By: SteveK   Asian Ambulia © Darla Scientific Name: Limnophila heterphylla Range: India, Sri Lanka, Eastern Asia, and...

This is my own method of creating an easy to keep and great looking Planted Tank. To start off I use only easy to keep hardy plants. My favorites are...

By KimmyM  Anacharis © KimmyM Common Name: Anacharis Scientific Name: Elodea or Egeria Densa Temperature: 19 - 30°C...

By Clint Norwood  Scientific Name: Anubias barteri nana Range: West Africa Adult Size: up to 10cm (4in.) Ease Of Keeping: Very...

By Clint Norwood  As you can see this fish, Fp. scheeli enjoys hiding under an Aponogeton leaf. Plants always have a calming effect on...

By: Jeff Rebiffe, Spencer Rozell, Andrew Roberts Common Name: Asian ambuliaLatin Name: Limnophilia sessiliflora Original article by Jeff...

Arranging and Grouping Plants There are many concepts for tank design and layout. Here are a couple of ones that I have tested and seen in action.1....

By William Berg It is not hard to understand why plants are present in so many aquariums. Lush and healthy plants are stunning to look at and will...

By Nathan Miller Aquarium plants are as important to aquariums as water is to fish. Aquarium plants add more life to aquarium and make it to look...

By Clint Norwood  Barclaya Longifolia © Mark Hollings Scientific Name: Barclaya longifolia Range: Thailand and Burma Adult...

By: SteveK   Scientific Name: Bolbitis heudelotii   Range: Eastern coast of Africa   Ease of Keeping: Average  ...

By: Micah (October) There are many different varieties of plants out there for your aquarium. It would be a waste of money to buy one and have...

Written And Illustrated By:  IntroductionMore often now your starting to see pictures of amazing planted tanks. Many people wonder how to do...

By KimmyM   Corkscrew Vallisneria © KimmyM Common Name: Corkscrew Val Scientific Name: Vallisneria Spiralis Temperature: 20 -...

By Essabee This unsightly and potentially hazardous primitive life-form is the bane of many an aquarist. The colour is the least identification...

By Jubs Here is how I do it. List of things needed:1/2 gallon plastic juice jug, it's important that it is clean use some near boiling water to...

By: Manic Bang  Illustration © Manic Bang Illustration © Manic Bang I used the soda bottle method, and in 1 week, it used to...

By Clint Norwood   Duckweed - life size © Clint Norwood Scientific Name: Lemna minor  Homeland: Almost everywhere Ease Of...

By   Just as trees, flowers and plants help our environment, add a food source and make our landscapes beautiful so too do aquatic plants...

Original article by Jeff Rebiffe (Water Hound) and Spencer Rozell, The Fishmonger the official newsletter of the VAHC, February 2006 Vol. 6, Issue...

By KimmyM   Figtree Milfoil © KimmyM Common Name: Figtree Milfoil Temperature: 20 - 30°C (68-86°F) Ease of growing:...

By KimmyM   Fontinalis © KimmyM Detail close-up of a Fontinalis frond © KimmyM Common Name: Common Water Moss or Willow...

Giant Hygrophilia© Plecosaurus Scientific Name: Hygrophilia corymbosa Range: India Ease Of Keeping: Easy  Lighting: Medium To...

By KimmyM  Hairgrass © KimmyM Common Name: Hairgrass Scientific Name: Eleocharis acicularis Lighting: Medium - High lighting is...

By Clint Norwood Scientific Name: Microsorium pteropus Range: Southeast Asia Ease Of Keeping: Very Easy Lighting: Dim To Bright -...

By Clint Norwood  © Cecilia Scientific Name: Vesicularia dubyana Range: Southeast Asia, Java Ease Of Keeping: Very...

By KimmyM  Lilaeopsis © KimmyM Common Name: Grass Scientific Name: Lilaeopsis brasiliensis  Temperature: 20 - 30C Ease of...

By SteveK Scientific Name: Aponogeton madagascariensis Range: Madagascar Ease of Keeping: average to slightly demanding Lighting:...

Original article by Jeff Rebiffe (Water Hound) and Spencer Rozell, The Fishmonger the official newsletter of the VAHC, March 2006 Vol. 6, Issue...

By: SteveK   Moss Ball © mastsnail Scientific Name: Cladophora aegagropila Range: Tropical Japan, Iceland, and few other isolated...

By: Andrew J. Roberts One of the secrets to lush aquarium plant growth is the use of carbon dioxide CO2 fertilization. Just how much CO2 is enough,...

By Clint Norwood Scientific Name: Najas graminea Range: Africa and Asia Adult Size: up to 30cm (12in) Ease Of Keeping: Very...

By Roy Corrigan (Mavvy)  I used about half a cup, maybe a little more, of Tahitian Moon Sand as substrate, and it's getting regular dosing of...

By Clint Norwood   Scientific Name: Nymphoides aquatica Range: East Coast of the USA Adult Size: 30cm (12in.) Ease Of Keeping:...

By: AJB Aquarium Plant Nutrients To live, plants need many nutrients. Some of these are absorbed by the leaves, others by the roots. Some need...

By Clint Norwood   Scientific Name: Echinodorus tenellus  Range: Brazil  Ease Of Keeping: Easy-Medium  Lighting Requirements:...

By: SteveK  Scientific Name: Rotala macrandra Range: South- Eastern Asia Ease of Keeping: VERY demanding Lighting: Very...

By Essabee  Rock salt, or aquarium salt, or sea salt are used by several aquarist to reduce attacks from parasites like ich, costia, anchor...

By Clint Norwood   Salvinia floating in the aquarium alongside the much smaller Duckweed.© Clint Norwood Scientific Name: Salvinia...

By Nathan MillerEradication of encrusting algae could be done simply by periodically scraping the sides of the aquarium or scrubbing the rocks. For...

By Clint Norwood   Photo Credit : Scientific Name: Echinodorus bleheri Range: South America Adult Size: 50cm (20 in) Ease Of...

Photo Credit : By: Micah B. (aka- October) Common Name: Amazon Sword Plant Latin Name: Echinodorus Amazonicus Origin:...

By Clint Norwood  Scientific Name: Echinodorus cordifolius Range: Southern U.S. to Central America Adult Size: Up to 60cm (24...

By: Melissa Buchanan (aka Mollielover)  How do I get rid of the algae in my tank is one of the questions that I see most often with aquarium...

© Vicki Scocchera Scientific Name: Crinum natans Range: Tropical Asia Ease Of Keeping: Easy Lighting: Medium To...

By Clint Norwood   Peace Lilly with a Betta Scientific Name: Spathiphyllum wallisi Range: Columbia South America Ease Of Keeping:...

The Tiger Lotus   By Andrew Roberts, AKA ppulcher Scientific Name: Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri) Range: West Africa Ease of Keeping:...

By Clint Norwood   Water Sprite floating on the surface. © Clint Norwood  Scientific Name: Ceratopteris Species Range: World...

By Clint Norwood   Water Weed With Glowlight Tetras Scientific Name: Egeria densa Adult Size: 60cm (24in.) and more Ease Of Keeping:...

By: Steve Hampton One of the problems facing someone starting their first planted tank is choosing plant species and gauging plant growth speeds....