Today, the sale is a huge range of everything you need for your aquarium and aquarium fish.
This applies to flora.Aquatic plants can be divided into three categories:
- real aquatic plants;
- semi-aquatic;
- ground.
They all like to fish, you need a variety of water conditions, including the composition of the water.It is, depending on the plant species to be hard, soft, acidic, alkaline or salty.Plants for aquarium, undemanding and resistant to a wide range of survival remain resilient in any environment.While others need special conditions, so we have to strive for their cultivation.
fully aquatic species
Aquarium plants, water completely - are those that grow well under water and are killed if they are removed from it.On sale they are usually in the form of a cut.A typical example - Cabomba.
semi-aquatic species
Aquarium plants belonging to this type, in contrast to the above, only a part of their lives under water.In the summer and in the dry season they grow without staying in the liquid, many of them in bloom and bear fruit.These semi-aquatic plants include: Echinodorus (Echinodorus) and Cryptocoryne (Cryptocoryne), which are sold with the roots or cut, for example, hygrophila (Hygrophila).
Aquarium plants ground
They usually live out of water, and even it can never be covered.At a certain period of time they are under water up to three or four months, but their use is not recommended in aquariums.Some of the plants, in particular, Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia), possess a poisonous juice, but, nevertheless, they are sold for use in the aquarium.
acquisition
part of the plant came to us from a tropical climate, so try not to supercool after purchase, and during transplantation into the aquarium.Do not buy tropical plants from the cold tank or tray.When subcooled in some species, particularly in eel (Vallisneria), the leaves appear transparent plaques.Aquarium plants are sold cut or leaves or the stem, or with growth buds.
taken home bought a plant, put it in a large bowl filled with warm water, and well-considered.Note the length of the stem, cut it if necessary.It is best to use scissors for this, since the plucking fingers can damage the plant tissue.
Landing
to the ground, used for planting must meet certain requirements: the plant should not be strongly compressed roots.For these purposes, ideal coastal sand or clean gravel.
method of planting is about the same.They must be placed in such a way that light falls on the bottom and the lower leaves will not turn yellow and die.Aquatic plants are planted at a distance which depends on the size of the leaves.When planting, it is desirable to adhere to a checkerboard pattern.
Not all plants need planting, are floating, and some can be mounted on stone or wood, for example, Thai fern.Moss Javanese can swim freely up until it encounters a secure base for himself.Rooted, it grows well and needs frequent thinning.
Cuttings
Many items are sold as cuttings.These are aquatic plants as cabomba, peristolistnik, sinnema-Oak, Rota, water and plague hygrophila.
nutrients they receive through the leaves and roots are mainly strengthened.Many species grow well, freely floating on the aquarium.Sometimes the fish use them to lay eggs or fry to hide.
woody cuttings after planting can lose all the leaves, leaving a bare stem.However, in places of attachment over time, will the young shoots, but other shapes and colors than those that have disappeared.
Plants with roots
Aquarium plants with roots grown from a few costly.Certain types ehinodorusov Amazon or grow large and protrude out of the water, so they pick up on the size of the aquarium.E.paniculatus and E.tenellus - the best plants for the front wall, as actively and quickly covered with a carpet the ground.Cryptocoryne (Cryptocoryne) grows slowly and it is difficult to take root, however, it forms a wonderful bushes that need to be thin.
