| By using different types of freshwater aquarium | | | | same type rose. The Malayan Aqua Fern is a fast |
| plants, you can create an aquarium that is unique | | | | growing, relatively large fern well suited for life under |
| from anyone else. The multi benefits of plants give a | | | | water. The only condition the hobbyist should be on |
| safer, hardier living space for any fish you want to | | | | the lookout for is a regular schedule of making sure |
| have and they help protect both the tank and the | | | | this fern has clean, well balanced water and |
| fish. There are a lot of classes of plants and each | | | | fertilization. |
| class contains many plants. Prior to making a | | | | Popular among hobbyists at all levels is the Amazon |
| selection, you will need to research the classes and | | | | Sword. The plant name comes from the Amazon |
| discover which plants will thrive best for you. Some | | | | River where it is originally from, but it is now easily |
| of the more popular plants are listed below. | | | | found in many states. This is a fairly easy plant to |
| One plant for aquariums that is hardy for all types of | | | | keep in an aquarium but it does need a lot of light. As |
| aquariums is the Hornwort. This rootless plant will | | | | time passes, this plant will grow to be big and the |
| grow easily for even a beginning hobbyist. Because it | | | | leaves will make the plant appear bushy. Too many |
| is rootless, unless it is fastened down by gravel, it will | | | | of these in a tank can make the aquarium look |
| float in the water. The leaves of this provide a nice, | | | | overcrowded and messy. Some species of fish do |
| thick hiding place for the times when fish feel | | | | enjoy eating the Amazon Sword so check the dining |
| threatened. Two reasons this plant grows well are | | | | habits of your fish before buying this one. This plant |
| because it withstands pests and most fish do not like | | | | is also susceptible to algae. |
| the taste of the plant. | | | | Flowering plants, like the Water Lily or the Water |
| Ferns are a plant that some aquarium hobbyists | | | | Hyacinth, look very lovely under water when they |
| prefer to use when decorating the tank with live | | | | bloom, but the Hyacinth tends to be greedy about |
| plants. The fern family contains a wide choice of | | | | light and can block other plants from getting enough. |
| plants and people often mistakenly refer to all ferns | | | | It is considered an invasive plant and can quickly take |
| in this family under one word. They call it 'fern' and | | | | over an aquarium. This is a plant that is best used by |
| believe that word encompasses all ferns, but not all | | | | hobbyists with plenty of experience. |
| the ferns are the same just as all roses are not the | | | | |