help with plant selection

[daninmd]

I have a planted tank that has been setup a few weeks now. its a 20g high tank with potting soil substrate and small pebbles on top of the substrate. Lighting is a 10k LED fixture, with a total of 15w, so pretty bright, a total of 1500 lumens. No CO2 injection, its a low tech plant.

the plants I have in there right now are all doing great, but they are larger/bushier plants that are in the mid and back of the tank.

Looking for suggestions for some nice short foreground plants. Either something that would form a carpet or just stay nice and low and spread. also, if you got a recommendation on who to go to, or where to buy even better!

Any suggestions??

 

[ltrepeter2000]

For low light I would suggest some of the smaller crypts.

 

[Leffler817]

Crypts are nice. I like Anubias too.

 

[ltrepeter2000]

As of who to go to, GWAPA meeting and auction is best bet, otherwise I check out the marketplace on Aquatic Plant Central pretty regularly.

 

[daninmd]

would micro swords work? really want something that will spread and cover up the foreground

will look into the crypts. I already have some Anubias in there

 

[ltrepeter2000]

Depends on the actual plant you get that is being called a microsword. The real ones I havent had great luck in low light with but there are some sagitarria plants that work well, just tough to control the height.

 

[b considine]

What Rob said. Carpet plants tend to need brighter lighting to prevent them from becoming "leggy".

There are some small crypts that, eventually, might create a ground cover. Crypt parva comes to mind.

Blaise