Re: [GSAS-Member] New 20 gal: looking for foreground plants; also, cannister filter brand tips?

["Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>]

Hi Matt,

I think that was the package Roy bought was the one I brought in-- at
least, I brought in a medium sized freezer bag with a label that said
"Foreground Package" and contained those plants.

The dwarf babies tears tend to creep off the substrate a little, but they
do make a nice ground cover and in my experience are much easer than the
glossostigma (which I've only managed to get going in two tanks--and just
barely in those). The sag and chain swords (grass) do fine under cheap
shop lights as well...

(((Similar to Bette's disclaimer except worse-- my setup is
"ultra-budget-non-maintanence", meaning if a SAE or ancistrus won't eat
it, or if I can't scrub it off the glass in less than 30 seconds-- it's
staying.  They look good to me, and most of the plants I've tried do just
fine, but they aren't exactly coming from an ADA display tank.)))

I owe you some plants after having laughed until I started to tear up
reading your Craigslist write-up a while back. About the time I got to
"Blue shoe, make offer" the neighbours were probably wondering what was
going on.  It's unfortunate it's so true...

Cliff



> Hi Matt,
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> I picked up a "Foreground Package" of plants at the annual auction which
> contained: Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC); Echinodorus tenellus (Pygmy
> Chain Sword); Glossostigma elatinoides (Glossostigma).  It was just what I
> was looking for to trial with the Sagittaria subulata  (Dwarf Sagittaria)
> that I already had in the tank.  All four are working well but the one I
> like the best so far is the Hermianthus callitrichoides (HC) because of
> the
> very small, fine leaves and low creeping habit.  Sorry I do not have any
> extra to share since I just planted it two weeks ago, but it is rooting
> and
> spreading in my natural gravel tank. Maybe someone else has some to offer.
>
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> Roy
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