| Most of the aquariums will have plants. The | | | | plants in the aquarium and sit quiet. You should |
| reason is very simple. Healthy plants look good | | | | observe them regularly. You should remove the |
| and at the same time they create a natural | | | | unhealthy parts from the plants. You should also |
| environment. The fish feel safer and happy when | | | | prune the plants to keep them in reasonable |
| they have places like plants to hide. In fact, most | | | | shapes. The plants will produce oxygen which is |
| of fish species may not be able to survive for a | | | | required by the fish and they will take out carbon |
| long time in absence of plants in the aquarium. | | | | dioxide which is dissolved in the water. So the |
| The fish get a feel of security with caves and | | | | quality of water will increase. |
| rocks also. But the rocks are not able to produce | | | | The plants will resist the growth of algae because |
| oxygen which plants do. The fish cannot eat the | | | | both plants and algae will depend upon the same |
| rocks! So the plants are inevitable choice in any | | | | sources of nutrients. The plants will also allow |
| aquarium. | | | | microorganisms to settle on them which will be |
| There may be some problems while maintaining | | | | useful for keeping the ecosystem in aquarium. |
| the plants in the aquarium. The fish may eat | | | | It is a common experience that many species of |
| some of them or try to dig the roots. But the | | | | fish will not spawn in un-planted aquarium. Some |
| solutions are also there. You can select plants | | | | fish require the plants to spawn because they feel |
| which may not require anchorage in the gravel. | | | | a sense of security. Some will require plants to lay |
| These plants are always floating. You can also | | | | eggs on. If there are enough plants in the |
| select plants which the fish are not likely to eat, | | | | aquarium, the newly hatched fry will also feel safe. |
| as they may not like the taste! You can even | | | | They can take the shelter behind the plants. |
| select plants which are strong and growing fast | | | | The fish do not require much sunlight but the |
| so that they can tolerate such trouble. | | | | plants require it. So when you have plants in the |
| Besides providing valuable shelter to your fish, | | | | aquarium, they should get enough sunlight. |
| plants will beautify the aquarium. They will also | | | | If you are a beginner, you should go for some |
| improve the quality of water. Actually in nature, | | | | selective plants. Java fern and Java moss are |
| plants and fish would like to stay together and | | | | considered good for the beginners because they |
| they will complement lifestyle of each other. The | | | | are tough and survive in a wide range of |
| waste which is released by fish may be useful for | | | | hardness of water. These plants will propagate for |
| the plants for their nutrition. This waste may be | | | | themselves. The old plants will break off |
| contained by the plants so that it may not float | | | | eventually and the new ones will develop on them. |
| around and contaminate the water. However, | | | | In addition to the help extended by the plants in |
| remember that all this waste cannot be disposed | | | | maintaining the aquarium, you should also put in |
| off with the help of plants. You have to remove | | | | your efforts to keep the environment clean and |
| the decaying waste manually. | | | | conducive for the well-being of fish. |
| Your responsibility is not over if you introduce | | | | |