Recommend Me Some Fast Growing Plants!

[ATK!!!]

Well today I'll be starting a silent cycle with my Juwel Rio 180 and I was just wondering what fast growing plants to go for. It would be nice to have a mix, not just stem plants but any experiences with things to avoid/go for would be great. I plan to cover 70% straight away, how much of that should be faster growing plants?

All advice is welcome!

 

[NathanPrince]

I find Ludwigia repens, heteranthera zosterifolia, water sprite, java ferns, crypt wendtii, cabomba, elodea densa and hygrophila difformis all grow pretty fast for me.

Im sure theres loads more around but thats what I've grown with really fast results.

Hope this helps

 

[ATK!!!]

Thanks for the quick reply, I was thinking of crypts but I've never tried them before, I'll be sure to look for these!

 

[NathanPrince]

I've got the Wendtii green and browns, Parva and Wendtii "green gecko" and they are flourishing in my low tech tank. Just using liquid carbon and Green High Fertilizer from eBay. Although its not necessary its really cheap and does help a huge amount!

 

[ATK!!!]

I'm going for a very low tech approach so I probably wont use any ferts other than the plant substrate I'm putting in now.

 

[NathanPrince]

Should still be fine, mine were up until dosing they just grow a little slower that's all.

They will "melt" or die off when first introduced but it's perfectly normal and after they will grow back nice and strong then there's no stopping them lol

 

[pablothebetta]

Hygrophilia Polysperma has worked great for me, I can easily get several cm of growth per week with it in a low-tech tank without CO2, average lighting and 'King British' fertilizer dosed daily