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 Light Requirements for plants
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At Lady Hobb's request, here are 10 commonly available plant species based on light levels. All light should be full spectrum, as remember, you're simulating sunlight.
HIGH LIGHT (4+ watts per gallon)
Alternathia reineckii
Ammania gracilus
Cabomba sp. (all species)
Glossostigma elatinoides
Elocharis sp. (Hairgrass)
Didiplis diandra
Myrophyllum (all species)
Rotala macranda and wallichii
Limnophila sp. (all species)
Nymphaea and Nymphoides (water lilies, lotus)
MEDIUM LIGHT (2-3 wpg)
Aponogeton sp. (all species)
Bacopa caroliniana
Bacopa monnieri
Barclaya longifolia
Crinum natans (both forms)
C. thaianum
Cryptocoryne balansae
C. beckettii
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C. cilata, undulata, wendtii, willisii
Echinodorus sp. (all species)
LOW LIGHT(1 to 2 wpg)
Anubis sp. (both common sp.)
Ceratopyllum demersen
Vallisneria sp. (all species)
Egeria densa
Vesicula dubyana
Fontinalis antipyretica
Microsorium pteropus
Cryptocoryne affinis
C. lutea
C. walkerii
Lemna minor
There are several plants that are what I call 'tweeners', that is, they can be kept in low to high light. Riccia fluitans is an example. Floating, it can thrive in low to medium light, but can be secured to rocks, driftwood only in bright light. The Sagittaria clan will grow in any light, low to high. All the floating plants do well in nearly any light, especially the last low light plant; duckweed :) Also, the Hygrophilas are usually happy from medium to high.
Dave
Last edited by Dave66; 10-07-2007 at 08:51 AM.
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Very nice. Thank you!
Maybe we can keep this list and add others to it like Java Moss and Java Fern and others that come to mind? They may already be there but I am not recognizing them by the proper name.
I just got a anubus coffeefolia. (Does anubus have to be attached to wood?)
Thank you sweet thang!
Last edited by Lady Hobbs; 10-07-2007 at 12:06 PM.
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thanks! I want to add some plants to my 29g and this is just hwat i needed. We should sticky it.
55g: 1 Severum, 1 Raphael Catfish, 1 Syno Catfish
5g: adopted goldfish..
2.5g: crowntail betta
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It is stickied. Takes a few minutes tho.
Hey, I finally found that plant I've been trying to get the name of.
Why is this listed as a tank plant? It is not a tank plant when you read about it.
 LA PicSanderianas grow very slowly in tanks.
Last edited by Lady Hobbs; 10-07-2007 at 09:45 PM.
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Where does ludwegia repens fit into that list?
Thanks!
Rue
20g planted:
2 honey gouramis
1 sparkling gourami
2 zebra danios
2 kuhli loaches
too many snails!
10g planted:
2 chinese fire belly newts
5g bucket:
about 40 zebra danio fry!!! 
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Dave, I have a question. Are the WPG indications of what is required or is it a minimum level? In other words, if 4 WPG is provided to a low light plant will the light cause detriment to the plant?
8 tanks running now:
1x 220 gallon, 2x55 gallon, 1x40 gallon long, 1x29 gallon, 1x20 gallon long, 1x5.5 gallon, 1x2 gallon
Gouramis, barbs, rasboras, plecos, corys, tetras, fancy guppies, swordtails, ottos, rainbow shark, upside-down catfish, snails, and Max and Sparkles the bettas.
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 Originally Posted by Lady Hobbs
Very nice. Thank you!
Maybe we can keep this list and add others to it like Java Moss and Java Fern and others that come to mind? They may already be there but I am not recognizing them by the proper name.
I just got a anubus coffeefolia. (Does anubus have to be attached to wood?)
Thank you sweet thang!
You're welcome, Hobbsy :)
Java fern and moss are already listed in the low light category; M. pteropus and V. dubyana respectively.
Your coffefolia is just a man made cultivar of Java fern. It doesn't HAVE to be planted on driftwood, but it should be. To my experience they grow better on wood rather than on stones or gravel.
Dave
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Originally Posted by gm72
Dave, I have a question. Are the WPG indications of what is required or is it a minimum level? In other words, if 4 WPG is provided to a low light plant will the light cause detriment to the plant?
Depends on the plant, gm. E. tennelus grows beautifully in 1.5 or 2 watts per gallon. It grows spectacularly in 4 wpg, and the upper leaves turn reddish in that light. Conversly, most of the Crypts will slow down and stop growing in really bright light.
Dave
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Omnia mutantur nihil interit.
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Thanks for the clarification.
8 tanks running now:
1x 220 gallon, 2x55 gallon, 1x40 gallon long, 1x29 gallon, 1x20 gallon long, 1x5.5 gallon, 1x2 gallon
Gouramis, barbs, rasboras, plecos, corys, tetras, fancy guppies, swordtails, ottos, rainbow shark, upside-down catfish, snails, and Max and Sparkles the bettas.
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