How to Grow Aquatic Plants for Your Tank
5 things to know about aquatic plants
Purpose: Plants help regulate the aquarium ecosystem by removing harmful chemicals from the water
Size: They grow up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall
Lifespan: They can live from 1 to 5 years
Habitat: Aquatic plants thrive in a tropical community aquarium
Did You Know: Some fish species will eat plants or uproot them. However, most tropical community fish will not harm plants
How do I set up my aquarium for aquatic plants?
To grow properly, aquarium plants need 8 to 12 hours daily of simulated sunlight. Set up the aquarium near a power source (but out of the real sun). Then use a hood light on the tank to provide the rays.
The amount of light your aquarium will need depends on the size of the tank. The table below shows how much lighting to install or equivalent LED.
When considering plants for your tank, don’t choose so many that there isn’t enough room left over for the fish.
Layer the bottom of the aquarium with 2 to 3 inches (5-8 cm) of aquarium gravel (that’s about 1½ pounds of gravel per gallon of water), or other substrate designed for plants.
Add aquarium-plant fertilizer according to the instructions on the label.
Fill the aquarium halfway with water.
Add plants. Bury them in the gravel up to the base of their stems. For bulbs and tubers, cover the bulb with gravel up to the growing tip.
Add fish furniture, rocks, thermometers and any other aquarium accessories.
Finish filling the tank with water.
Where should I place plants in the aquarium?
Use foreground plants, which stay short, in the front of the tank.
Use middle-ground plants, which grow about 4 to 10 inches (10-25 cm) tall, along the sides and to leave an open swimming area near the center of the aquarium.
Use the tallest plants to hide the aquarium’s filter tubes and heaters, against the back wall of the aquarium.
5 things to know about aquatic plants
Purpose: Plants help regulate the aquarium ecosystem by removing harmful chemicals from the water
Size: They grow up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall
Lifespan: They can live from 1 to 5 years
Habitat: Aquatic plants thrive in a tropical community aquarium
Did You Know: Some fish species will eat plants or uproot them. However, most tropical community fish will not harm plants
How do I set up my aquarium for aquatic plants?
To grow properly, aquarium plants need 8 to 12 hours daily of simulated sunlight. Set up the aquarium near a power source (but out of the real sun). Then use a hood light on the tank to provide the rays.
The amount of light your aquarium will need depends on the size of the tank. The table below shows how much lighting to install or equivalent LED.
Layer the bottom of the aquarium with 2 to 3 inches (5-8 cm) of aquarium gravel (that’s about 1½ pounds of gravel per gallon of water), or other substrate designed for plants.
Add aquarium-plant fertilizer according to the instructions on the label.
Fill the aquarium halfway with water.
Add plants. Bury them in the gravel up to the base of their stems. For bulbs and tubers, cover the bulb with gravel up to the growing tip.
Add fish furniture, rocks, thermometers and any other aquarium accessories.
Finish filling the tank with water.
Where should I place plants in the aquarium?
Use foreground plants, which stay short, in the front of the tank.
Use middle-ground plants, which grow about 4 to 10 inches (10-25 cm) tall, along the sides and to leave an open swimming area near the center of the aquarium.
Use the tallest plants to hide the aquarium’s filter tubes and heaters, against the back wall of the aquarium.
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