I have just received nine plants from Aquarium Garden, and after I planted them into my 29 gallon tank, the aquarium doesn't look that good appearance-wise. The plants just look too disorganized and spaced out. I would like them to flow to one another. I put all the anubias in the front and the crypts in the middle/back along with the bunched plants. Should I let the plants grow a little bit before contemplating where to put them? I'll put up some pictures of my aquarium, soon, so you guys can help me determine where to put everything?
My Newly Planted Aquarium Doesn't Look Too Well.
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Neither do you.
I'm playing with you, you know that right? 
Yes, neon is right, a picture would help us quite a bit. Some tips, though, because I like to see myself write. Bunched plants can often be separated into little groups of 3-4 stems each, and even into individual plants. Anubias should be anchored onto a piece of wood. It is a rhizome plant and the rhizome needs water circulation to thrive. Crypts are root-feeders and would appreciate not being moved around too much, so once we help you find a place for them, give them some time to recover. What other plants did you get?
llj
Neither do you.
Yes, neon is right, a picture would help us quite a bit. Some tips, though, because I like to see myself write. Bunched plants can often be separated into little groups of 3-4 stems each, and even into individual plants. Anubias should be anchored onto a piece of wood. It is a rhizome plant and the rhizome needs water circulation to thrive. Crypts are root-feeders and would appreciate not being moved around too much, so once we help you find a place for them, give them some time to recover. What other plants did you get?
llj
Oh shoot, I've planted my Anubias into the gravel. Can I use a paperclip to weigh it down?
Here are some pictures:
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I just received them yesterday. I was thinking about leaving them like they are to let them green up a bit.
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/xs412.xs.to/xs412/07083/IMG_0526.jpgI just received them yesterday. I was thinking about leaving them like they are to let them green up a bit.
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I think you should wait for the plants to grow a bit, but it won't hurt to get more plants. The only think you should watch out for is the plant in the front left. IF it's anubias (it looks like it to me) it needs to be attached to a rock or driftwood, at least partially.
SuperColey1
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I use elastic bands and leave them for 4-6 weeks, then snip the elastic band off (It will snap itself soon after, otherwise)
If you have fish in ther you best get that paperclip out, that is a spearing waiting to happen. Everyone else is also correct, get a shed load of Elodia/Egeria Densa or Cabomba, and plant them all over, while the other plants grown and to give the Java Fern, Swords, and Anubias some shade (these 3 will get covered in algae in direct light (Experience tells me this) as they are slow growers.
These fast growers wil also help take the Algaes nutrient supply away, and as the weeks and months go by, and the plants you bought grow on a bit you can slowly remove the Elodia and Cabomba stem by stem, and replace with plants you like.
This is me passing on to you what I was initially advised, before I get sued for copyright. lol
andy
If you have fish in ther you best get that paperclip out, that is a spearing waiting to happen. Everyone else is also correct, get a shed load of Elodia/Egeria Densa or Cabomba, and plant them all over, while the other plants grown and to give the Java Fern, Swords, and Anubias some shade (these 3 will get covered in algae in direct light (Experience tells me this) as they are slow growers.
These fast growers wil also help take the Algaes nutrient supply away, and as the weeks and months go by, and the plants you bought grow on a bit you can slowly remove the Elodia and Cabomba stem by stem, and replace with plants you like.
This is me passing on to you what I was initially advised, before I get sued for copyright. lol
andy
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