Top 10 Easy Beginner Aquarium Plants

In this video, I give you my favourite beginner aquarium plants. All of these plants are super easy to grow and go great in low-tech aquariums.
The 10 plants in this video are:
1. Amazon swords
2. Water wisteria
3. Java moss
4. Java fern
5. Anubias
6. Crypts
7. Bacopa
8. Vallisneria
9. Micro swords
10. Water sprite
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[@atl_mx5]

1. Amazon swords 11:34 2. Water wisteria 10:24 3. Java moss 9:08 4. Java fern 7:44 5. Anubias 6:52 6. Crypts 5:29 7. Bacopa 4:30 8. Vallisneria 3:26 9. Micro swords 2:17 10. Water sprite 1:06

[@andrescott2794]

Why do Anubias turn yowll

[@jamesoneill2556]

Thanks. Very helpful!

[@beauar1]

Awesome overview. I want to start a planted tank.. So whats a good website to acquire these plants and have them shipped to me? I'm in the USA

[@kevinchen4390]

@@beauar1 aquarium co op

[@madisonmoyer3232]

@@beauar1 aquarium plant factory they have great prices, the plants are shipped quickly and they normally have deals that give free plants..

[@dholiday9764]

KFS: "#10 watersprite...nearly impossible to kill" Me: .....yup, Killed it

[@caldeanroe5777]

what i truly want is a skin care routine from this guy

[@dswan341]

Don’t hit puberty lol..... (obviously jk) he has lovely skin

[@YesitisDex]

Youth😂😂😂

[@ngplayers3053]

Bruh

[@k0olmini11]

Aquarium water facial scrub

[@sonofaquack6987]

@@k0olmini11 the microorganisms really just exfoliate the skin well

[@jeffp2935]

For your international audience the mentioning of the latin name is useful, as it makes it more easy to find the plant in our ‘native’ language. I will subscribe as I like the content

[@rudmanpaul2812]

Carl Linnaeus #UNDERRATED

[@sonofaquack6987]

I think it helps us American/English speaking countries too, since you can usually find some specific plants like anubias or whatever else plant families easier

[@lewishopkins5779]

@@sonofaquack6987 American isn't a language

[@FireFog44]

@@lewishopkins5779 When you see phrases like, "American/English speaking countries" which is referencing two different things, the "/" is a substitute for connecting words like, "and other" or "and/or other". The specific words being substituted need to be judged based on context.

[@lewishopkins5779]

@@FireFog44 what are you chatting about? He's obviously trying to say American is a language like English which is obviously wrong

[@jamesjamesnet]

Video so true on plants I got water sprite, Java moss, two types of Java fern in my fish tank. Thanks Nick I see you been getting old on me friend.

[@ChadAmI80]

Thank you for this video. Packed full of great information. I've been out of the hobby for 20 years!! I just picked up a 65 gallon tank and looking to get some plants in it.

[@mishabjaved6870]

The disclaimer is spot on.... I was going to remove my dying amazon swords.... I was wonderin why leaves were melting

[@mistressbluefrog]

Wish I would have seen this before I got rid of my sword plant. Thought it was dead when the leaves started to melt.

[@kaeliecaulfield7798]

Your videos are always incredible!! Such phenomenal information thanks so much ❤

[@debramcfadden2701]

Enjoy your videos. You fast and straight to the points that are inportant for me.

[@mykhele]

I have tried the Amazon swords and I am convinced and agreed that it is definitely the best Beginner's Aquarium Plant. I learned a lot from watching this video, very informative and keen to details. Thanks for sharing this video! 😁

[@udayansahoo5303]

They grow like crazy big

[@Alexis-pr8oi]

KFS- "Vallisineria" Subtitles- "Battle scenario"

[@ZombieCulp]

This is great! I have been out of the aquarists lifestyle for several years and slowly getting back into it. This was a helpful refresher! Thank you!

[@lopezfam7317]

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[@lopezfam7317]

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[@flscubadiver]

Always enjoy your videos, super informative. Thank you!

[@randallbuttermore830]

I love baccopa it grows wild in a pond on my property.. was first and favorite plant in my tanks!

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Great show.. Glad I subbed.. Working on a 2nd fish room for tropicals.. Thanks. Going to keep this on my playlist

[@pb-bx1ll]

I found this to be very helpful for me and my betta. Thank you

[@jruizvelasco]

Your guide was amazing. Thanks man 😊

[@acasidelove4728]

Amazon sword plant is simply the best, love it!

[@FLNYFish]

Excellent and easy to understand. Thank you for sharing.

[@simplyianne]

I love my amazon swords too! Beginner here 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@kilrkitty0818]

Java Fernlets is now in my vocabulary 💕 hehe Great Video Thank you for the information!

[@bimsarabandara1645]

One of the better lists on KZbin 🙌 keep it up

[@Coyo-Tea]

I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you 👍🏻

[@mydailyburger3924]

Best video ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it! Well-explained! Subscribed as well!

[@shaanjanardhan3881]

Thanks this really helps!

[@gumpysee3644]

thanks so much . i am putting a refugium in my sump in my mbuna tank and was struggling with plants untill i watched this , thanks again captin

[@lorettamontierth9945]

Thankyou, exactly what I was looking for....Great job🌿🌱🍃🍀🐠🦐

[@leesahcage3297]

Great video, elodea (anacharis)is very easy to grow also and it can grow just floating or in substrate.

[@five2112]

Really useful information, thank you so much!

[@CarcPazu]

Really nice video! That's exactly what I was looking to start as a noob. I want fairly sure values.

[@noway6489533]

Thanks for this. I'm new to the aquarium thing as my son wanted a aquarium and I've been placed in charge of running it lol. This helps a lot. Thanks 👍

[@puggogaming5808]

Hi have you got any vids on your channel I’d like to see your tank

[@glenngilbert7389]

Very helpful and informative video - looking forward to starting with fish after a long break

[@vamsinvizag4936]

On point! I am worried about the melting leaves. Thanks for the reassurance.

[@iPoeky]

Yessss....so happy Echinodorus Bleheri is at nr 1. Couldn't agree more!

[@camilokarlsson]

Seriously informative, thank you dude!!

[@PULAG]

Been wanting to try real plants but don't wanna deal with Co2 tanks, so this kind helped make suggestions. Thanks!

[@TheFeenee]

Coming back into the hobby after 20 years and you have really helped me! Thanks. Would be good if you could give the latin names if you do any more plant videos. Cheers!

[@tbonesfishies1797]

Thanks for the info, it helped.

[@jayt6200]

Thanks dude I’m new to aquariums and I want to make sure my tank is clean whilst attractive and this helped a lot. Is there any chance you could do a top ten best plant for cleanliness reasons, I’m assuming some plants act as natural cleansers better than others, thanks.

[@1Kent]

Excellent information, thank you.

[@mistaklub9970]

Very informative thanks!

[@AmolMY]

Thanks man. Very informative and easy to understand video. 😊

[@amtravelsaus]

Great video :) Finding it hard to get good 'healthy plants around here , might need to shop online.

[@bahodirrustamov3199]

Great timing cuz I am going to the store to pick up some plants

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Go for it

[@alfredobanuelos1833]

I got a few Amazon swords from petsmart on my last visit. They were discounted and dying. Got them for a fraction of the cost I figured might as well get some experience keeping plants alive so I bought them, and I'm super surprised at how fast their roots started growing after putting them in my tank. It's been a week and they are looking really well.

[@user-hk7hz9cn7v]

You’re better off buying plants from specialty places. Petsmart and Petco charge too much for plants

[@BlackonBlackE46]

@@user-hk7hz9cn7v he said they were discounted

[@DirtNassty]

@@user-hk7hz9cn7v lol 🤦

[@karlaberrios4932]

Do you keep them close to natural sunlight? or do u have a light?

[@johncheetham7789]

Wanted to say thank you for your information as regards fish. Think have it sussed out. Took quite some time. Have an undergravel filter that flows into activated charcoal block then water filter behind it. Peshe seem allot happier. Again can't thank you enough.

[@kellysuzanne976]

Pennywort is my favorite, very easy to grow no plant food required and Grows fast .

[@yingkanglim]

I agree with u, I had a bunch of plants and guess what after two years everything got melted except the Amazon swords! On top of that I got two baby amazon swords

[@user-pc9rb7dz5y]

I can't thank you enough for your wonderful videos. When my son was little I dabbled in having freshwater aquariums in his room, but I have not had an aquarium for over a decade, and see that I basically was doing EVERYTHING wrong. I have learned so much from each of your videos and love your delivery. I have three requests/questions: 1/ Do you have a Freshwater Aquarium 101? Basically a video for people who are clueless and know nothing. 2/I am confused regarding guppies and angel fish. The both seem to have made it on the the lists of the best fish to get for beginners, and the worst. 3/You ship to the States? How is that possible? I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and I would love to buy from you, but I can't understand how your precious little fish can make it half way around the world. Thanks again, you have made something I have been thinking about doing again both educational and fun.

[@oscarp4328]

Pearl Weed is kick ass as well. Doesn't need aqua soil, just good lighting and grows fast. It also tendency to produce O2 bubbles.

[@DavidTorres-fb9lh]

Could you make a video on how to clean a planted tank ?

[@bagadarasha4662]

you need to pump at least 80% of the water and after add everything that needed

[@rootrotruination]

@@bagadarasha4662 bullshit, just vac a bit between the plants don't go deep into the substrate and the plants will do the rest

[@bagadarasha4662]

@@rootrotruination substrate ? no body said to go deeper chill kiddo

[@graceclemen9581]

@@bagadarasha4662 damn, fish community savage🤣🤣

[@bagadarasha4662]

@@graceclemen9581 tell me about it

[@alphegedinsijohnmojiun2961]

subbed for the well-narrated content

[@nftrider2565]

thanks bro for more information about Beginner Aquarium Plants

[@mraquaticnews5676]

Very good info covered too

[@udayansahoo5303]

Hornwort and guppy grass are also great beginners plants

[@samanthaferguson5157]

Hey mate, I'm also a fellow Australian and I just wanted to say that you explain everything with great detail and confidence and just wanted to also say thanks for all the info, although other videos I watch have great info, it's great to come across an Australian fish-keeping video for a change....you're videos are great ❤🇦🇺

[@marchean83]

Micro swords make great carpet when planted densly but when planted as single can actually grow quite big. Perfect as a centerpiece plant for nano tanks.

[@christophergirao1112]

thank you for sharing 🥰

[@fishfi]

Very helpful video!

[@dennisdoviw8707]

Love this video thanks

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Cheers friend on the plants coolest

[@vazzaroth]

All it took was 2 'normal' water changes for my plants to grow (And I added some as we went) to the point where the nitrites are getting sucked up SO much. I barely need to change water at this point, with this stock in a ~9gal. (4tiny killis, 2 dwarf gouramis, 2 amano, 6 pygmy cory, 3 otos) It's a decent amount of stock, I keep expecting to do a water change but the nitrates build up SOOOO slowly! And the rest of the cycle is doing great. I have 2 anubius, some kind of sword, some long-blade grass cover and another cover (A cript) plant, and about 6 watersprites that propagated from 2. Oh and a bunch of huge (amazon) frogbit. Between the sprite and the frogbit, I think they're the ones sucking up nitrates. I trim them way more often than I do water changes, and I find it quite fun. My wife's goldfish eats some of the frogbit roots and bits too!

[@georgiacatton2156]

Thankyou so much!

[@martintucker5189]

Im a landscaper (south ga) and rhizome growing plants for me are called nutsedge. Pulling that out of ground activates the rhizome and more grow off of that. Around 1700 nutsedge per year off one plant. With that being said i wonder with the Anubias and other rhizome growing plants i feel like you can almost move them around the tank without actually taking them out. Just letting them sprout off one direction and keep it going while pulling the trail. With my experience rhizome growing plants are harder to kill. Thanks for your video. -new tank owner

[@lisahansen850]

I just bought nr 10 🙂 Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰🙋‍♀️

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Good luck!

[@lenapan2266]

Thank you!

[@braddboyce6648]

Awesome video! Keep it up!!!

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Legend!! Thank you for the huge donation last stream buddy! New webcam otw

[@braddboyce6648]

KeepingFishSimple awesome bud!! Your very welcome!!

[@lovepeace1953]

Awesome content. Liked and Subscribed.

[@lgstar3363]

Thanks Kid 👍🏼🙏

[@fishingaddicts4739]

Great video

[@gjeraldh2989]

Another relatively underrated but amazing plant is the brazilian pennywort.

[@TheBinoyVudi]

Thanks for the video brother. You may need a directional mic. That doesn't pick up the noise from your pump.

[@mraquaticnews5676]

Nice video!

[@philhare7851]

great info

[@pekka9150]

Anubias4life haha 😛 Nice video mate !

[@ibsn87]

Brah. From Brisbane. Thanks. 🙏 the aquarium I walked into just flooded me with information and used all the big words. I’m no idiot, but if someone walks in with an open wallet, write a freaking list down for your customer. - better yet. Have a pre made shopping list for them for various tank configs as a guide. I walked out overwhelmed

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

I agree. What I can add is that Vallisneria likes my aquarium water unadulterated. It has always grown willdy great IF,i did not add fertilizers or Iron or potassium. Its also done best as the main plant..not too many other species. It also you will find grows very fast and dense if you have an aquarium that gets a couple of hours of sunlight a day. Vallisneria is immune to hair algae and pretty much any kind of algae growth on its leaves. I mean,if you have a big tank and want just one plant to look like a stream..Val will do it. In fact,I just remembered..Amano did have a big tank in his gallery..just straight leaved Val.

[@rileyminnikin8290]

Nothing better then seeing a kfs notification pop up

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks bro!

[@blazengunnerpaul2365]

Hi, Excellent Presentation! A+ Thanks 👍 🍀 🌿 🌱 from Timmy blazen paul , in Bermuda. ✌️

[@gabegaming8216]

I found a new plant number 2 and this is really helpful and entertaining

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yewwwww

[@madmonkee6757]

Such a cutie!

[@raymondtorres9057]

Hi. Love the video. Starting with plants now. Tips on what super glue (or any) I should use? Tia

[@JTCT371]

Java Fern is wild. Ive got dozens of new plants propagating on the existing leaves. Im in the middle of the nitrogen process, so Im attributing it to the massive amounts of nutrients in the water....all plants are growing like theyre infused with CO2, but so far Java Fern is the most interesting. My entire aquarium is going to be filled with them. Not to mention, Ive yet to have an ammonia reading. Plants are the very best filters that cannot be replicated by humans.

[@alsannasy1215]

Your cute..the video helped a lot..Thanx

[@josep7gs925]

Hi 👋I love your channel so much and I have some glowlight and silver tip tetras and I was wondering if you could do a video of how to easily breed one of those species😁😊😲😁

[@Flammper]

Im gonna become a member soon! :D

[@oddonesout2511]

Once Me and my dad , and his friend went out on a fishing trip.We sadly didn't catch any fish, but we caught a lot of wild coontail plants.We decided to keep some of it and that we would put some of it in our pond. and well, we still use it for fish tanks and stuff and found that It's basically impossible to kill, the only way I've ever managed to kill it was by leaving it out of water for 50 hours plus. you don't aquarium fertilizers and it doesn't look bad either. If you can get your hands on it, Highly recommend.

[@oddonesout2511]

PS: It's a lot like water sprites.

[@liambomb1234]

Great video Nick please do a brine shrimp hachtery video

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yes Liam! Yes it’s gonna happen

[@jaaustin500]

I came here as a gardener for indoor plants looking to grow some aquatic plants but I so so want an aquarium and fish as well! But hubby won't let me :-(. Thanks for all your suggestions! :-)

[@fastbudgrower4205]

DIVORCE HIM,,, MARRY A FISH

[@WW11110]

Awesome bro

[@jeffreyabbey9592]

Well done

[@mollyscores]

love this

[@AQUAPLANET128]

Nice info

[@stevenations2883]

Awesome Video! What substrate were you using in your tanks? was it just gravel?

[@alexrobinson3385]

Awesome

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

The stuff!

[@adrianmoss2940]

Hi I have a question for the plants you have chosen at no 1 & 2 can I use Fluval stratum? Many thanks

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

Hello Thanks a lot for this nice vedio and excellent plants . I have a question please some of this plant are root feeder so can i plant them in a normal aquarium gravel ?? Do i need to insert fertilizing tablet near the roots ? Do i need to use fertilizing in luquid. My aquarium is juwel so i will be using juwel led .thanks

[@olalala6042]

Good video

[@bobbymalta73]

Thks For sharing mate.. What is the ideal Temperature Please especially for the Amazon Sword Plant? Cheers..