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-Shaji
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Shaji Bhaskar, Durham, North Carolina shaji at nando_net
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From: "Scott D. Weberg" <sweberg at garfield_wes.army.mil>
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
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Subject: Advice for a plant beginner?
Hello! I don't belong to this list, so please email any replies directly
to me...
I have a 20gal freshwater fish aquarium right now, and I am planning to upgrade
to either a 40 or a 55 gallon. I mainly want to keep fish, but thought that
trying to grow some live plants might add an extra challenge. I've kept my
current aquarium for 3 or 4 years, so I understand the issues in keeping fish,
but I have no clue about plants. Is it a LOT of extra work to add plants to
the equation? Can I grow some hardy plants in a "normal" fish setup with an
undergravel filter, or do I have to have a different filter technique or
special equipment? I understand that if I wanted to concentrate on just plants,
I would probably want to have a special setup. But my desire is simply to add
a few plants to my fish aquarium. Can this be done with just a little extra
work, or do I just need to stay with fish and plastic plants? Thanks!
Scott
sweberg at garfield_wes.army.mil