Question: Planted axolotl tank

[vanjaif]

Hey guys! Show me your planted axolotl tank! :happy:


I currently don't have any real plants in my axolotl tank, but I would really love to. I don't have any skills when it comes to aquarium decoration or knowledge about plants. So do you have plants in your axolotl tank? Could you show some pictures and tell me what plants you have, and how you manage to take care of them.


Hope to see some great tanks, Best regards, Vanja.

 

[Astrolotl]

Here's some of the only good (cell phone) pictures I had of my tank while Latté was alive. (edited for brightness)
Basically I never did anything, no ferts, no root tabs. These plants explode in growth as long as there are nitrates to absorb.
Anubias nana
water sprite
willow moss
flame moss
amazon sword
vallisneria spiralis
my light is a finnex fuge ray that I only have on for 2 hours a day.

 

[STCxB]

I have some dwarf sword, I think is what it is called, as well as some Java fern and some no-name stalked plants that keep getting uprooted.

The Java fern and dwarf swords seem nearly indestructible and only occasionally get uprooted. The Java fern especially is my go to plant for any aquarium I've ever had since it reproduces so readily.

The plants that have stalks are the hard part. I bought a beautiful piece of mopani wood from Petco to try and convince them to root into something since they are currently just floating around. It currently is soaking in water to get the tannins out and then I'll put it in and tie my plants down.