Low Light Aquarium Plants - My No Fail Top 8 Favorites

My usual low light aquarium plants top 8 favorites that you just can't fail with.
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[@AquariumCop]

Always love watching easy to grow!! 🌿🌳🍃

[@TheWaterBox]

Me too! Thanks for commenting!

[@ioiwut4874]

back when i was a kid and actually bought stuff from petco i got some amazon swords for my 10gal-fresh and there was just a tiny little leaf with a tiny little red hair coming out. it looked like a dying baby leaf blade to me ( very new to hobby at the time) and it turned out it was java fern. Well the Amazon sword barely survived a year... but that TINY (pinky nail sized) java fern... COMPLETELY took over my tank. Which i liked/allowed. I dont know how familiar anyone here is with cactus, but i would compare these to prickly pears - in regards to care/hardiness. They're the kind of cactus you can just literally rip off a leaf from and haphazardly throw it anywhere on the ground and in no time have a fully established plant.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for sharing!

[@byrguy1295]

They look awesome too! I wish I had started with a bigger tank :( Thinking of switching to a 20 gallon long in my room and maybe setting up an old 30 gallon in the living room. Not sure I'd want to maintain 2 tanks though xD

[@shiyadh7355]

@@byrguy1295 low tech tank ,it's suppost to support it self do maintenance 1 week and you are don't 😉

[@shiyadh7355]

@@byrguy1295 low tech tank ,it's suppost to support it self do maintenance 1 week and you are don't 😉

[@lopezanaconda7421]

What a quality clip, helpful for anyone that is starting their journey (and not only) through wonderful aquarium world. Thank you sir, good job 👍.

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@donnasujkowski3886]

Thank you so much for posting the 4 part videos on how to start a planted tank it really is helping me understand the how what and why in easy terms. I plan to add another tank and I want to do a low light planted 55 gallon in the early summer. I am enjoying your videos and they are really helpful. ✨

[@TheWaterBox]

Hi Donna, thanks for watching and I'm glad they are helping :)

[@omgomg24368686]

Great video! Im getting back into aquahobby and I needed a refresher of all the plants.

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad it helped!

[@TheyhemMayhem333]

I’m doing research for my first planted tank and I’m LOVING how educational your videos are!

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks! I'm glad it helps. :)

[@cherylmockotr]

Me, too! I have a 36" bookshelf tank coming in any day now. I've got all sorts of plans and can't wait to get started. First I'm going to make my own undergravel filter and stash some bioballs in it as part of my biofilter system. Then weedblocker fabric on top and then decide between Amazonia and organic soil. You are the one who got me serious enough to start throwing money at this hobby :-)

[@TheWaterBox]

@@cherylmockotr Nice! A plenum is a great filter solution!. You're definitely going all in here. haha. Good luck and keep patience!

[@myatko9246]

All of your videos are so informative. Thanks a lot

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@popparock6506]

love them all! great list!

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks!

[@whoaitsjape]

Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels, keep it up brother! And congrats on the sponsorship. Anubias nana petite takes the cake for me.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks Jape! Means a lot to me that I got there on your list of faves! :) The sponsorship was just for the video so I can finish the punch line for the on-running joke for my subscribers. lol

[@nathanlarkin7048]

Thanks so much for this!!! Helps with choices for my new nano tank!!!

[@TheWaterBox]

Yay!

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

I love the low tech-light-plant tanks they so much easier to work with.

[@TheWaterBox]

It can be for sure!

[@Lumpydog]

Nice video with good information. Great editing. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for commenting Lumpy!

[@mrek2068]

Your videos are always so informative, interesting and well filmed. Excellent.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks buddy!

[@juaned23]

I really enjoy watching your channel! Congrats for your sponsor, good job man.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for watching! He just sponsored that one video. I made a quick deal with him just so I can complete the punch line joke for my subscribers! haha. But it was cool of him to do so either way! :)

[@aileencarrera1649]

This was very helpful! Thank you

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad it was helpful!

[@FishmanEricRussell]

Great looking plants and choices

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks

[@Brensters63]

Great informative video, and you’re also funny! Lol Thanks!

[@ACAquatics]

Great video as always brother. I also like the Hygrophila difformis or water wisteria and many others from the Hygrophila family. Thanks for sharing and as always keep doing what you do if it works for you.

[@TheWaterBox]

Great choices AC! Thanks for sharing!

[@Matadeszk]

Good list! Great performance! Go on man!

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks!

[@soak785]

I like sunset hydro. ..sturdy and pretty with the pink veins.😀

[@TheWaterBox]

Ah yes, that is definitely a pretty one. Thanks for your thoughts!

[@taylorsteed3680]

Your videos are helping me soooooo soooooo much🖤

[@TheWaterBox]

I'm glad! Thanks for watching!

[@theretrogeek2281]

Am new to aquascaping, been a year studying the methods and watching endless videos on KZbin,now am in the process of setting one up soon,maybe next month,almost have all the stuff I need am waiting for a little more stuff,I think will start next month! Your videos helped me out a lot thanks..wish me luck :-)

[@TheWaterBox]

I'm glad they helped! Good luck!

[@heatherk.906]

I love your videos! Thanks for taking the time to educate the rest of us. In this video, I would have loved to see examples of the different varieties you mention, so that I could see it while hearing you talk about them. Ah well...have to do my research the hard way! LOL! Thanks again!

[@TheWaterBox]

Haha sorry about that.

[@cichlidguru1163]

Great list bro. Love your channel

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks Buddy!

[@HCAqua]

Great picks. I would have to agree with them all.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks HC!

[@cichlidinsanity]

Youd be a blast to party with lol thx bro awesome vid

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks!

[@jjxtwo1]

Great list! Great video! Subscribed.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks!

[@ScottysAnimals]

The combination of your personality and depth of knowledge is why I subscribed but I have been watching a lot of star trek during the stay-at-home time and when you said you are a trekie I had to say right on!

[@TheWaterBox]

Haha right on! Trekkies forever!

[@seyoungkim4694]

excellent list!!!

[@TheWaterBox]

Thank you sir! Excellent comment! :)

[@terrywho22]

Great video! I would add Bacopa Carolina to the list as one of my favs.

[@TheWaterBox]

Great suggestion!

[@JolliBliss]

Great video, tnx!

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad it helped!

[@tauncfester3022]

Echinodorus Hormanii, Looks like really really big Jungle Val, it also can grow big rhizomes that will make daughter plants. Needs a big tank mostly to itself, the other nice thing about them is they're rather tolerant of cool conditions being from Southern Uruguay and Northern Argentina so they would be good in a cool-water tank for Goldfish.

[@aseriouslollygagger5734]

You had my subscription at "Star Trek fan" . Great fun video, thanks😆

[@TheWaterBox]

Trekkie/Trekker for life! ;)

[@AngelosFishTanks]

Awesome list my friend

[@TheWaterBox]

Thank you Angelo!

[@kenro624]

Holy crap a sponsor!! I was definitely surprised. Great to see it was h2o plants

[@TheWaterBox]

It was just for the video. :) I fanaggled a deal for the video just so I can finish the punch line for the running joke for my subscribers. ;)

[@jyajlotec-aqua3479]

Anubias is my favorite plant for low light

[@TheWaterBox]

Definitely great plants!

[@Wildman-lc3ur]

I sometimes forget I have anubus

[@shiyadh7355]

@@Wildman-lc3ur how, it's a beautify plant

[@marlenyr7121]

I just place my second order from H2O after being happy with my first order. My only wish is that they would have more in stock as many are OUT OF STOCK. I do understand that these plants need time to grow before they can be shipped out so patience is required here. Prices are very fair and I trust the quality of their plants.

[@TheWaterBox]

Marleny Rafferty yeh, they sell out once they get in.

[@user-qo6il9vg3n]

Came for the plants, stayed for the humor. Subscribing for sure!

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for subbing!

[@meggrotte4760]

Wow I wish they had this in Taiwan I would love to have it for a carpeting plant. Wow no light and CO2 and it continues to grow that's awesome

[@TheWaterBox]

Cool!

[@ktcooki276]

Unlike some channels, it's VERY helpful you've added the plant numbers and names on screen. Thanks!!

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jayextarys8616]

Thanks for that!

[@TheWaterBox]

Jay Extarys welcome!

[@GhostK95]

This video made me subscribe.. tons of information!!!! Tons of plants great ideas !!! Its pretty entertaining & Funny .. my favorite plant is the Anubis & dwarf hair grass ..

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for watching. Glad you have favorite parts to it :)

[@typerexc]

At the moment, one of my favorites is the java fern, "trident" - I got it a few years ago, and it's just beautiful. Low tech tank, and it's pretty big. I like how distinctive and clean it looks.

[@TheWaterBox]

It is a pretty plant for sure! Thanks for watching

[@craniumrex4614]

From a fellow Trek fan, great video. Enjoy the humour, nice editing and hurray for a sponsor. Clever H2O Plants! I've had luck with all your recommendations.

[@TheWaterBox]

Awe! Thanks Cranium! He just sponsored the video. :) And good to hear from another treker!

[@drd1614]

3:14 you’ve won my heart lol.

[@TheWaterBox]

Trekkies 4 life yo!

[@jdssurf]

i have one of those current led strip light bars that have lots of settings on my 30 gallon, it's pretty bright, is that good enough for most of these

[@mrswiggles2012]

Just found your video. You made me laugh and you're a trekki. New sub. Thanks. I enjoyed it

[@TheWaterBox]

Yeh, hardcore trekkie. Mostly TNG and beyond. OS is good but I see it more as the classic

[@bk2pla]

Wow, this was so helpful! Thank you. Is there some place where I could see these plants in their mature state?

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad it helped. What do you mean their natural state? As in nature? That you just have to google.

[@Zingo89]

one of my new favorite low light plant are cryptocoryne parva, perfect for smaller tanks!

[@TheWaterBox]

Awe man, how did I miss that? Thanks for sharing that one Zingo!

[@TheScienceguy77]

The only negative thing about crypt parva is that it grows at a glacial pace.

[@CheatcodeGlitch]

Great video bud

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks!

[@scothancock2586]

Got to love Voyager.

[@TheWaterBox]

One of my faves

[@enocsp]

My favorites are bucephalandra (red and green wavy) cryptos (wendtii and brown) Anubia nana petite, alternanthera reineckii mini (it’s one of the few red plants that can grow reddish leaves even under low light conditions), staurogyne repens, Amazon frogbit (it grows smaller roots under low light)

[@TheWaterBox]

Nice! thanks for sharing!

[@Wilbur_Long]

A fine list! I also like pearl weed (Hemianthus micranthemoides). It grows rooted or floating, grows fast and eats nitrates. Grows tall, bushy, or as a carpet, depending on how it's trimmed. Downside? Frequent trimming.

[@TheWaterBox]

Yeh, that think needs trimming all the time. It does get annoying after a while. :) Thanks for commenting!

[@mdlasman]

great job on video n great to have a sponsor

[@TheWaterBox]

Haha he just sponsored that one video so I can say I had a sponsor for that video. lol Silly on going joke if you wanted the videos before this one.

[@dwightpilsner9906]

Nicely produced vids, sir. New channel to binge. lmao

[@TheWaterBox]

thanks!

[@MS-hw8mv]

Great video production

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks

[@yoruva1]

Java fern, anubias, valliseneria is what I have. Congratulations on sponsorship from H2O. I would be interested to learn how to grow some of the other plants.

[@TheWaterBox]

I'll do more vid on more plants in the future for sure! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

C.balansae has done fantastic for me. It can take low light..not so great water conditions..and then when you do add more light and better filter?..Its a beast in growth and puckered leaves. Unlike the Aponogetons that resemble it,this Crypt has no dormant period or bulb. So,its good to go all year. I love that plant,man.😢😜

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for sharing

[@MichaelRobinson-vw4jg]

Im getting ready to setup a 60 gallon planted angle tank with a few bottom feeders, how many should I start with?

[@maxreaume4173]

Good video as always! What is your opinion on the budget lights like Beamswork and Nicrew?

[@TheWaterBox]

They work fine. From what I hear the Beamworks hi outputs work well but I haven't tried them. Just the low light stuff.

[@meggrotte4760]

No worries I'm at trecki 2 also I love animals. I'm writing from Taiwan but I'm an American I love your video keep up the good work

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks!

[@gino.from.chicago]

Thanks for making this video! I like how you picked lights most beginners or inexpensive lights that we all use or used! You made this video real relatable!

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks!

[@louiecornago6433]

Hi! Can amazon swords live with lights coming from my living room? Planning to get one. Thanks!

[@TheWaterBox]

Probably not. Won't get much light that way so it may not do well.

[@user-dz9yk8qc8q]

Yessssssssss, CorkScrew Vals!!!!

[@TheWaterBox]

Love them! :) Thanks fro commenting!

[@leolee875]

Great share for the new comers 👍

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for watching!

[@yohanmestre2203]

Thanks it's help

[@TheWaterBox]

Happy to help

[@thomasm78]

A sponser!!! I love h2o plants! Half of my good stuff is from them

[@TheWaterBox]

He is definitely awesome. He's just the sponsor for the video. :)

[@duncansutherland47]

This was awesome! I’ve been struggling with a ten gallon tank. I just got the Stingray 20” and I hope to be able to salvage my struggle Java ferns in there. I have no co2 of course but I will be buying some of these recommendations, probably from your sponsor. :)

[@TheWaterBox]

What's wrong with your ferns?

[@duncansutherland47]

The Water Box they were fine with fluorescent plant light that I was using but then I changed to an LED that didn’t work. It came recommended but it was not plant friendly. As a result the ferns got a bit sickly. I also had an awful out break of algae from the other light.

[@neils4501]

Haha love the thumbnail, great movie! You know me I like the bucephalandra, but it’s putting me in the poorhouse.

[@TheWaterBox]

Haha, yeh, that stuff is expensive. I'm waiting for it to go down in price a little.

[@lawrencegrieshaber3118]

great video Have you or will you do a video on trimming ans maintaining these plants Thanks Great info

[@TheWaterBox]

That's on my list so yes! Soon! :)

[@lawrencegrieshaber3118]

Cant wait

[@TheWaterBox]

Me neither!

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

Great video.

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

@@TheWaterBox I did it a lot! I'm sending you support from Brazil🇧🇷.

[@TheWaterBox]

@@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor thanks!

[@turnipsucks6416]

Anubias and Crypts. The only plants I haven't killed in low lighting. And to give perspective on my take of low light, think Walmart 10 gallon LED kit lighting. They are both thriving and have more than doubled in size. and space. So much so that they support a school of 50 guppies in a 10 gallon tank...... Just saying.

[@TheWaterBox]

awesome!

[@nathanielsmith3371]

I really enjoyed the video but I would make one request----- where does each plant go? Do they go in the background, middle or foreground? Please keep making videos. thank you

[@TheWaterBox]

That depends on the plant and what you do with it. Good idea for a new video though. Thanks!

[@daveyponderosa9549]

New Sub here. Many thanks for your tips. Cheers

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for the sub! Hope you keep watching :)

[@ayannamukendi5504]

Hi @TheWaterBox! I know I am a year late but was wondering if you can answer my question. I am a new betta owner and I was told that my tank did not have enough plants for my betta Coconut to hide it. I have one Anubis nana sitting in the sand (the rimozone is NOT covered) and two betta friendly plastic plants. I did some research and I think I am going to go with the plants Lemon Bacopa Caroliniana and the Cryptocorynes Wendii both brown and green. Do you think my choices are a good idea or too much/little? I have a 5.5 Top Fin gallon tank and am planning on using the light that comes with the tank and no CO2 but I will use Seacheam root tabs. If my light is not enough, is the NICREW submersible light a good light? Thank You so much in advance?

[@TheWaterBox]

That are good choices for plants. The nana is a great choice because you betta can perch on it. You could probably get rid of those plastic plants if you got a nana in there for him to sit on. Betta's don't normally need to hide unless you got the tank sitting in a high traffic area. But more plants are always good. The Bacopa and wendii green are good choice but I'm not sure the brown will do all that well with the light that came with the tank. The submersible light isn't really a plant light. I won't do anything for the plants. I would suggest something like the Finnex String Ray Clip On instead: amzn.to/2CCvsBp That should provide you more than enough light for those plants at the size of tank.

[@atomicgunpla]

You got my subscribe for the Star Trek reference!

[@TheWaterBox]

To boldly go my man!

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

Tiger Lotus seems to do well on average light. I have the red and some Unusual purple-brown with green metallic mottling. Also the tan N. stellata..that's more lily pad than leaf..but its nice. I'm hoping to return and say Bolbitis heudelotii is soooooo easy. But,I just got it and we will see...

[@TheWaterBox]

Good luck with it! :)

[@martink4358]

Java ferns and Amazon swords are my favourites 🐠🌱

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for sharing Martin!

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

I might have posted before,but I'm sort of old,so give me a break...But! Giant Hygro is usually a good grower under something as simple as double 40 watt shop lights. Java moss is unkillable..unless algae gets on it. So,low light really best unless you have a very light fish load and bright tank where it can do well too. Those two make for a top ten as I agree on all your other choices.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks for the suggestions Stan!

[@byrguy1295]

Enjoyable and informative video, thx. Lol I love fried rice with green onions you made me hungry too. Planning on floating hornwort and Java Moss. Does java moss collect a lot of garbage ? I have a bunch of Malaysian Trumpet snails from a random fish purchase and a few Kuhli loaches. Would they keep it clean enough ? I have one Zebra loach left so I don't think I could add any shrimp.

[@TheWaterBox]

Not sure what you mean by collecting garbage? What are you putting in your tank that it's collecting garbage?? Don't throw your trash in your fish tank!! ;)

[@byrguy1295]

@@TheWaterBox Lol. Fish food,sheddings from the hornwort, and poop etc xD If the snails,loaches,and Otocinclus catfish can't keep it somewhat clean I don't think I want it.

[@TheWaterBox]

@@byrguy1295 You SHOULDN'T let it get that bad in your tank that your plants are picking up that kind of mess. lol

[@byrguy1295]

@@TheWaterBox I'm still trying to find a food the fish really gobble up besides bloodworms. Only feed those 3 times per week. Bug Bites seems to have a lot of filler in it the fish won't touch and same with my flake food. So much just sinks to the bottom untouched. I'm kinda glad I accidentally got snails or idk what would eat all that uneaten food. The Zebra loach seems to only likes shrimp pellets or snails but the Kuhli loaches destroy anything on the bottom. I've tried a few different pellets for top feeders with no success, any that you would recommend for Black Neons ?

[@jeffparryncc1701]

For turtle keepers, I highly recommend java fern, so tuff.

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks fro the rec!

[@jc49fishniner4lif7]

Great channel i love it what can u say about hydrofyla??? Can u make a vid about it PLEASE

[@TheWaterBox]

I'll have to research it! Thanks for watching.

[@shngsam8777]

after a few years, my java fern just grow smaller and smaller, not sure why it happens and talk about echinodorus, mine one grew very well immersed, and they hat white flower with 3 petals too

[@TheWaterBox]

It could just be the parameters as to way the java ferns got small. Cool on the echinodorus

[@gunsnaloha8323]

My favorite has to be the aponegeton boivinianus it grows like crazy but damn my Odessa barbs like to feast on it

[@TheWaterBox]

Those damned fish! LOL I hate it when they don't get along with the plants. ;) Thanks for you option on the Apongeton!

[@Deon0026yickadee]

Anubias all day. I had a planter tank and took it down to only transfer my plants to my 75 gallon Mdoka white Hap tank and it’s living 6 months later and I never cut the light on but once a week lol

[@TheWaterBox]

Haha, that's Anubias for ya! I don't think it can handle salt water though. I mean, just making sure. I know you been reefing a lot lately... just want to throw that out there. ;)

[@Deon0026yickadee]

The Water Box 📦 haha I was thinking of acclimating then 😅

[@TheWaterBox]

Let me know how it works out! 😆

[@Deon0026yickadee]

The Water Box you’ll be the first!

[@TheWaterBox]

You are SO kinda. ;) lol

[@toomanyhungrycats0554]

So far I've only been able to keep anubias. Ive been looking to put more green in my 20 gallon

[@TheWaterBox]

Good luck! :)

[@josephoh7659]

Congratz on the sponsor! You are hilarious and I would laugh every time you brought up the "no sponsor"

[@TheWaterBox]

Haha I like doing the vid across vid running jokes. I message h2o plants asking if the wanted to sponsor the next video so I can finish the punch line. Lol

[@josephoh7659]

Humor definitely is a great rapport builder. You have lots of great information and seem to be pretty fluent with video production as well. I am looking forward to your channel growing more! I appreciate you responding to your comments and being interactive with your viewers, it shows how much time you put into your projects. Wish you the best of luck, and will see you in the next video

[@TheWaterBox]

Thanks Oh Jo! Yeh, video production is my other favorite "hobby" :) So it works out both ways. Thanks again for watching and following along! I definitely like to comment. It's easy right now with the channel being small but like my other channels, when it gets bigger, it's going to be much harder :/

[@josephoh7659]

that's what I'm sayin', you gotta enjoy it while it lasts

[@TheWaterBox]

For sure!

[@pobpitts]

Fantastic video, thanks. It would have been awesome if you could have put photos up of the plants living in a tank. Sorry for wingeing. Your vide was very informative.

[@TheWaterBox]

I would but sometimes I don't have all those plants recorded in a tank.

[@silmarfernandez5247]

i love dwarf sagiraria.....easy and fast as my carpet.......but i love red plants...

[@TheWaterBox]

👍

[@Terry-hw1ws]

I have a green thumb in planta above water but aquatic plants I can't seem to make to thrive. The only plants that actually thrived in my aquarium are anubias and rotala although my rotala has been very sensitive to algae

[@TheWaterBox]

It might be the lighting. Are you dosing? As I don't know your set up, I can't help much.

[@leongirero7882]

verry informative

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad it was helpful!

[@leongirero7882]

@@TheWaterBox keep.it up

[@TheWaterBox]

will do

[@StreetWorksProject]

Hi and I'm not sure where I can suitably ask you a question but would you be able touch on LED lights, actinic lights, UV wavelength, for fresh water, and also blue / UV / actinic light on eyes and are they really harmful when we are exposed to watching our aquarium in these lights? I read many conflicting reports in internet and I thought you might wanna give us a shot on this? I hope i posted in the right thread. Cheers :)

[@TheWaterBox]

Will this work? :) Planted Tank Lighting Series: kzbin.info/aero/PLl7jTu1aWwVbqqpVXi_tmwGThvsd96R5W

[@TheWaterBox]

As for UV being harmful, all light in some way can be harmful because we're dealing basically with some form of radiation but with the UV lights we use in our aquarium, it's still very minimal. We're not reaching deep enough into the UV spectrum. If we did it wouldn't be good for plants either.

[@TheWaterBox]

What are YOUR favorite low lighted easy plants?

[@40sandshorties5]

The Water Box S. Repens so far, but just cause they've been killing the dry start!

[@TheWaterBox]

s repens definitely a fun plant to grow. :)

[@seyoungkim4694]

hygro polysperma, crypt undulata n balansae, red tiger lotus

[@otterspooptoo]

S Repens

[@TheWaterBox]

Love it!

[@whyluigi]

may not be so easy but how about some madagascariensis love it, the thing is too big to aquascpe with but still lovely plant to have, and I got one today, its been a while so pumped lol cheers man do a new video on plants cheers! what your top 5 to aquascape and why!? side note tomorrow I will finally put those seeds to use let u know if the work or not

[@TheWaterBox]

Will do. Thanks for watching!

[@squishybaby6097]

Does anyone know of any live plants that would survive with the basic lighting you'd get with a 10 gallon setup package? I'd like live plants but dont know if my lighting would work with them

[@TheWaterBox]

Stick to the basics. Most of the plants in this video can go at those light level. Java ferns and Anubias especially. Make sure to get fully grow plants as at such low light levels, it'll take forever to grow them out. Make to supply some all in one ferts as well.

[@squishybaby6097]

@@TheWaterBox thank u

[@TheWaterBox]

No prob.

[@76Stankfinger]

Just subbed you. Great content. I wish I would’ve known about this live plant stuff before I added my fish. Now I need another tank. My wife would kill me. Lol.

[@TheWaterBox]

Why can't you plant the tank now with fish in it?

[@76Stankfinger]

The Water Box from all of the videos I’ve seen, it’s recommended to do it prior to adding fish. So the tank can adapt to the live plants and all.

[@TheWaterBox]

You can do it if you already have fish. You don't need to "start" over. I'm not sure what videos you're watching. I'll have to do up a video about how to do that.

[@76Stankfinger]

The Water Box copy that. I will check that out. I appreciate your time and answering my newb questions. Lol.

[@TheWaterBox]

No prob. Always glad to help. I'll make a vid about it.

[@tcr7]

I have a 10g tank that I'd like to make planted. Is it possible to do this just from the ambient light in a living room or do I need to have a dedicated aquarium light? I guess what I'm saying is I'm not sure what "low light" means in this context. Are these plants able to be grown just by sitting in a living room?

[@TheWaterBox]

Unless you're room light is extremely bright, I doubt it'll do anything for your plants in the tank.

[@tcr7]

@@TheWaterBox Thank you for the reply! Do you have any suggestions for good enough lighting for a low-light aquarium? I'm wanting to have a betta fish in the tank.

[@TheWaterBox]

@@tcr7 I dunno what your budget is

[@lilywondertwin]

I got giant Amazon Swords and I love them but they are dying really fast even after putting root tabs they are with goldfish so sad :(

[@TheWaterBox]

are the goldfish munching on them?

[@fird.widh87]

Goldfish and plants?

[@redking1831]

Hey vid idea= best warm water plants for discus!

[@TheWaterBox]

Good idea!

[@Zewch0]

good video

[@TheWaterBox]

Glad you enjoyed