Aquatic Plant

Aquatic Plant
Can the aquatic plant Cabomba grow free floating? or does it have to be planted under substrate?

I have a few roots of Cabomba in my aquarium but branches of it keeps getting broken off by the fishes. Should I re-plant those broken branches under the substrate or does this plant grow free-floating as well?

There are two plants...one is cabomba and another one that is similar and more bushier. If they have roots after the fish break them,they can be replanted and will grow again. If they have no roots it wont matter because they will keep on growing,but you will have to wrap a thin strip of plant lead at the bottom or they will float to the top.

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Benefits Of Aquarium Plants - 4 Tips On Their Care

1. Make your aquarium attractive with real plants
When you keep a fish tank or an aquarium it is mostly for the purpose of having something decorative around the house. Of course apart from this it is also supposed to create calmness in you if you are stressed out. When you think of putting accessories into it to make it look good and add to its visual appeal, think about something natural that will have more benefits than just the visual appeal. Instead of artificial plastic plants put in the natural ones as these are more beneficial for the tank as well as for the fish. Live plants add oxygen to the water and also assist in maintaining the chemistry in the water. These plants also provide a place for the good bacteria to survive, and this bacteria is useful for breaking down the waste products that are in the fish tank. So the use of live natural live plants helps in maintaining a healthy and clean aquarium and also adds to the aesthetic value.

2. Care of aquatic plants
Now that you have decided to have live plants in your fish tank, you should know more about taking good care of them. For this you will have to have a proper balance of nutrients and light in the tank for the plants. The amount of light recommended in books is usually not quite sufficient so it is better to get extra light supply. Once you increase the amount of light in the tank you will have to add more nutrients to balance it out. Sometimes this could result in the build up of algae, so if you can put some algae eating fish into the tank is will be a good balance of all the requirements.

3. Prepare the tank for live plants
Place all the plants in the tank first and allow them to get acclimatized to the tank. This way you can be sure that the nutrients will not be used up by the algae. Put in plants that grow fast and some plants that are floating ones. Some fish like the cat fish like to hide under the leaves and away from direct light. This will also add to the decoration of the fish tank.

4. Add the fish after the plants
Now that your plants are well acclimatized to the tank you can put in the fish. Remember that you will have to take care of the aquatic plants just like any other plants. Whenever there are decayed leaves make sure that you remove them from the tank. If you have put the roots of some of the plants into the gravel they will produce new plants which you can remove and put into another part of the tank. The lower leaves that do not get enough light may rot more often, so be sure to remove them. All this care will keep your fish happy also. Make sure that you have a regular routine for cleaning your tank.

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