The water is clear in my new tank, no fish to be seen, but I am keen to start aquascaping with a few plants.
I’ve been looking around for some decent quality, competitively priced plants for a few weeks, and I found what looks like an excellent online mail order aquatic plant company called ‘Plants Alive’.
The prices on their site really make the local fish shop and ‘Pets at home’ chain store prices look expensive in comparison.
I know very little about aquatic plants other than what they look like, so I thought it would be best to go for a collection of plants that will meet the background, mid ground and foreground requirements for my tank.
I ordered the 18” collection, as I am not overly keen to create an underwater rainforest, I am simply looking to add some greenery.
The 18” collection is 46 plants in total, broken down you get:
5 off Elodea Densa
1 off Aponogetum (Aponogenton) Crispus
5 off Eleocharis Parvulus (dwarf hairgrass)
10 off Mini Amazon Sword (Echinodorus Tennellus)
5 off Bacopa Monnieri (Monnerii)
5 off Twisted Vallisneria (Vallisneria americana / Mini twister / Vallisneria twisted)
10 off Sagittaria Natans (Dwarf Sagittaria)
5 off Rotalla (Rotala) Indica
All that for £5.45 + Postage and Packaging… bargain!
I can’t wait for it to arrive, and at those prices, I can use the ‘suck it an see’ approach to determine if my water / lighting will suit each species.
Martin
