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Aquatic plants are used to give the freshwater aquarium a natural appearance, oxygenate the water, absorb ammonia, and provide habitat for fish, especially fry (babies) and for invertebrates. Some aquarium fish and invertebrates also eat live plants. Hobbyists use aquatic plants for aquascaping, of several aesthetic styles.
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Common name Scientific name Image Size Remarks Tank size Temperature range pH range Water Hardness Bristlenose pleco, bushynose pleco: Ancistrus spp.: The bristlenose genus has at least 59 identified species and many others yet to be named. [16]
Freshwater aquarium. A freshwater aquarium is a receptacle that holds one or more freshwater aquatic organisms for decorative, pet-keeping, or research purposes. Modern aquariums are most often made from transparent glass or acrylic glass. Typical inhabitants include fish, plants, amphibians, and invertebrates, such as snails and crustaceans.
Pages in category "Freshwater plants". The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 287 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . (previous page) ( next page) Freshwater ecosystem. List of freshwater aquarium plant species. List of fen plants.
Vallisneria is a submerged plant that spreads by runners and sometimes forms tall underwater meadows. Leaves arise in clusters from their roots. The leaves have rounded tips, and definite raised veins. Single white female flowers grow to the water surface on very long stalks. [3] Male flowers grow on short stalks, become detached, and float to ...
Ceratophyllum demersum, commonly known as hornwort (a common name shared with the unrelated Anthocerotophyta), rigid hornwort, [2] coontail, or coon's tail, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ceratophyllum. It is a submerged, free-floating aquatic plant, with a cosmopolitan distribution, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Lomariopsis is the type genus of the fern family Lomariopsidaceae.. One economically important species exists via the freshwater aquarium plant trade, having only just been introduced in 2001 as an aquatic gametophyte form; most commonly known as "süsswassertang" (German for "freshwater seaweed"), this plant was initially believed to be some sort of liverwort.