| Content | Proserpinaca palustris
Characteristics:
Max Size: 16″
Care Level: Medium
Nutrient Source: Root Feeder + Water Column
Composition: Background
Parameters
Co2: Medium
Light Level: High
Tank Mates
Great for community fish, shrimp and snails
Notes
This greenish to orange-red plant has a wide canopy and distinguished saw-tooth edges. It's a relatively hardy plant, but with strong lighting and CO2 it can start to show more red colors.
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See the diagrams on how you can setup CO2 for your aquarium | Echinodorus amazonicus
Characteristics:
Max Size: 20″
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: In soil - Root Feeder
Composition: Background
Parameters
Co2: Not Required
Light Level: Low to Medium
Tank Mates
Great for community fish and Angelfish, Discus, Gourami, Guppies, Apistogramma
Notes
Oscars, Cichlids, Goldfish and Plecos may damage swords
https://plantedtankmates.com/aquarium-plants-for-beginners/ | Ludwigia Repens
Characteristics:
Max Size: 20″
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: Root Feeder + Water Column
Composition: Background
Parameters
Co2: Low
Light Level: Medium
Tank Mates
Great for community fish, shrimp and snails
Notes
With proper substrate, lighting, CO2 and iron dosing, this plant can display vibrant red colors.
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See the diagrams on how you can setup CO2 for your aquarium | Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Characteristics:
Max Size: 8″
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: Root Feeder
Composition: Midground
Parameters
Co2: Not Required, but grows faster with
Light Level: Low
Tank Mates
Popular midground plant for tetras, rasboras and danios. Avoid fish that may shift the soil or uproot it.
Notes
Easy growing plant that's expected to melt in the initial stages of planting underwater. Feed it root tabs and occasionally supplement with liquid fertilizers including Iron which can help promote coloration.
https://plantedtankmates.com/aquarium-plants-for-beginners/ | Microsorum pteropus
Characteristics:
Max Size: 12"
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: Column Feeder
Composition: Background
Parameters
Co2: None
Light Level: Low
Tank Mates
Great for community fish and Angelfish, Discus, Gourami, Guppies, Apistogramma
Notes
Java Fern can be plated in soil or tied to rocks and other substrate
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| Najas guadalupensis
Characteristics:
Max Size: 36"
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: Column Feeder
Composition: Midground / Background
Parameters
Co2: None
Light Level: Medium
Tank Mates
Guppies! Along with any live bearing fish as it provides great hiding spaces for fry. Most mid and top dwelling community fish like tetras, danios, rasboras, shrimps and snails
Notes
Guppy grass is a fast and easy plant to grow. It requires very little care and can propagate by simply cutting the stems and replanting it or letting it float. It's a column feeder that helps absorb excess nutrients in the water and provides great hiding spaces for fry and shrimps.
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