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BryceM · 05-11-2008, 01:48 PM

Deni,

I'm keeping three varieties of Anubias barteri, 2 java ferns, 6 species of crypts and 1 moss under 3.5 wpg with MH lighting. Morphologically, they don't look much different. Leaf size for anubias and the ferns is identical to my low-light setups. The crypts leaves get a little bigger and the plants are certainly denser. The anubias look like anubias anywhere else.

So far as I can tell the only negative is that these so-called slow growers are actually spreading quickly enough that they need monthly trimming. This is especially true of the narrow-leaf java fern. Anubias is a bit harder to keep algae-free under high light, but like most plants, it responds to an occasional trim with new, healthier growth.

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BryceM Administrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Central Idaho, USA Posts: 4,262 iTrader Ratings: 42 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 178534	Re: Excellent List Of Plants For Low Light Tanks Deni, I'm keeping three varieties of Anubias barteri, 2 java ferns, 6 species of crypts and 1 moss under 3.5 wpg with MH lighting. Morphologically, they don't look much different. Leaf size for anubias and the ferns is identical to my low-light setups. The crypts leaves get a little bigger and the plants are certainly denser. The anubias look like anubias anywhere else. So far as I can tell the only negative is that these so-called slow growers are actually spreading quickly enough that they need monthly trimming. This is especially true of the narrow-leaf java fern. Anubias is a bit harder to keep algae-free under high light, but like most plants, it responds to an occasional trim with new, healthier growth.