Living plants in aquariums not only serve as an attractive decor, but also bring significant benefits to all the inhabitants of an artificial reservoir. However, it can be difficult for beginner aquarists to choose unpretentious and beautiful vegetation. The AquaScapeClub.com encyclopedia provides aquarium plants as well as useful information about aquarium equipment and decoration.
Types of aquarium plants
The following varieties of aquarium plants are distinguished:
- Mosses and ferns. Aquarium plants of this species do not form inflorescences. They are unpretentious and act as an excellent decor. Such plants include Malayan fern, salvinia, carpet moss.
- Rosette. These plants do not have a pronounced stem. Their leaves grow from a rosette. The most popular plants of this group are anubias, cryptocoryne, eleocharis.
- stem. Such plants act as a decor, and also help create the most favorable environment for the inhabitants of the aquarium. Among the plants of this species, Bucephalandra, Ludwigia, and Hornwort stand out.
The AquaScapeClub.com project catalog contains information about various aquarium plants, each of which has its own characteristics.
java moss
This plant is a dense canvas with many thin stems. The most comfortable for Javanese moss is the water temperature from 20 to 30 degrees. In this case, the water must be purified. Moss also needs to be cleaned of algae. The plant can grow in the shade, but in brighter light it grows more actively. Java moss is an excellent hiding place for fry and is good for spawning.
Hornwort
This plant has a long stem and is fast growing. Since the hornwort does not have a root system, it can cling to the ground with the help of special stems. Often it is attached to the decor. This unpretentious plant is a kind of biofilter. The optimum water temperature for hornwort is 17-30 degrees. The plant does not like bright direct light.
Eleocharis
This plant allows you to form graceful thickets in the aquarium, resembling an underwater carpet. Eleocharis has not only decorative, but also useful qualities. It saturates the water with oxygen, due to which all harmful substances are neutralized. This plant should be kept in aquariums with clean water, the temperature of which is 21-24 degrees. Eleocharis prefers diffused light.