Looking for plants that will grow in sand or graft to drift wood

[Robbo2232]

Hello friends,

I am looking for some sugestions on what sort of plants will grow in sand or can be grafted to drift wood.

Thanks

[Rod54]

Anubias and Java fern can do both.....but

They are best attached to rocks or driftwood..... roots can be planted keeping rhizome above the substrate....if you plant the rhizome in the substrate it will rot and the plant will die

Edited April 4, 2008 by Rod54

[yvan]

I keep some Vallisneria in my tank and they grow fine in the sand. I also have Java ferns and Anubias attached to the rocks.

[Bedge]

But how do they survive a minute in a cichlid tank??? what is your secret!!!!!

[Noddy65]

Lots of crypts do well in sand (C.balansae does well in hard water). Aponogetons do well as well.

Heres a pic of my tang tank. Its a 2 foot depe tank, some of those C. balansae leaves are over 2 feet long. Many hydrophila do well in hard high ph. Strangely Ive found that vals do ok for a while but eventually just die off in really hard water.

Anubia and java fern can do ok in the substrate but usually die off as the rhizome rots when under the substrate.

Mike

Edited April 3, 2008 by Noddy65

[yvan]

But how do they survive a minute in a cichlid tank??? what is your secret!!!!!

I am not keeping any of the mbunas that eat plants!

[CThompson]

Lots of crypts do well in sand (C.balansae does well in hard water). Aponogetons do well as well.

Heres a pic of my tang tank. Its a 2 foot depe tank, some of those C. balansae leaves are over 2 feet long. Many hydrophila do well in hard high ph. Strangely Ive found that vals do ok for a while but eventually just die off in really hard water.

Anubia and java fern can do ok in the substrate but usually die off as the rhizome rots when under the substrate.

Mike

Fantastic photo Noddy65.

Jarva Fern, Anubias as has been mentioned, but also spawning moss also go well on wood.