My Top 9 Easy Aquarium Plants Not Many People Talk About

Have you tried these easy aquarium plants already? What is your experience with these 9 plants? When people suggest easy plants they usually suggest anubias, javafern or crypts, but there is so much more than that!
1. HELANTHIUM TENELLUM 'RED' bit.ly/3o6QdZx
2. MARSILEA HIRSUTA bit.ly/3tCOOLt
3. HYDROCOTYLE CF. TRIPARTITA bit.ly/3uExWFt
4. LUDWIGIA PALUSTRIS 'SUPER RED' bit.ly/2R2k49K
5. BUCEPHALANDRA bit.ly/3y2r4E4
6. VALLISNERIA NANA bit.ly/3xWgxKF
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8. MINI CHRISTMAS MOSS bit.ly/3bixAwG
9. MYRIOPHYLLUM SPEC. 'GUAYANA' bit.ly/3o4FIpP
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0:00 - Intro
0:25 - HELANTHIUM TENELLUM 'RED'
0:58 - MARSILEA HIRSUTA
1:28 - HYDROCOTYLE CF. TRIPARTITA
2:02 - LUDWIGIA PALUSTRIS 'SUPER RED'
2:42 - BUCEPHALANDRA
3:28 - VALLISNERIA NANA
4:12 - FISSIDENS FONTANUS
4:50 - MINI CHRISTMAS MOSS
5:21 - MYRIOPHYLLUM SPEC. 'GUAYANA'

[@MJAquascaping]

Have you tried these easy aquarium plants already? What is your experience with these 9 plants? 1. HELANTHIUM TENELLUM 'RED' bit.ly/3o6QdZx​ 2. MARSILEA HIRSUTA bit.ly/3tCOOLt​ 3. HYDROCOTYLE CF. TRIPARTITA bit.ly/3uExWFt​ 4. LUDWIGIA PALUSTRIS 'SUPER RED' bit.ly/2R2k49K​ 5. BUCEPHALANDRA bit.ly/3y2r4E4​ 6. VALLISNERIA NANA bit.ly/3xWgxKF​ 7. FISSIDENS FONTANUS bit.ly/3f9Hlyj​ 8. MINI CHRISTMAS MOSS bit.ly/3bixAwG​ 9. MYRIOPHYLLUM SPEC. 'GUAYANA' bit.ly/3o4FIpP​ 👉🏻 Looking for good fertilizers? This is what I recommend: Liquid fertilizer EU bit.ly/2LFmDvl​ US amzn.to/3bwAfnp​ Bottom fertilizer EU bit.ly/2LFsxfO​ US amzn.to/35xnFR2​ 👉🏻Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my KZbin channel: KZbin.com/mjaquascaping​ 👉🏻Follow me on Instagram @aquascapingamsterdam 👉🏻Destroy ALGAE with my FREE ebook 📖 bit.ly/3aBaAcy​ 👉🏻10% DISCOUNT on buceplanet.de with code: Amsterdam10 👉🏻10% DISCOUNT on CO2ART products with code: amsterdam Some of these links are affiliate links. If you buy the product through these links I will get a small commission at no extra cost for you.

[@sandeepsharma82100]

Fissidens Fontanus is a massive unmanageable mess. The batch I got is a billion small 2-3 inch segments which are super thin leaves and if they hit the flow by any chance it would get EVERYWHERE in the tank and be a mess I cannot ever clean. I wonder if it's a Species different than what you have (which looks stunning). I'll share some pictures

[@novaaquatics9137]

I am extremely pleased with my bucephalandra. They gain a new leaf every week or two and they are amazing when planted in the eye catching areas of the tank.

[@junrycalvo]

We need more of these videos. Other youtbers have stopped making plant profile videos. Most of them are years old now and some lacks information. More power to the channel!

[@janecourtenay3676]

Hydracotyl tripartita is one of my favourite aquarium plants.

[@sebastiangallor8564]

Excelent video as always Mark... 😎

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you Sebastian!

[@SlickNick3]

Great list! There’s a few I’d like to try and a couple I have already! I enjoy your plant choices they create some beautiful aquascapes! Looking forward to the 4ft build!!

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks so much! 😊 Next 4ft video is coming soon 😊

[@carolinemusic100]

Excellent video with lot of relevant information. Professional as always with a lovely, clear tone. Thank you.

[@andrea9512]

Jedes Aquarium ist wunderbar auf seine Art . 🥰

[@flarethefox6970]

Love your style of videos!

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you like them!

[@General.902]

it was very nice to watch thanks

[@Jammilogy]

I Love Them All 💙 That Was Super Awesome Dude!

[@ParteVerdeA]

I know that i should put buces on shadow areas, but i put one near the surface and the leaf iridiscence is amazing

[@MJAquascaping]

True! Those colors and dots are amazing!

[@stephenclarke9302]

Hi Mark, I am going to purchase the ludwigia palustris super red!! I have wanted a red plant now for a while so Thankyou for this video 👍

[@pkoppart]

Thanks, mate. Very informational and useful.

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad it was helpful!

[@grlygirl1264]

Thank you for making this video!

[@luiswicho5301]

Thanks for this. Nice video pal!. Cheers.

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@clevercarrots8540]

Thank you! So helpful as always!

[@MJAquascaping]

Happy to help!

[@pabloiturry4619]

Great selection!! I tried some of this in nano tanks without filter and they grew pretty well, I will try the ones I didnt in a new project. From the list bucephalandras my favorite ones for sure! Btw, your nano tanks look so beautiful!!

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you! 😊

[@KalemsFishtanks]

Great list man! Tried most of these low tech (except fissidens, and myrio guyana) and have had a ton of success!

[@MJAquascaping]

Great to hear! Def give those 2 a try as well! 😊

[@AmpsNL]

Nice short and concise video! Perhaps I will add a Bucephalandra to my shortlist!

[@MJAquascaping]

You should! I love Buces!

[@EvaAquatic]

Thanks you 😃 very helpful 👍

[@MJAquascaping]

You're welcome 😊

[@robertfletcher3421]

Very good always looking for something different to try.

[@ruthnaomi4937]

my new favorite aquarium youtuber! instant sub after watching just a handful of your videos 🥳

[@MJAquascaping]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Dobromir_Chodkowski]

Very interesting and informative video. I don't have professional lights or CO2 in my aquariums and such plant ideas are always welcome. Especially form an expaeirnced guy like you.

[@fred550b]

Great video

[@tigersunruss]

I have the Hydrocotyle japan and I love it. When I found out it doesn't need substrate I attached a small vine of it to a piece of wood and now I have a cloud of it floating at the top of my tank. This plant is awesome. I'm going to get the Phoenix Moss for a my shrimp tank when I set that up. I have buce plants that all melted when I started my tank and I thought I lost them all but I just kept what was left and they all grew back with a vengeance. I also challenge you to a red plant duel, any red plant you give me I bet I can turn it green.

[@maniniscapes1936]

Excellent video!

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you very much!

[@schilderjavier]

Allemaal mooie plantjes,👍

[@timdavidson2583]

Great video again, your time is appreciated. Couldn’t help but notice the immersed “umbrella” plants when you were showing the marsilea, they look amazing! Is it hydrocotle vertical? And is it rooted in aqua soil with very long stems? I very much want to make that happen!! Cheers Tim

[@salimgoal]

Great video. I hope one day I can try the last three species you've mentioned.

[@MJAquascaping]

You can do it!

[@charlottedelaet5430]

I would love to try out Phoenix moss in one of my aquascapes! ☺️

[@MJAquascaping]

You should!

[@richardwaldhouse8067]

Awesome 👌

[@airuhnvidamo3388]

Hi Mj, a new subscriber here. I really love your videos because they are informative and easy to understand. What I noticed in your videos as well, is that all of your plants look very healthy and lush. What lighting do you use?

[@theonghantan862]

I learnt alot from you vedio... Take care and God bless you🙏

[@ElderPinto254]

Bedankt ga morgen gelijk op jacht!!! Ben bezig met mijn tweede tank ...

[@adityakale6064]

Really appreciate it 🙂 Edit: thanks for the information

[@LyraKittune]

I have Ludwigia Palustris "Super Red" since the start of my tank. It survived so many of my mistakes when the others didn't. Only the Anubias types were thriving 😅 I recommend it too, though I bought a better light.

[@amaturearcadia]

You have thee best looking tanks on KZbin, congratulations bro

[@five2112]

Eee! I see tiny little rainbow fish! So cute.

[@larsmuscis100]

Very nice video, who said easy plants are less beautiful. I think the green plants look the best under the more cooler light on your 70L scape.

[@MJAquascaping]

I totally agree!

[@aguma2067]

Excelente selección de plantas!Aunque algunas no son tan fáciles de mantener excepto para quien tiene muy buena mano para las plantas.Es tu caso.

[@ayantikpal3684]

helanthium tenellum red,tripatita,ludwigia,guayanathese are all available in abundance in my region..others are rare..but i will definitely try palustris and guayana in my next scape ..thanks!!

[@cbcsucks2205]

Beautiful setups. Your plants are always pearling. Why? Also I just put some hirsuta into 2 of my tanks and it is taking off like crazy!

[@Aquagold.goldysingh1313]

Wow❤️❤️it's called perfect job. You always inspire us for nature scapes.❤️ I love to learn from you. I try Val's , christmas moss in these plants. All plants are so beautiful to keep in nature sacpe.❤️ Great work. Goldy singh ❤️🙏

[@MJAquascaping]

So nice of you

[@aoaquatics4005]

Man that Phoenix moss or fissidens or whatever, I have to try! I have an OVERSIZED 125 gallon on my channel “nano-tank” and this moss would work perfect with my aquascape! Great video. Thanks for always inspiring through video

[@khankhalidwahidkhalid19]

Nice video.

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks!

[@General.902]

Да очень круто 👍yes very cool 👍

[@WhiteCloud746]

good video

[@bmohit2427]

I just bought it today 😁

[@matthagan4854]

The thing with Fissidens is that if you don't trim it properly it can spread everywhere almost like an algae. And if you don't clean it properly it becomes a waste trap.

[@novafishy5474]

Hi MJ, thanks for your lovely videos. just a quick question, where's the best position to place the CO2 diffuser in relation to the HOB filter intake? next to each other or on opposite ends or another position you recommend? thanks

[@MJAquascaping]

I would usually suggest on the opposite side. I guess that depends a little on the size of the tank and the flow of the filter. Ideally you just want the flow to push the CO2 mist down and around the tank.

[@darrenderousse4804]

Another quality video! I would like to try all of these 😂 I was thinking of adding marsela hirsuta and tripartita if I get rid of the sand in my 9 gallon flex? Also maybe guayana if the hygrophila angustifolia doesn’t work out! I’ve tried palustris 2-3 times in that tank and killed it slowly every time! It’s my favorite stem and can’t figure out how to keep it alive low tech 😂

[@MJAquascaping]

I do like your tank with the sand in the foreground. But I'm sure a nice mixed carpet with tripartita and hirsuta would look great as well!

[@darrenderousse4804]

@@MJAquascaping thanks Mark! Things to think about since I’m tired of the amanos dirtying up the sand haha!

[@saipyaesoneaung3575]

Omg blue eye .Galaxy danio. cherry shrimp. My dream tank .

[@lucktion8052]

Hey when is the video for the big tank coming, cant wait to see it

[@MJAquascaping]

Later this week! I filmed the update today!

[@Flash-lx2gi]

I had such a nice and bushy Myriophyllum sp. guyana, but after the first trimming it's started to die from the stems upwards (melting, the healthy top parts literally floating away). all other plants are recovering fine from the trimming. any idea what might have caused this? contemplating right now wheter to buy another invitrocup of the guyana or get something else from your list :D

[@hudsons6006]

One I love is Bacopa Myriophylloides

[@Navi.ex100]

Hi, can you make a video about the floating plants how you keep them and care for them, bcs i have some Limnobium leavigatum and they don’t grow at all. Btw great job and keep the good work i really learn a lot from your videos. 🌱🌱

[@MJAquascaping]

Sure thing!

[@thomasaccy4719]

what glue do you use to attached the wood to rocks and do you glue plants to good and rocks?

[@JaluGlissenaar]

Can you make a list like this but with carpet plants types/option?

[@DelNakamura]

Great video and videography! What camera lens combo do you use? Also, What is that purple (buce?) Plant at 1:07? I guess it's the same as the one in the buce segment. What kind? I've been trying to find a buce with that color! I got lamandau purple but it doesn't look purple at all.

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you! That is bucephalandra spec. serimbu brown. I'm using a Canon 750D with an old cosina macrolens as well.

[@peaoat3608]

Shopping for plants in my area is like playing the Wheel of Fortune if not a Russian Roulette. If you find any plants, the are already yellowing, always the same types. Congratulations! You won a Java Fern and an Anubias. Plant section at Petco is typically littered with empty coffee cups and other garbage. Ordering plants online ends up with getting stinky mush instead of plants. Why is there no emphasis on plants, while they are the best way to keep the tank healthy? My guess is that the fish sold at pet stores don't live longer than a week on average.

[@xmaTKDmma]

im tryinng hydrocotle but its melting. i think its my sand so im attaching the remaining to rocks instead and see where it goes

[@Terppppppppppppp]

Is it possible to play about with the hardscape/soil for a couple days weeks while I decided for plants? Or would it dry out/ mould? I have Tropica soil, also fantastic video as always mj :)

[@MJAquascaping]

Yes you can!

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

Wow

[@fikrythohari7132]

Bucephalandra can grow in 31°c too

[@grokker99]

Nice tanks-How do u keep them algae free?

[@Qdub34]

Thank you for doing this. I love the way Phoenix Moss looks, but never hear anyone mention it and it's hard to find. Do you have any thoughts on these others I'm considering? Rotala H'Ra (Vietnam) Hygrophila Pinnatifida Vallisneria asiatica (corkscrew val) Alternanthera Reineckii

[@MJAquascaping]

Rotala H'Ra is quite easy to grow, but to get it nice and red you need strong light and low nitrates. Hygrophila Pinnatifida is also easy, can be used as epiphyte or planted in substrate Vallisneria asiatica (corkscrew val) easy plants, but really does not like ''liquid CO2'' Alternanthera Reineckii a bit more difficult, definitely needs moderate light to stay short and red.

[@Qdub34]

@@MJAquascaping Wow, thanks for the reply! I think I have a pretty strong light (Hygger 957), but still unsure about doing CO2, but if necessary, I'll get the DIY system you did a video on. Thanks again.

[@1Kent]

Your tanks are something to Aspire to.

[@HugoGarcia-gg2xy]

Hello. I hope you can help me. The fissidens moss only needs high lightning?

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah Fissidens does a lot better with stronger light in my opinion

[@MrVili83]

Salut, voilà qui m'aider à faire le tri des plantes mais surtout grâce a cette vidéo très intéressante. Et merci pour la traduction en français. Et je penser que les bucephalandra avait besoin de beaucoup de lumière je doit revoir ses plantes. Merci beaucoup

[@MJAquascaping]

Je vous en prie! Bucephalandra peut également être sous une forte lumière, mais il y a alors un plus grand risque d'algues.

[@becreative5700]

Fissidents moss need co2?compulsory

[@joealyjim3029]

Awesome video as per. Btw i used your diy co2 method with the gelatine and it works brilliantly. Do you have any reccomendations for a needle leaf plant with some reddish colour for medium light? I was thinking rotala wallichii but apparently it needs high light.

[@MJAquascaping]

Great to hear the CO2 is working! Yeah rotala wallichii can be tricky, but maybe you can try Myriophyllum Mattogrossense Red?

[@joealyjim3029]

@@MJAquascaping thats exactly the kind of thing im looking for, cheers mate i appreciate it

[@MJAquascaping]

@@joealyjim3029 if you can’t find it or something you can also try Myriophyllum Roraima 😊

[@joealyjim3029]

@@MJAquascaping awesome thanks, ill have a look around a few shops

[@janecourtenay3676]

Rotala Wallichii simply struggled and died back in my tank. Very disappointing!

[@zorro2013]

What light used bro

[@amaturearcadia]

What tank is that at 3:24

[@Lesteromeo]

Can you make a video about getting your plants to pearl? I see your low tech nano pearling and it has no co2 but how does it pearl?? It's crazy

[@MJAquascaping]

Great idea! I will work on it!

[@Lesteromeo]

@@MJAquascaping yep you're awesome!

[@davidbarnett8199]

Can any of the plants be attached to rocks, wood and decorations as i have a sand substrate.

[@pabloiturry4619]

Bucephalandras would attach well to the rocks. Otherwise hydrocotyle tripartita or the mosses.

[@jagermeister902]

Nice video! Over 2 weken verhuis ik en dan kan ik eindelijk beginnen aan mijn eerste aquascape. Ik heb nu zo'n beetje alle spullen in huis, op soil, voeding en plantjes na dan. Vraagje: verwarm jij je tanks eigenlijk of gaat het ook prima zonder verwarming? Ik heb een inline verwarming van aliexpress, maar kwam er helaas achter dat die 16/22 is ipv 12/16 die mijn filter vereist. Moet dan weer met verloopjes gaan werken en de ruimte is beperkt. Kans op lekken wordt dan ook weer groter.

[@MJAquascaping]

Nice! ben benieuwd naar je eerste scape! Ik gebruik eigenlijk alleen een verwarming in mijn betta scape.. de rest van de bakjes zitten gewoon op kamertemp.

[@jagermeister902]

@@MJAquascaping Je scapes zien er super gezond uit. Ik ga ook zonder verwarming beginnen en zie wel hoe dat uitpakt. We gaan nu sowieso richting de zomer dus dan zal verwarmen minder nodig zijn.

[@rahulsamaddar1870]

Does ludwigia palustris needs co2..???

[@kafkamatt]

I actually use HELANTHIUM TENELLUM 'RED' with mini hairgrass as a carpet for my iwagumi tank. Love the effect of the reddish leaves growing between the finer hairgrass. Thanks for a nice video!

[@AquascapingLiverpool]

What are the red floating plants at the start of this vid?

[@MJAquascaping]

Phyllantes fluitans something like that 😬 also known as red root floaters.

[@ran_b]

If only they'd sell those in my area... LOL

[@MJAquascaping]

Where are you located?

[@ran_b]

@@MJAquascaping I'm from Israel. It's been hard finding any specific plants here, so when I'm lucky enough and my LFS brings something special I just grab it quickly. I was lucky to even get a tiger lotus and a red crypt to add some color to my tank. Haha.

[@janecourtenay3676]

Have the same problem here in Australia.

[@stardust9072]

there's actually 3 types of ludwigia palustris. green, red, and sp red. i recently bought from online shop what was sold as ludwigia palustris red thinking it's same as as sp red but no, it's not same and the plant is like sturdier than the sp red. it's more like purplish dark brown shoot when submerged, when i cut the top then only faint red side shoot appears. it's not like sp red where the shoot will be bright red when submerged. i'm thinking maybe this is the earlier version of ludwigia palustris before the creation of sp red.

[@tatemkennedy3958]

Where can I get Helanthium tenellu red in the us. Most the ones I can find aren't the red version

[@MJAquascaping]

See if you can find a store that sells the Dennerle invitro range. They should be able to order it.

[@tatemkennedy3958]

@@MJAquascaping how would I find out if a store does. Where I live, there isn't many fish store so I depend on online stores.

[@simonpidgeon949]

💯👍👍

[@chrisbee9164]

How about Pearlweed? Is it easy to keep or does it need hi tech?

[@MJAquascaping]

Easy to keep!

[@onterom]

One point against buces, 15€ a mini buce here in Spain. ((

[@MJAquascaping]

Ouch.. that's a lot of money for some plants..

[@menergy3267]

Marsilea Hirsuta sometimes grows even better in just sand

[@MJAquascaping]

I tried it once in sand, but it didn't do very well. Maybe there was another reason for the slow growth 😊

[@teenagescaper6753]

Which riccia/ riccardia moss do you use?

[@MJAquascaping]

The regular Riccardia chamedryfolia 😊

[@teenagescaper6753]

@@MJAquascaping I got the flutains and not sure if I’m a fan, grows tall and struggling to make it compact and grow other the rocks

[@jeancharlesprunier2442]

👍😍👋🇫🇷

[@mauricematla1215]

Myriophyllum.species are beautiful. But. At least some.can grow insanely fast in the proper.conditions. I had some years ago that would do about 8-10 CM per day....

[@MJAquascaping]

Bring out the scissors 😂

[@jonstfrancis]

There is no way Fissidens fontanus is hard to keep; I removed a piece of wood with some on and put it out on the patio for months and then decided to reuse it in another scape and suddenly that moss was growing again! I can barely imagine any other plant surviving that level of neglect.

[@scrivenglef2004]

Why does my Java moss grow as snails? I use tropica specialized nutritents I don't know whyyyyy😭😭😭

[@MJAquascaping]

Your moss is growing slowly?

[@scrivenglef2004]

@@MJAquascaping yep.. please help me 🙏 much much love from india

[@Eagleeye548]

Most of the plants in this video are ones I've used in my aquariums, except Bucephalandra. Although I like this tree, this tree is not easily available in India. Even if it is available, the sellers ask for exorbitant prices.

[@sairvinginthestacks]

I recently tried bucephalandra in my betta tank....it melted.

[@MJAquascaping]

Sorry to hear that..

[@sairvinginthestacks]

@@MJAquascaping It happens. I have very hard water so certain plants just don't do well in my tank.

[@j50nmyers72]

U using co2

[@cheapskatetanks8200]

Tbh bucephalandra is not an easy plant, well at least for me. Cuz it keeps on dying, while anubias does not.

[@randomuploads4428]

Do these plants need co2 ????

[@MJAquascaping]

These will do okay without CO2

[@Eagleeye548]

Most of the plants in this video ,I've used in my aquariums, except Bucephalandra. Although I like this tree, this tree is not easily available in India. Even if it is available, the sellers ask for exorbitant prices.

[@nejdetdilek3150]

flemence var hintçe var TÜRKÇE alt yazı neden yok????????????

[@akvarist1849]

Turkhish langue please 🙏

[@rafaeldathird4385]

When you say easy, it should be no co2 and terrible lighting