| Aquatic plants do carry the other half of the marine | | | | substrate, much like how a normal plant grows on |
| ecosystem, and are good additions to aquariums | | | | land. The Anubias and the African Fern are the |
| simply because they make the marine life equation | | | | commonly used rhizomes for aquariums. Aquarists |
| complete. But there are good signs lately which | | | | start growing these plants by attaching them to the |
| indicate that these plants are now used for more | | | | driftwood, and they spread along the substrate all by |
| than just equating the animal-plant balance in an | | | | themselves. |
| aquatic community. If you are interested in | | | | Rosettes |
| purchasing freshwater aquarium plants for your | | | | These plants are characterized as looking like crowns, |
| aquarium, then you might find this information quite | | | | with roots that grow underneath them. These kinds |
| useful. | | | | of plants are very ornamental for a freshwater |
| Floaters | | | | aquarium plant, because they present a shortened |
| Floaters are a common choice in aquariums, because | | | | stem axis that tends to spread over its leaves |
| they add that style and elegance aside from the | | | | beautifully. The downside is that they tend to need a |
| balance that they provide in the entire aquarium. | | | | good amount of maintenance and care. Some good |
| Floaters, as the name suggests, thrive at the surface | | | | examples of Rosettes are the Amazon Sword and |
| of the aquarium with their roots “floating” in | | | | the Sagittaria. |
| the water, and are, by technical name, floating plants. | | | | Stems |
| One good example of a floater is the Fairy Moss, or | | | | They are called this way because of their general |
| the An Driccia. | | | | appearance, which basically looks like a stem that is |
| RhizomesThese plants are commonly described as | | | | firmly rooted into the substrate. The leaves that can |
| having thick stems that stretch out inside the fish | | | | come in paired and multiple varieties, are found at the |
| tank horizontally, with the leaves sprouting evenly at | | | | stem’s nodes. |
| the stem. They are made to “run” over the | | | | |