Plants to Avoid in the Aquarium

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Plants to Avoid in the Aquarium Apr 21, 2015 23:54:09 GMT -5

Post by jocie1976 on Apr 21, 2015 23:54:09 GMT -5

(Google pictures used in this thread, or pictures from our admin)

Quite often pet stores are selling plants as aquatic that really are not. Buying these plants and putting them into your aquarium often sees them dead within months. We all know we have to clean out fish waste, but decomposing plant matter also fouls the water in our tanks. The following plants are better off avoided.

Mondo Gr Ophiopogon jubaran
Purple Waffle Hemigraphis exotica
Aluminum Plant Pilea sp.
White (or Pink) Butterfly Plant Syngonium podophyllum
Peace Lily Spathiphyllum
Dragon tree Dracaena sp.
Cordyline sp.
Japanese rush Acorus gramineus
Siam lily Chlorophytum bichetii
Umbrella fern, peacock fern Selaginella wildenowii (this is a moss)
Borneo Fern Trichomanes javanicum
Umbrella plant Cyperus alternifolius
Hairgr Eleocharis spp.
Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum

The plant Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana), can be used with caution and you should make sure its leaves are out of water.

Many types of anubias cannot remain submerged. Always check the type of anubias before bying it.

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Plants to Avoid in the Aquarium Apr 22, 2015 0:00:07 GMT -5

Post by jocie1976 on Apr 22, 2015 0:00:07 GMT -5

This is a Butterfly Plant in an aquarium. I can tell you from personal experience that it will not survive under water for more than a couple of months. Although it does very well in my vivarium that has very wet soil.

Butterfly Plants come in a variety of colours and some patterns. I don't blame people for wanting these colours in their tanks.

This is how the Butterfly Plant should be grown.

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