Tank Fish Plant
Tank Fish Plant
The Exoticness of Aquarium Plants
When we first started keeping tropical fish – we did have one major disaster which wiped out the whole tank. It was a particularly gruesome situation which we could have avoided but I didn’t count as “our fault”…
We had gone away for a long weekend and yes, you’ve guessed it, the thermostat on the tank heater broke, the temperature of the Water soared – fish tank extinction ensued…and my family and I were in tears on our return…
I was so shaken by the experience that for a while we kept only plants in our aquarium as we didn’t have the heart to start again.
Slowly over time we realised how wonderful a properly planted tank can be and how exotic the plants can make the whole aquarium look, a properly landscape tank adds enormous visual impact. And of course, when you add fish, plants play an important role in aquarium life as they add oxygen to the water and help to absorb nitrites that are toxic to the fish.
The sun is the most significant factor in the life of a plant, and in an aquarium, lighting is equally as central to maintain the health and beauty of the plants.
Wayne Vandre, Horticulture Specialist, comments that light is the all-important source of energy used by plants in photosynthesis. But light is not just one simple, well-defined entity. The plant response is influenced by light quality, intensity and duration. Experiments show that maximum growth of most plants is under cool white Fluorescent light.
It is important to realise that skimping on the quality of lighting will affect the quality of plant growth that you get and therefore the overall quality of tank life.
Landscaping a tank can be fun and it is essential to get different types of plants to give the tank that exotic look. There are many diverse ranges of aquatic plants. Tubers need to be anchored by the root to the bottom of the tank. Floating plants plainly float in the tank do not need to be anchored and will not usually require fertilizer. Rooted plants, like tubers need to be anchored to the bottom of the tank normally tied to pieces of rock or wood. These species usually grow to be fairly tall and will help to fill the aquarium.
Normally, the water and the fish in the tank will supply the nutrients and fertilizers essential for plant growth. It is rare that any extra supplements require to be added. One essential feature in having healthy plant life is the filtration system. Under gravel filters restricts the composition of the gravel in which the plants are rooted and produce a steady flow of bubbles that disturb the surface. All other kinds of filtration systems should work well for plants and it is good to keep water movement in the tank, but not too mush disturbance at the surface as CO2 is lost, essential to the survival of the plants.
All our tanks now have healthy plant life which makes it easier to keep happy healthy and colourful fish.
About the Author
Pete owns Tropical Fish Advice which is a resource dedicated to helping individuals interested in all types of Tropical Fish
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