Floating plants.

I was looking for some plants that will just float on the top of the water and be ok. I wanted to use it so my females can hide out from the males so they don't get picked on to much. I don't like to do a lot of rock b/c it's a to pull put when it's time to strip. Any suggestions?

Hornwart is great for that. Southern water nymph grows well floating too. I have both BTW

Any ready to cut and send to me ;0)

I'd have to look I know I have a bunch of the water nymph not sure on the hornwart though. How do you ship plants?

Put them in a bag of water just like fish. Same deal but easier!

KMX wrote:

Put them in a bag of water just like fish. Same deal but easier!

I bought most of my plants off ebay because shipping was free. Java moss floats most of the time and it grows out of control. Tastes like cr@p to other fish and it is ridiculously hardy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Java-Moss-Aquarium-Special-Plant-Fish-Deal-Tank-Live_W0QQitemZ250307067124QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a4776bcf4

Hmmmm I would think the sloshing water would beat the out of the plants.
Java moss isn't supposed to float. You may not have true java moss if it floats by itself. Phil how were your plants packaged?

In a ziplock bag. They only sink if they are kinda bunched together. If I fluffed them up they float. I dont know, I still think they are awesome

philuponthepho wrote:

KMX wrote:

Put them in a bag of water just like fish. Same deal but easier!

I bought most of my plants off ebay because shipping was free. Java moss floats most of the time and it grows out of control. Tastes like cr@p to other fish and it is ridiculously hardy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Java-Moss-Aquarium-Special-Plant-Fish-Deal-Tank-Live_W0QQitemZ250307067124QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a4776bcf4

Not bad at all. Thanks for the info!

When ever I got my plants in the mail they came with in a day or 2 after ordering them FedEx. They would be warped in Wet news paper and they did fine.

yeah Hornwart would be best. It grows like a weed no matter how you plant it. It's very bushy too.

Ya I would think wet newspaper and in a bag would work the best. I have hornwart and java moss in all of my fry tanks to help with water quality.

I need some

Lemme see how much I can spare in the morning. I have more of the southern water nymph than horwart though. But they both grow well floating.

No hurry im still setting up all my tanks from moving. WHAT A female dog!

Oh and the southern water nymph can be planted easily to make thickets for the females to hide in. It doesn't seem to have an issue with being up rooted from time to time. So there's 2 options on that one. I will take a pic of how I have mine later.

I need something bitter that the Cichlids wont like. They are vegi freaks they will usually eat any plant.

My red jewels aren't eating it.

Thats a good sign. Just let me know.

.... Just a random thought. You may be able to take some fake plants and tie wine corks on them? You would have to replace the corks every month or so but it may be an idea...

Here's the hornwart

Here's the southern waternymph

I'm not sure if I can spare any hornwart right now... But the waternymph I can

water sprite does well floating or it has for me atleast.. doesnt look as cool as the hornward though

oh i have some of that hornwarth, that plant grows like crazy in your tank, i have it in my 10gl and it covered the whole tank

wisteria is a good floater. im always trimming mines if any ones interested let me know.

i have so much hornwart that i also trim it every other week