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Showing posts with label aquarium plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aquarium plants. Show all posts

Monday, 1 August 2011

aquarium plant dwarf lily


Madagascar dwarf lily (Nymphaea Stellata) is a small plant taken from the leaves of tropical water lily which has been know to spread more than six feet. This lily needs to be plant on a pot, it also needs about three to four hours of direct sun light every single day. Average tropical fish water tanks temperature seems suitable for this lily. And if you are lucky you may see it’s flower steems above the surface carrying small bluish white blossoms.








Other popular aquarium plants are::


vallisneria
myriophyllum 
ditch moss
Sagittaria
anacharis

aquarium plant Sagittaria


Sagittaria or Arrowhead is almost looks like Vallisneria. The leaves are not the same width all the way long but widen toward their tips. In the summertime, if set in a large well lighted aquarium, Sagittaria will grow up some long stalks with long pointed leaves above the water surface, and flower stems which carry heads of white cup flowers with a yellow ball in the cente








Other popular aquarium plants are::



aquarium plant vallisneria


Vallisneria, also known as Eel Grass or Tape Grass, has long slender grass like leaves. Those pleasing light green leaves can be flat or twisted gently just like a corkscrew. In a good light, it will sprout out runners like strawberry plants, and multiply rapidly. Sometimes it will send up some of its long stems to the surface, where they will be crowned small cup shaped of white flowers. Common wild form Vallisneria found in the northeastern part of United States is not suitable for use in an aquarium.














Other popular aquarium plants are::

aquarium plant myriophyllum



Myriophyllum is finer in its strands than Cabomba. When it is found wild it floats near the surface of the water, but it is common practice in the aquarium to fasten it to the bottom of the watertanks. If it is left floating near the top, however, it serves as an excellent refuge for baby fishes, for the larger fishes can only proceed through its tangle slowly.








Other popular aquarium plants are::





aquarium plant ditch moss


The fastest growing of all aquarium plants, and one of the commonest is Anacharis, also known as Elodea, Ditch Moss and Babington’s Curse. Even in an aquarium it grows at a rate of as much as an inch a day, and new plants can be established by planting fragments of the older ones. It grows best, however, in a poor light and despite its attractive appearance when fresh, is not among the finest aquarium plants.









aquarium plant anacharis




The fastest growing of all aquarium plants, and one of the commonest is Anacharis, also known as Elodea, Ditch Moss and Babington’s Curse. Even in an aquarium it grows at a rate of as much as an inch a day, and new plants can be established by planting fragments of the older ones. It grows best, however, in a poor light and despite its attractive appearance when fresh, is not among the finest aquarium plants.






Other popular aquarium plants are::