A freshwater aquarium for beginners

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juicebox
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Re: A freshwater aquarium for beginners

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Falzone wrote: Wed May 10, 2023 9:42 am Just wanted to show off my new freshwater aquarium, it's only been a month since I set it up. I've got Hornwort, multiple stems, and an Anubis plant, just one of those. Also, I think I've got two onion bulbs, they were just bulbs when I got them, and now they've already reached the top of the tank and are flowering non-stop.

The Hornwort is growing like crazy, I have to cut it back every week. The Anubis is doing alright, slowly but surely. I've got all of these planted in Fluval Stratum.

I'm looking for some advice, I want to add some more plants to the tank. The lighting is LED, I don't know the wattage or anything, it came with the aquarium kit we bought. I'm thinking of getting a carpeting plant or something I can attach to the driftwood.
You could add a few slow-growing plants without it getting too out of hand. Frogbit might work well, it's pretty low maintenance.
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Re: A freshwater aquarium for beginners

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I have hornwort in my 55 gallon tank, it's floating and my tetra fry love hiding in it. Maybe next time I take some clippings I'll let some float, see how it goes.
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Re: A freshwater aquarium for beginners

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juicebox wrote: Wed May 10, 2023 8:28 pm I'm considering adding some floating plants to the mix. Would love to hear some suggestions - what works well with the plants I already have?
I've been looking for a low light carpeting plant too, any suggestions would be great, I'd love to find something that'll complement the hornwort and anubias.
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