Plants For A Discus Tank

[redribbon]

Yippy!! look like these plant are in the pots.What did you put in the pot for plant to grown like that ???

[zenman]

Lilaeopsis Novae & Green Cabomba do very well in Discus tanks. I have many plants at aquabid.com and will give all my friends here at SD.com 10% off if interested? Thanks Dave

[Lauren]

Im not sure if water sprite is something that can usually withstand these temps? But I do have some broad leaf water sprite that is doing amazing in my discus tank, much better than in all the other tanks its in with cooler temps. Maybe the lighting/nitrates are just right, the philodendron also hanging out of the tank grows like crazy compared to all my others too lol

[sn8k]

[quote author=Lauren link=board=7;threadid=12121;start=45#msg216274 date=1096472935]
Im not sure if water sprite is something that can usually withstand these temps?[/quote]
I have some regular narrow leaf water sprite growing in my tank... temp ia 82 degrees F (I'll be keeping adults, so the lower temps are very tollerable for the fish). I'm averaging 4 1/2" growth per week (CO2 injected, substrate heater, and the other usual stuff), so I'd say that water sprite is a good candidate for a discus tank - especially for the first 3 month break in period before the tank settles. I don't know if I'll be taking them out later down the line, but so far - great growth and handles the temp fine.
Mark K...

[shalu]

hm.. maybe the topic is better to be "what plants won't do well in a discus tank" so that the exclusion list can be very short after some discussion :-) I have tried maybe 40-50 species, and yet to find one that won't grow in my 82-83F discus tank. L. glandulosa mentioned in earlier posts grew like weeds in my tank. Like Wahter, I like red/orange stem plants. Other stem plants like L. sp 'Cuba", E. stellata, Limnophila aromaticoides also grow very well. I have even finally figured out the elusive(for me ,anyway) Rotala macrandra by adding CaCO3. I almost chalked up my previous R. macrandra failures to high temp in discus tank.

[naseriar]

hi,where can i find the photograph of these plants?
could you send them for me?
best regards

[mehran]

Hi
Check this web site. It is interesting to see plants in their natural habitat.
http://www.molluscan.com/macrophytes/
Mehran

[apistaeasy]

Wouldn't the most obvious plants to use be ones that are found in discus' natural habitat?
echinodorus, Valisneria, cabomba, bacopa, caratophylum, heteranthera...

click this linky:
http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope_amazon_blackwater.htm

[Wahter]

Wouldn't the most obvious plants to use be ones that are found in discus' natural habitat?
echinodorus, Valisneria, cabomba, bacopa, caratophylum, heteranthera...

click this linky:
http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope_amazon_blackwater.htm

But are those plants truly found in the discus' natural habitat?

[Alight]

Hey Walter, I have been wondering which of the red plants you've found to work the best in a Discus tank. Which are the hardiest, which grow fastest, which do you think are the most beautiful. Which would work in a low tech tank, which in a high tech. Where would you buy red plants?

I just got some Rotala Magenta, and other than the fact that it came almost frozen (the newspaper it was wrapped in was partly frozen) it seems to be doing well. It shed some of the leaves that had been damage in transit, but has grown a bunch of new leaves.

Anyway, hope you'll post the answer to this.

Al Light

[apistaeasy]

But are those plants truly found in the discus' natural habitat?

I have found the information @ mongobay to be pretty convincing as many of the articles and information published have been by people that have actually been to biotopes where discus have been found...

Maybe you should go to SA and confirm...

[Wahter]

I have found the information @ mongobay to be pretty convincing as many of the articles and information published have been by people that have actually been to biotopes where discus have been found...

Maybe you should go to SA and confirm...

I believe it's in one of the older posts where Oliver Lucanus said while he was there, he noticed there weren't that many plants in the discus natural habitat. It's too bad that when simplydiscus went through the upgrade that the search can't access the older posts. David Webber's been there too.

[big bob]

Hello
All of the bellow do well in my discus tank @ PH 6.5-7, KH4, GH10, NO3 0-15, PO4 <0.001, 80f, CO2 20ppm(comp controlled). With 160w of light(T8)(11 houres).

ELEOCHARIS PARRULUS (DWARF MINI HAIR GRASS)

GLOSSOSTIGMA ELATINOIDES

MARSILEA CRENATA (DWARF 4 LEAF CLOVER)

SAGITTARIA LILEOPTERUS (MICRO/CARPET SAGITTARIA)

BACOPA CAROLINIANA (BRONZE /ROUND BACOPA)

ALTERNATHERA ROSAEFOLIA (PINK STEM)


ECHINODORUS QUADROCOSTATUS (PYGMY CHAIN SWORD)

HEMIGRAPHIS COLORATA (NARROW LEAF FORM)

LUDWIGIA MULLERTII (RED LUDWIGIA)

NYMPHAEA JAPONICUS (TROPICAL LOTUS LILY)

ROTALA MACRANDRA (RED BACOPA)

HYDRILLA VERTICILIATA

ROTALA WALLISSII (RED FEATHER AMBULIA)

MYACCA SELLOWINIANA (PINK MYACCA)

HYGROPHILA DIFFORMIS (WATER WISTERIA)

RICCIA FLUITANS (CRYSTAL WORT CLUMP)

MICRANTHEMUM UMBROSUM

CHRISTMAS MOSS FONTINALIS

HEMIANTHUS CALLITRICHOEDES

DIANDRA (PEPSLIS) GREEN FORM

ROTALA ROUNDIFOLIA / INDICA (PINK LEAF PLANT)

VERSICULARIA FERNEII CHRISTMAS MOSS WEEPING VARIETY

[Apistomaster]

There is one other plant that wrks well in discus tanks whether aquascaped or bare bottomed. The South American Najas guadelupensis. It grows well rooted in substrate or natant in bare tanks. It is easily harvested and grows well under a variety of lighting and water conditions. It has been an overlooked plant for some time. Just be sure its N.guadelupensis and not a subtropical species. N. guadelupensis will tolerate temperatures of 88degF if need be or down to 70deg.F. It's a decorative "super weed"., and will grow well for just about anyone.

[IceDiscus]

Discus require higher temperatures and here i have a list of plants that will be able to stand these temperatures!!

Spatterdock
Java / Lace Ferns
Java moss
Dwarf Lily
Vals
Ruffle Swords
Crypts
Jade Swords
Rangeri Swords
Dwarf &amp; Tall Subulata Sag
Red Melon Swords
Heteranthera
Didiplis Diandra
Hygrophila
Rotala Indica
Anubias
Ruffle Sword
African Bolbitus
Ozelot Sword

Hope this helps when you start your Planted Discus Tank

I am trying my hand at setting up 2 55gallon planted tanks for the first time. are these high tech or low tech plants. if they are a mixture of both? can some one please separate them for me. Thank you.