MPrudent

Alright well I finally got another one of my 60 gallon tanks up and running today and would like to make a very large nursery with this one. Ideally it will be a step up tank for all my fry. I would like to know what plants everyone recommends for something like this. I need very low light/low care plants so that I am not disturbing the tank too much. This way my fry have nice hiding spots and can eventually start to replace to fake plants in my other tanks. Well atleast the tanks that dont have fish that wil tear them up. I figure I have about a month to get the tank cycled before adding any livestock. Also this will be a nice breeding ground for my red cherry shrimp.

Matt

The fry will love it in there once the plants are grown it will be like a forest to them

The cherry shrimp will love it in there aswell

I am not sure of any names of the plants i used to have but if i remember them i will be sure to let you no.

For the mean time though i would

Hope This Helps You

soldieroffortune1974

Mosses are always good for fry and shrimp.Provides hiding places and nurishment (neither fry nor shrimp will eat much)

Christmas moss
Java moss
Pellia
Fissidens zippelianus

Swords and Indian red swords
nymphae lotus 'red'
java fern

These are all good plants,hardy,no CO2 is needed,requires low nutrients. Very good to start a nursery and fry/shrimp habitat. All are low maintenance and beautiful grouped together. On driftwood,or by themselves.

I love planted aquariums and nurseries,these are by far the easiest to start with.

Matt

Live plants always look best in tanks
I hate plastic plants they look so unnatural.

Remember, The more natural a tank is the more likely the fish/shrimp will breed

MPrudent

If I have anymore breeding fish I will have another 30 tanks by next year haha.


SOF, thanks for the info. I will see what is available at the stores around here and go from there.

Matt

LOL. Sounds good to me

I Hope You Find What You Are Looking For

P.S. Dont buy too much java moss because it grows really quickly and spreads everywhere Just get about 4 "golf-ball" sized clumps and that should be enough and soon it will be about 10 times that amount

Hope This Helps

MPrudent

Yeah I have heard about java moss...it spreads like herpes. I was told it was very hard to get rid of if I ever wanted it out of the tank.

Matt

No its not. Its easy as long as you take it out gently

Hope All Goes Well

Lucy

Maybe this link will help you:
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide.php