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Guide to Planting and Maintaining Deep Water Pond Plants
When placing Deep Water Plants into the pond make sure to lower them in stages to allow the plant to acclimatise to its new depth. This allows the leaves to stretch to the surface during each stage of the descent.
Guide to Planting and Maintaining Marginal Pond Plants
Each product listing will have a planting depth advertised. Marginal planting depths are provided as a guide only, with the depth being the amount of water between the water surface and the top of the pond basket.
Will Water Lily Pond Plants Survive Winter?
Water lilies are stunning plants that have many benefits for a pond's ecosystem. They provide shelter against the sun and rain for fish frogs, and other water-dwelling wildlife.
OATA Care Guide: Freshwater Plants
OATA produce a good range of free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants. The addition of real plants not only adds colour and vibrancy to your aquarium, but healthy plant growth can help to oxygenate the water
How big do Ludwigia Palustris aquarium plants grow?
Ludwigia palustris red is an ideal background plant due to it fast growth. With its high impact colour it can be used to great effect as a focal point in the aquascape. It contrasts brilliantly with the greens of other plants and dark brown wood.
Is Ludwigia Palustris a beginner aquatic plant?
Ludwigia Palustris red, or Common Water-primrose, is an easy to care for aquarium plant. It can be planted in almost any kind of substrate, although it is better not to use sand as sand can suffocate the roots.
Jackfruit Leaves in an Aquarium
Leaves and leaf litter are a good source of biofilm in fish tanks, and all shrimps love to graze on them. Having an assortment of leaf litter in your tank helps to ensure baby shrimp get through their first weeks. Microfauna and snails will eat them too.
Catappa Leaves in an Aquarium
There are no set rules about adding dried Catappa leaves to an aquarium, as they are not harmful to livestock. However, you must remember that each leaf releases tannins, so your water will discolour brown. The more you add, the darker the tint becomes.
