nanmer Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I want to plant a cold water tank and would love suggestions as to which plants I can use. It is a fluval chi (thanks again Bettavishvish!), so they are probably just going to be ground cover with one larger plant as a feature. It will receive medium to high lighting as I plan on putting it in an east window. I have one betta, in particular, that is stunning so I would like to make this a nice little show tank! I would like to use a small branch to grow moss on and was wondering if any from my back yard would work? I have a miniature lilac with nice and twisty branches, would this work? I may be able to get my hands on some corkscrew willow, would this work also? I may also use a larger branch for my existing planted tank, I like the look of a branch with puffy moss. It kind of looks like some of the topiary trees that are incessantly groomed in Chinese gardens. I want mine to look like a bunny but dragon would be way cool lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Pretty much any plant will do fine in an unheated tank - most of the plants we keep actually do better in cooler water. As for the wood, try to remove all bark; and, as long as it doesn't come from an overly sappy type tree (evergreens, maple, etc) or softwood (poplar), you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Thanks for the info Jason! Now I can be creative ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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