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Floating Plants Floating plants are great for giving fish in the aquarium a sense of security and safety by shading them from the lights in the aquarium or in used in a pond covering the fish from the sun, as well as airborne predators. These plants will also sometimes be nibbled on by certain fish, good for the fish, but not particularly good for the plants since the roots of the plant are often destroyed. Duckweed reproduces very quickly and spreads out across the surface of an aquarium or pond, so it must often have handfuls removed to help clear the pond surface. |
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Foreground Plants Foreground plants typically remain very short, and will tend to spread out wider rather than grow taller as they develop. Microsword, crypts, and anubias are all plants which fit into this category. Some plants such as the Micro Sword or Pygmy Chain sword look very similar to grass, but those two plants also require a great deal of light to survive in an aquarium. Many of these plants do not require pruning as taller plants do, so they are generally not very difficult to work with other than the lighting conditions. |
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Midground Plants Mid-ground plants such as crypts, cabomba, and Java fern are plants which will fill in the center area of the aquarium but can also be used as background plants in some cases. Most of these plants are not particularly difficult to care for, and the growth habits of mid-ground plants are all a bit different, so they can really provide a lot of variety without much effort. |
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Background Plants Plants which get very tall when fully grown such as jungle val, anacharis and hornwort will all make excellent plants for the back wall of a planted aquarium. When setting up a live planted aquarium, using a terracing technique and planting plants short to tall front to back is a great way to make the aquarium seem larger than it is by giving it depth. To help prevent these tall plants from getting spindly and thin, consider using aquarium bulbs which are in the 6,500 to 10,000K light spectrum. |
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