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[churchy]

Hi everyone I'm new to this forum, does anyone know of any aquarium shops online? I am looking for aquarium plants but the ones I have seen do not post to WA due to quarantine.

Thanks

Andrew

[ant747]

there is only one WA based online aquarium store that will post you plants.
http://www.aquaria.com.au/catalog/
Their catalogue of plant is a bit short atm though, give it a month and theyll have their full line up back.
Ant

[Mr_docfish]

If it is rarer plants that you want, try posting what you want on the forum and see if anyone can help privately, if you have anything to offer in exchange, it can help.

doc

[duck]

If it is rarer plants that you want, try posting what you want on the forum and see if anyone can help privately, if you have anything to offer in exchange, it can help.

doc

Not to be rude.i think you'll find that people do not give out the rarer plants out unless they know the person has the ability to keep them alive.

There is plant swap day http://perthcichlid....a...pic&t=11772
there is always left over and you can get on the spot advice on your setup and care of the plant

[Mr_docfish]

If it is rarer plants that you want, try posting what you want on the forum and see if anyone can help privately, if you have anything to offer in exchange, it can help.

doc

Not to be rude.i think you'll find that people do not give out the rarer plants out unless they know the person has the ability to keep them alive.

Duck,
No offence taken, just note I recommended that 'if you have anything to offer in exchange, it can help' was a mention that to offer other rare plants or similar would be a help in getting what you want and to show that you already keep or can keep difficult plants. Sorry for the vague post. (BTW I can't make it to the plant swap, so I will be giving some of my plants to saj if he can make it on my behalf.)
Churchy, even if you don't have any rarities at the moment, post what you want, sometimes someone might have too much and might be willing to let go of some for people to try, or sponsors that watch this forum might even have what you want for sale, or get it in for you. It wont hurt to ask.

doc

[churchy]

I would like some small red tiger lotus and micro sword brasiliensis.

Churchy





Go Geelong!!!!!!!!!!!

[sajica]

I know there's plenty of people around with red tiger lotus, all you need to do is ask and I'm sure someone will put their hand up.

As for the microsword...
Does it have to be braziliensis or will novazealandae do? Most of your LFS will have Lilaeoposis in stock, though I'm not sure what species is doing the rounds at the moment. The right time of the year to be chasing it too

If your search comes out empty I can point you into the right direction

[Alex1110]

there is only one WA based online aquarium store that will post you plants.
http://www.aquaria.com.au/catalog/
Their catalogue of plant is a bit short atm though, give it a month and theyll have their full line up back.
Ant

I have had a planted aquarium for a year now, and its all going well. But I dont know too much about the plants. I went to this website to look at some plants, and it describes them as needing low, medium or high light levels. I have an 36 x 18 x 18 inch tank with 60W of light, so i get that to be about 1.2 W/gal. Is this considered low light?

What plants can I buy that will grow well? I have had success with a couple, but I wouldnt know their names.

Thanks

[Leevers]

alex all plants will grow well, but any decent planted tank owner will tell you that 3 factors will determine how much success you have.

1. Light
2. Co2
3. Fertiliser


those 3 factors come into consideration depending on how many plants you want and how well you want them to grow.
some plants take their nutrients from the roots, and others from the water. at this point, even the substrate plays a big part in how well your plants grow.

so many things to be considered, but not all fish can live in this type of environment, hence why if you were to go all out then tropicals and catfish would be what i'd stay with in regards to fish

my $2 worth (col you have a point, 2 cent's doesn't buy much these days).

Cheers
Chris

[Alex1110]

Well im not prepared to go with the CO2 just yet.

I use Aquotic Plant Vitaliser by AQUA MASTER for my fertiliser, which is a liquid fertiliser. I add double dosage (as suggested) once a week. I assume id require plants that take their nutrients from the water. This is obviously something I can change though.

My substrate is a black gravel, but i dont know anything about it.

I keep tropical fish, with catfish. My 60W of light is on for 12 hours a day. I run an Ehiem Classic filter.

I am just after plants that wont die (or get eaten my my gourami and angel fish). They dont have to grow fast, but this is obviously a preference. So if you have any suggestions on plants then let me know, and if someone can quantify low, medium, and high light then that would be good!

[Leevers]

well the co2 really is vital, and your light isn't really bright enough to assist plant growth as the light will be deminished by the time the light reaches the bottom of the tank.

some plants are very hardy and will grow in aquarium gravel, but wont work all that well.

i just did a search and a found an article for you of which after a read i think will assist you in making a decision as to what you want to do.

http://www.ausdiscus...howitworks.html

very good read

Cheers

Chris

[Mr_docfish]

CO2 is not as vital to aquatic plant growth as many assume. In the presence of Carbonate Hardness, the plants can obtain sufficient Carbon from this, though it is not the preferred source.
I agree that with CO2 the growth of plants is noticeably better and some species of plants require it almost in a vital capacity (this is because we try to keep many plant species underwater that prefer to be out instead, this is because the plant has not evolved to be able to obtain carbon from carbonates in solution in an efficient manner).

If you don't go down the CO2 line, try easier species like java moss and fern, amazon swords, anubias, hygrophila sp, vallis, water sprite etc.

If you are using an iron based fertilizer, be sure to test regularly with an iron test kit, 0.5 - 1.0 ppm is the recommended levels of iron, overdosing is worse than under dosing.

Nitrates and phosphates should be as low as possible, though some plants don't mind a moderate nitrate level.

If you only have moderate light, try plants that don't mind these levels, like java moss, java fern and anubias. You can always keep them if you later add on more lighting in the future.

Try a few things out and find out for yourself what works for you best, and those plants that like it, will multiply with time and fill the tank.

doc

[Alex1110]

i just did a search and a found an article for you of which after a read i think will assist you in making a decision as to what you want to do.

http://www.ausdiscus...howitworks.html

very good read

Thanks Leevers, this was a very interesting read.

And Thanks Mr_docfish for your input!

I cannot afford CO2, but that website had some interesting ideas.

[Noddy65]

Also try aquariumlife.com.au

An Australian site with lots of great info.

Mike