprout rings of thick green leaves. In a regular tank these plants would need constant pruning. That may or may not be the case in your goldfish tank. However, they grow fast and can sometimes outgrow even a school of goldfishes' hunger.
Elodea is reproduced by cutting off the lower inch when you buy it from your pet store and planting the remainder firmly in the gravel. They should be weighted. Generally speaking, they usually root pretty quickly and are very hardy. They can withstand temperatures up to approximately 80F.
Myriophyllum spicatum (Foxtail) Also known as milfoil or foxtail, this is another favorite in freshwater tanks. Given strong light, Milfoil can sometimes grow three to four inches in a week's time. They look much like elodea, except that they sprout much finer leaves, like eyelashes, in rings around the stalk. Otherwise, much of what goes for elodea also holds true for milfoil.
These are plants that propagate by way of cuttings. You buy cuttings from your pet dealer. Slice off the bottom inch and, on the next inch, take off many of the leaves. Weigh down the bunch and plant the plucked inch into the gravel. These plants will take hold quickly and grow just as fast Don't buy any plant that is already browning, as it will shortly be dead. Buy only solidly green specimens.
Anacharls Canadensis (Pondweed) Also known as elodea or pondweed, this is a favorite for cold freshwater tanks. Pondweed is long, with narrow stalks that sprout rings of thick green leaves. In a regular tank these plants would need constant pruning. That may or may not be the case in your goldfish tank. However, they grow fast and can sometimes outgrow even a school of goldfishes' hunger.
Elodea is reproduced by cutting off the lower inch when you buy it from your pet store and planting the remainder firmly in the gravel. They should be weighted. Generally speaking, they usually root pretty quickly and are very hardy. They can withstand temperatures up to approximately 80F.
Myriophyllum spicatum (Foxtail) Also known as milfoil or foxtail, this is another favorite in freshwater tanks. Given strong light, Milfoil can sometimes grow three to four inches in a week's time. They look much like elodea, except that they sprout much finer leaves, like eyelashes, in rings around the stalk. Otherwise, much of what goes for elodea also holds true for milfoil.
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