These plants have worked for me in a discus tank... (photos)

[DerekFF]

Yes, please tell us what type of lighting you are running & if you supplement with co2? I have enjoyed this thread a lot, thank you for posting it!

T5NO lighting can grow just about anything and none of these plants really need CO2. Some may grow faster with CO2 but its not needed.

[PhishNFilly]

Derek thanks for the good info. I will hit you up for some fert tabs in a few months, I just spent a fortune for seachem flourish tabs.......insane!!!!!! Thanks, Julia

[babillba]

Riccia works at such high temps? Surprizing.....will try!

Riccia works well. I just took mine out though for a change of scenery. My tank operates at 86 degrees and riccia never suffered.

[babillba]

I have found HC is best if bought already matted. That's the only way I ever got it to work, especially in a discus tank. Since they love pecking food off substrate, they always disturbed the HC I tried planting myself. I bought some already grown matted and it was able to establish itself nicely.

[DerekFF]

HC is best started using the dry start method so that it can grow in a decent root mass before the flood

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[Wahter]

For all of the plants which are actually planted in a substrate (that goes whether they are potted or planted in a gravel bed), I use Seachem's Flourite:
http://www.seachem.com/Products/prod.../Flourite.html

I don't use any of the potting soils and I don't layer multiple types of gravels, clays, dirt, substrate, etc... because when you have to move a plant, that can really make a big mess.

I usually use Compact Fluorescent (CF) lighting at roughly the "2-3 watts per gallon" rule of thumb (which is only good for medium sized tanks).

I do add pressurized CO2 in most of the aquarium tanks. Rotala Macrandra really does much better with CO2 added, but for many plants like Java Ferns, Anubias, and many Sword plants, you can get by without adding extra CO2.

For fertilizers, I use Tropica's Plant Nutrition (formerly called "Mastergrow").
http://www.tropica.com/aquacare/plan...on-liquid.aspx

Hope that helps,



Walter

[Markc]

I like Indian Red

[Markc]

DP

[alexsano]

this thread is awesome! i have some of those plants but i dont have budget for c02!

[Loco4Discus]

My first post.. I'm not new to high light/high tech.. I have a dutch style 45bow front, but I'm new to discus.
I'm about to convert a 65gallon to discus. I'm wanting a thick, lush green, wall to wall carpet with bare cypress knees. What is a low growing , very green, lush plant that can take the heat. Will dwarf hair grass handle it?
I'm open to suggestions.

[pcsb23]

My favourite is E.tenellus http://www.tropica.com/en/plants/pla...n.aspx?pid=067

[fishnmaine]

OMG that website is great....The layout of each tank is just awesome.

My favourite is E.tenellus http://www.tropica.com/en/plants/pla...n.aspx?pid=067

[dirtyplants]

For my tanks I use soil/peat about 1/8 inch on bottom, covered by pool sand/quartz and then topped with MVP. It is light extremely easy to clean, plant roots move easily through this substrate, and ferts not as necessary with soil mixture at the bottom. MVP is a clay pebble which also adds needed nutrients for roots. MVP does not compact. I like hair grass, for that stark look against twisted tight amazon varieties for tension. Depends on the look you are going for.

[higgybaby]

Great post, I've been frustrated with plants falling apart in the warm temperatures needed for raising discus, so it is nice to know which ones other hobbiest have had success growing. Thanks!

[vikki]

Will anubias grow in sand? What's the best way to attach fern to wood other than tying it on?