my first plants!

**Kaga's Kritters** · 10-16-2007, 10:03 PM

Well I wanted to make the official announcement that I got my first live plants! yeah! I have 2 banana plants and a java fern. I put them in my 29gal. The java fern had a small sprout on it that the pet store owner told me I could break off and plant in a different tank if I wanted to. So I did that and put the sprout in my 10gal. I am sticking to the easy plants, since I don't want to get into special substrate and co2 and special lighting and stuff. Just a few live ones is good for me. Are there any other easy plants that I could get and just stick in the tanks? I don't want too much, since hopefully they will all grow and take up more room anyway....just keeping my options open incase i want to add more variety.

**CAF** · 10-16-2007, 10:43 PM

Egeria densa (anacharis) and Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort) are a couple of good choices for a beginner.

**gm72** · 10-17-2007, 12:53 AM

I like CAF's suggestion. I have anacharis that are growing like CRAZY and hornwort that is doing the same.

I tried a banana plant but it died.

I have heard that water sprite is a good beginner plant, too, but I can't seem to find any.