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How do I use aquarium plants as ground cover in the aquarium?
put low and dense growing aquarium plants as a ground cover. Most strains like lots of light and CO2 and a nutrient-rich substrate. Divide the planting material and spread it evenly with tweezers or tie it up.
Is it worth planting ground cover?
Many of the aquarium plants that make good ground cover are not just a piece of greenery, they also look appealing. So it's worth it alone to Aquarium beautification to plant. It is not for nothing that ground covers are popular for aquascaping. But there are still things to come the following advantages:
- the substrate is stabilized by rooting
- smaller aquarium inhabitants are given food and hiding places
- more useful microorganisms can settle there
- the ecosystem is stabilized
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Which aquarium plants are suitable as ground cover?
aquarium plants, which grow into a low, dense lawn, are ideal for direct planting in the substrate or for binding to stones. For example:
- Australian Clover Fern (Marsilea crenata) - small, very rounded leaflets
- Australian Tongue Leaf (Glossostigma elatinoides) - small, tongue-like leaflets
- java moss (Taxiphyllum barbieri) - typical moss appearance
- Creeping Staurogyne (Staurogyne repens) - compact growth, easy to shape
- Cuban Pearlwort (Hemianthus callitrichoides Cuba) - white flowering carpet
- Needle cornmeal / dwarf needle cornmeal (Eleocharis) – fine, densely growing culms
- New Zealand Grass (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis) - dense "mat" for the foreground
- Ranalisma rostratum – light green rarity
- Round-leaved pearlwort (Micranthemum umbrosum) – longer stems covered with round leaves
- Water pepper Tännel (Elatine hydropiper) very small leaves
- Dwarf sword plant (Helanthium tenellum) - grassy appearance
How do I care for aquarium plants as ground cover?
Most groundcovers thrive on a well lighted place. Good CO2 supply and a nutritious soil are two other conducive growth factors. However, there are also ground covers that grow under more modest living conditions and with little Care grow. Therefore, find out explicitly about each variety as to whether it is suitable for your aquarium. In order for the green "carpet" to stay nice and thick and low, you should use the Cut ground cover regularly.
How do I plant ground cover in my aquarium?
Divide the planting material into smaller portions or. in individual plants in order to then distribute them evenly over the area to be greened. The Insert into the aquarium substrate is done with tweezers. Some varieties must tied up become. The plants will soon grow together without gaps due to runners or creeping shoots.
Tip
Create Iwagumi (Japanese rock garden) with ground covers
With ground cover you can form a special aquarium landscape: Iwagumi (Japanese rock garden). This is a special form of aquascaping in which the landscape is designed exclusively with stones of different sizes and greened with one type of plant.