The plants are an essential element in the decoration of a aquarium, since its movement, along with the one of the fish, produces a tuna contrasts with the calm of the water. But the plants not only act a as decorative, but also they serve as hiding place for the fish and refuge for the females that flee from constant the harassment of the males. However, the most important function that they fulfill the plants within the aquarium is the one to fight the remainders expelled by the fish, being contributed oxygen to the water and eliminating CO2. Nevertheless, and in spite of being essential, the aquatic plants are quite delicate, reason why it agrees to consider a series of conditions with the purpose of not to fail at the time of choosing those that better are becomeed aclimated to the existing conditions.

Advantages of the natural plants

At the time of decorating a aquarium, not only one is due to consider that this one is aesthetic, but satisfies the requirements necessary so that the fish live in the same in optimal conditions, reason by which is advisable to choose natural plants, that contribute oxygen to the water, instead of artificial, by very decorativas which these are. So that the natural plants survive in the aquarium is necessary that there is a layer of about six either eight cm. of sand that is not nor very fine nor very heavy. And it is that, the aquatic plants are not fed through their roots, they do but it by the leaves, reason why the sand layer must sufficiently be heavy so that the roots allow the subjection of the plant, but not more.

Plantation and adaptation

In order to plant in a aquarium, the first step is to slightly cut the roots of the plant, as well as the leaves that seem spoiled and those that are going to be buried once finalized the process. The fact does not have to worry to have to cut too much, since if the species is becomeed aclimated to the aquarium, quickly it will regenerate the roots and the leaves. When the aquatic plants begin to grow and to be developed, they will need certain conditions. It is necessary to remember mainly that the acclimatization of the plant to the aquarium is not simple, in those plants coming from greenhouse, since in this enclosure they count on very specific environmental conditions: totally they are not covered with water and the ground counts on abundant sand. On the contrary, in the aquarium, the plants totally will be submerged and will count only on a small silica sand layer. For this reason, many of these plants will not consiguirán to survive in a aquarium and they will rot quickly.

Typology of aquatic plants

At the time of choosing the plants for a aquarium, you will have to make an analysis of the climatic conditions of this one and, thus, to be able to choose those species that have major capacity to survive. It is necessary to mention that, following the type of selected plants, or of the combination of these, numerous decorative effects can be obtained, but will be necessary to consider the space dedicated to the vegetal element without this one supposes a danger for the health of the fish and the development of its basic functions. The plants need abundant light to live, but also an ample range of aquatic units able exists to survive with the illumination of the aquarium. Some are the Earth ingrained, whereas others float slightly by the surface of the aquarium. Also, one second differentiation exists enters tropical plants and those that live in cold waters. The floating ones can be of small size or, on the contrary, larger and own roots that pay attention slightly to the Earth. As far as the submerged ones it is necessary to differentiate between which they survive outside the water and those that are not able to do it. Also, it has submerged that always develops their flowers outside the water. Finally, it is necessary to mention the Criptógama, without flowers and with esporas, and the Bog that are developed in the edge of the water and which they do not have a submerged important part.