| It is not hard to understand why plants
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| | quality up. The plants will also provide
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| are present in so many aquariums. Lush
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| | a home for a wide range of micro
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| and healthy plants are stunning to look
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| | organisms that are beneficial for the
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| at and will create a much more natural
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| | ecosystem in the aquarium. Plants are
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| environment in the aquarium. Most fish
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| | also capable of inhibiting ugly algae
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| species feel safer and less stressed when
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| | growth since plants and algae compete
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| they have plants to hide among, and many
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| | over the same nutrients.
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| species will never thrive in an unplanted
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| | Many fish species will never spawn in an
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| aquarium. If your fish species inhabit
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| | unplanted aquarium. Some species need the
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| densely grown waters in the wild, they
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| | plants to feel safe enough to spawn,
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| will feel very insecure in a plant
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| | while others need leaves to attach their
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| without any vegetation. A lot of fish
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| | eggs on. A densely planted aquarium will
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| species are however rock dwellers and can
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| | also increase the fry survival growth if
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| get the same sense of security from caves
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| | you wish to raise fry in the same
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| and rocky formations in the aquarium. If
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| | aquarium as adult fish, since the fry
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| your fish disturb the plants and damage
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| | will hide among the plants. Busy plants
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| them by nibbling of the leaves or digging
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| | with a lot of smaller leaves are ideal
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| up the roots, caves and wood can be a
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| | for this purpose. It should however be
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| better solution than plants. If uprooting
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| | noted that there are other ways to
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| is the main problem, you can choose
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| | provide fry with good shelters. Newly
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| plants that float and do not require any
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| | hatched fry can for instance hide among
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| anchorage in the substrate. If your fish
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| | larger marbles on the bottom of the
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| are vigorous plant eaters, artificial
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| | aquarium. Caves, roots, stones and
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| plants can be used instead of live
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| | artificial aquarium decoration will also
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| plants. It can also be possible to find a
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| | give the fry hiding places where they can
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| few live plant species that your fish do
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| | stay out of harms way.
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| not like the taste of. If your fish only
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| | A plant relies on photosynthesis and
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| nibble on the plants, you can choose
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| | light is therefore essential to it. A
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| strong and fast growing live plants that
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| | fish only aquarium requires little light,
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| can tolerate some snacking.
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| | but if you wish to keep a densely planted
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| Plants will not only provide your fish
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| | aquarium you might be forced to install
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| with valuable shelters and make your
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| | new lights. Fluorescent light is better
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| aquarium look beautiful; they will also
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| | than the standard incandescent light in
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| help you to keep the water quality up.
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| | planted aquarium. Some plant species are
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| Fish and plants coexist in the wild and
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| | very demanding in require even stronger
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| will complement each other well in the
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| | light than the fluorescent, but these
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| aquarium. The waste products released by
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| | species are not recommended for
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| fish will contain compounds that the
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| | beginners. Fluorescent lights are more
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| plants can use as nutrition. Organic
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| | expensive than incandescent lights, but
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| waste will therefore be contained within
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| | fluorescent lights will on the other hand
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| the plant instead of floating around in
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| | burn cooler and use less electricity.
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| the water where it can harm the fish. You
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| | Java Fern and Java Moss are two examples
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| should however keep in mind that these
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| | of suitable beginner species. They are
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| compounds will not "disappear", they will
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| | tough plants that can survive in a wide
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| just be confined within the plant. If you
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| | range of pH-values and water hardiness.
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| allow dead and decaying plant material to
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| | They can even be kept in a slightly
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| stay in the aquarium, the organic
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| | brackish aquarium, such as a Molly
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| compounds will be released again and
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| | aquarium. Unlike many other aquatic
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| begin to pollute the water. Plants must
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| | plants, Java Fern should not be planted
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| therefore be regularly pruned and
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| | in the substrate in the aquarium. Java
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| unhealthy parts must be removed from the
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| | Fern should instead be attached to rock,
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| water as soon as possible. In return for
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| | wood or aquarium decorations where it
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| the organic compounds that they receive
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| | will form roots. Once your have purchased
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| from the fish, the plants will produce
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| | your first Java Fern or Java Moss, the
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| oxygen which is essential to the fish.
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| | plants will propagate themselves. New
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| The plants will also use dissolved carbon
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| | plants will develop on the old plants,
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| dioxide and thereby lower the levels of
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| | and eventually break off. You can attach
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| carbon dioxide in the aquarium.
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| | these tiny plants to some type of
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| The direct exchange between fish and
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| | decoration in the aquarium and wait for
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| plants is important, but it is not the
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| | them to grow large.
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| only thing that help keeping the water
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