How many REAL aquarium plants do you have? (POLL)

How many REAL (not fake) aquarium plants do you have?

Do you think that plants can help keep Diseases and Disasters away?
Why are plants benifitial to our aquariums?





Vote! Also, Tell us why you have that many and if you don't have any tell us why.

now is this types or plants as i have lots of java moss lol.

I don't have any yet because I need a to set up some more tanks and then I will get some with the help of Fern.

I have 4 NPT (natural planted tanks). Multiple swords, Java (of course), anubias, About 15 types of stem plants, apos, vals and a few I have no clue. I have over 300 plants. I usually buy from other hobbiest that are trimming there tanks. One 10 gal tank has over 20 plants with black bar endler and 2 mystery ivory mystery snails open top with a 100 watt CF screw in bulb in a west window. Never have algae in that tank and the store bought "Sword Plant" is 2 feet above the water and flowers every 3 weeks. IME these tanks are more stable with nitrates and cycle much quicker. I had a diatom breakout in a 20 gal tank that is not a NPT. added 20 Java ferns and flourish and 3 days later no algae in the tank. Plants are great for algae control.

I have way too many plants and plant kinds to count! I have my fully planted 75g brichardi tank, my planted 29g community, my 4'x8'x1.5' planted sump that is the only filtration on my 240g moorii tank and that is the most balanced happy system I have!

Holey Rock of Texas wrote:

now is this types or plants as i have lots of java moss lol.

Don't get all technical on me.

FishVixen wrote:

I have 4 NPT (natural planted tanks). Multiple swords, Java (of course), anubias, About 15 types of stem plants, apos, vals and a few I have no clue. I have over 300 plants. I usually buy from other hobbiest that are trimming there tanks. One 10 gal tank has over 20 plants with black bar endler and 2 mystery ivory mystery snails open top with a 100 watt CF screw in bulb in a west window. Never have algae in that tank and the store bought "Sword Plant" is 2 feet above the water and flowers every 3 weeks. IME these tanks are more stable with nitrates and cycle much quicker. I had a diatom breakout in a 20 gal tank that is not a NPT. added 20 Java ferns and flourish and 3 days later no algae in the tank. Plants are great for algae control.

Very nice. I'd love some pics

Fern wrote:

I have way too many plants and plant kinds to count! I have my fully planted 75g brichardi tank, my planted 29g community, my 4'x8'x1.5' planted sump that is the only filtration on my 240g moorii tank and that is the most balanced happy system I have!

your sump is planted? That must be a nice system. How many gall is the sump?

I think the whole system is roughly 550ish-600ish gallons, Its hard to get a real gallon count on the sump.... someone didn't lay the dirt and sand evenly

This is what the outer measurements get me for the volume of the sump 358.56 gal

i have some java moss and java fern lol.

WOW Fern I'm impressed! Is there a pic of your sump on the forum? I would love to see it.

Zero Plants. Still learning on them though

In various tanks I just have Java Fern, couple types of Anubias, Amazon swords and another type of sword (Rosette I think), and Crypt Wendtii.

http://www.usafishbox.org/diy-do-it-yourself-projects-f11/240g-tank-and-sump-the-redneck-way-t2173.htm

i have a bunch too.

Loving the link to the tank and sump redneck way!

Have to many tanks to be bothered with taking care of plants. All my tanks are bare bottom. No gravel or sand. Makes clean up much easier.

If you have or even don't have a substrate, plants are good things to have. I have live plants in all of my tanks. They help keep algae down and make the tanks look GREAT! There are plants of all sizes and needs, so finding a plant to fit your tank shouldn't be hard. I would encourage everyone to at least try it. Fish love them and so can you!

I have two GIANT amazon Swords in my 125 gal. Caesar Loves to just float in them lol. Those two swords literally take up half of the tank, I'll have to take pics.

In my other two 55's I need to get more plants, Kinda slacked off on them lately lol. Between both I have about 15-20 Anubias and a couple of Swords.

About 4 months ago

Anubias are AWESOME. All you gotta do is attach them to something with some string and they just take off.

i HAVE REAL PLANTS IN TWO AQARIUMS i HAVE A TOTAL OF 12

i wanted to do some plants in my 210g but everyone tells me my africans will destroy them what do yall think

Some Africans are fine with plants and some will just thank you for the snack!

which ones are good with them

Yep... the only plant I have had luck with them NOT eating is Anubias. The swords manage ok because of how fast they grow lol