Thermal
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I'm planning on making another tank, this will be my second one and I need help with choosing plants. It's a five gal and I'm aiming to replicate the natural habitat of bettas; low pH acidic water, low light, warm temp, etc.
I tried looking for plants but only found a few due to conflicting information on their care requirements. So far, my list has Amazon Sword, Cryptocoryne, Hygrophila polysperma, Salvinia, and Pothos on the surface. Are they good picks or should I swap or change some? I'm going for a jungle look with lots of plants, but I'm getting kinda desperate at this point so any plant that does well in low light and soft acidic water is enough for me.
Here's the tank currently, the light I use is a 3-watt desk lamp that I was able to grow hornwort with, and a 5-watt heater. The heater works fine since the climate where I live is already hot, I just need a lil helping hand during rainy seasons. I don't have any CO2, no filter.
I tried looking for plants but only found a few due to conflicting information on their care requirements. So far, my list has Amazon Sword, Cryptocoryne, Hygrophila polysperma, Salvinia, and Pothos on the surface. Are they good picks or should I swap or change some? I'm going for a jungle look with lots of plants, but I'm getting kinda desperate at this point so any plant that does well in low light and soft acidic water is enough for me.
Here's the tank currently, the light I use is a 3-watt desk lamp that I was able to grow hornwort with, and a 5-watt heater. The heater works fine since the climate where I live is already hot, I just need a lil helping hand during rainy seasons. I don't have any CO2, no filter.
