Help me pick a foreground!

[SCMurphy]

I think Jeff hit a homerun, downoi, it will spread laterally, won't grow tall, once it is happy doesn't need much care, basically a plant like anubius. The trimmings will be worth a few bucks too. Maybe a downoi hedge surounding a C. x willisii willisii lawn, care free for at least 3 months at a time.

[JMLenke]

jungle val.

you might have trouble seeing in the tank though.

The fish will be happy.

[Rick Dotson]

Any luck with minuta?

Very similar to Marsilea quadrifolia however, Marsilea minuta is much shorter (about one cm)...identical in size to glossostigma. Like quadrifolia it is dark green and tolerates much lower light levels than does glossostigma. We also now grow it emergent and in this form it is a 2-4in tall plant. Once planted in your aquarium, allow it to grow for a week and it will revert to the tiny 1cm high submersed growth. Once overall new short submersed growth is twice the volume of the original emersed growth, you can begin to cut back the emersed growth.

This is shorter and would have greater appeal to me.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

I have M. minuta growing very well in my 90P.

[SCMurphy]

It's a 180 gallon aquarium, M. minuta would probably look like green gravel in it.

[Rick Dotson]

green gravel is the look I want

[ingg]

Same here actually, well, really low like that.... wish I could do it in parva for less than a hundred bucks for a foreground.

[jcali10]

You're kidding about the green gravel look right? Do you think the Lobelia Cardinalis Small Form is too big? I have no experience with it yet.

I borrowed this paragraph from the Plantfinder on APC, very detailed write up there.

The unique appearance and growth habit of this small plant make it an excellent choice for the midground of aquaria ranging from small to large. In large aquariums, this plant can even be used as a low maintenance foreground. It is often used in the Dutch Aquarium style to form diagonal, sweeping streets which add movement to otherwise static plant groupings. Because it is slow to gain vertical height, it is highly suitable for those hobbyists trying to cut down maintenance on their aquascapes.

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/foru ... rf_top.jpg

[Ltrepeter2000]

I have found that if it doesnt receive the "ideal" light it does grow quickly vertically and also like other stems the distance between leaves lengthens so the growth is less lush. It requires a high amount of light IMO to remain low growing.

[jcali10]

Well, I saw Dave's TEK lights, they are really nice. I'm sure they would provide more than enough light.