Good filler plants

[connorlindeman]

I recently got some Cabomba Caroliniana for my 20g and im not really a fan of how it looks in there.
Any suggestions on a good filler plant(or plants) that would look good in a 20g?
By filler plants I mean plants that will take up space and look nice.
ANy other plant ideas would be appreciated as well

 

[Lajos_Detari]

Actually I am not sure what do you mean by filler plants.
Actually when you have many plants, all of them will fill up the space.

I think you have to first decide whether you want it to be planted or floating or tied to a wood.
Some plants like Anubias looks great when you tie them to driftwoods.

Next is, do you want to put it at the background or the front or the middle of the tank?
Vallisneria is good to be at the background.

Floating plants like Hornworts, Anacharis Elodea, Cabomba can create like a jungle look if you let them grow and they are fast growing.
I like floating plants because I don't need to plant them. I can just leave them anywhere in the tank and they will grow.

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[kiko]

crypts don't grow crazy and look nice...

this is about 2 years growth

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Hygrophila polysperma is a nice filler plant

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Actually, are you referring to the tank you've entered into the competition? If so, vall would look lovely in there...if you take your cabomba and bunch them in little groups of 3 or so, that would look nice too but in all honesty I think it looks great as it is, just keep trimming and replanting, it will soon full in

 

[Colin_T]

Water Sprite. It can be grown as a floating plant or grown in the substrate.

 

[connorlindeman]

Water Sprite. It can be grown as a floating plant or grown in the substrate.

Thanks to you I already have that

 

[Slaphppy7]

crypts don't grow crazy and look nice...
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Don't grow crazy? I beg to differ, lol...I have to yank them out of here on a regular basis...and they always come back

 

[Colin_T]

Water Sprite. It can be grown as a floating plant or grown in the substrate.

Thanks to you I already have that

Plant some in the gravel. It grows into a lovely shrub shape and looks different to most other aquatic plants.