[FeederFish33]

I have never kept live plants before. I know a little about them. What lighting conditions and such are needed for lilly pads? Are lilly pads the best way to go or is there another plants that works better? I want something to dim the light and oxygenate the tank.

 

[Sir Nathan XXI]

I have alot of sucsess with amazon swords, and annubis species plants, I was think about lily pads too at one time, then I cannot remember what made me decide no to, do a search on google for graden ponds there should be alot on lily pads

 

[luva40]

I am going to buy some fake lilly pads to block some light. Post anything you find on live lillies because I would rather go that way.

-Kevin-

 

[Xenon]

Me too, I would like to see the info.

 

[Innes]

What I do is buy £5 worth of fish random plants form my local fish shop, and when they have died, or look nasty, I get some more.

 

[FeederFish33]

Thanks for the help guys, you really told me what I need to know about lilly pads

 

[Sir Nathan XXI]

oh I remember what made me not get them, they have a long thin stock that I felt my Ps would tear and bite through in no time, maybe if you had a single serra in tank it would work, I just dont feel it would last in a multi pygo tank

 

[SnowCichlid.]

any type of large plant should do fine ...and many people find great amounts of success with amazon swords for your P's ... plust this is a really cheap plant to obtain as well ... does not require any special conditions either ... just ocasionally may become uprooted if extreme activitiies are being held near the plant

 

[FeederFish33]

Well I want a floating plant, because they uproot my fake plants all the time.

 

[Sir Nathan XXI]

water lettuce floats and doesnt have roots like a lily pad would, the do have roots they just dont get into soil, it is fairly cheap stuff too, the only place I can tell you where to find it is at, www.petswarehouse.com