Plants in your Miniature Aquarium Garden

You may never have looked at it from that perspective, but you may be having a miniature garden right in your living room aquarium. Yes, aquariums are actually small gardens that require more or less the same care and maintenance as the average garden or backyard. An aquarium plant is no different from an average gardens plant in terms of the care that it requires. The same skills that you use in your garden will very likely be used in your miniature garden in your living room. One of the first things you will have to do if you are an aquarium owner is to first select the right plants to have in your garden.

One of the common low-growing aquarium plants that are used by many aquarium owners is the dwarf Amazon Swordplant. This plant grows to about 20 centimeters. When it is bought young, it acts as an attractive foreground plant of the aquarium and its slow growth means that it will not need to be replaced anytime soon. Its attractive look is made to stand out by its broad beautiful leaves. The Dwarf Japanese Rush, another exotic aquarium beauty, is another aquarium plant that has its origins from Eastern Asia. The Dwarf Japanese Rush, like the Dwarf Amazon Swordplant also acts as a great foreground plant and it reaches about 10 centimeters high. This plant seems ideal for all sorts of aquariums due to the fact that it thrives in cold water. The plant also seems to have another purpose for the small guys in the aquarium. It acts as a hiding spot from the big guys due to its broad blade grass.

The Needlegrass is another aquarium plant that grows to about 20 centimeters. At maturity, it develops dark bud clusters that make its appearance even more conspicuous. It has narrow leaves but do not let that deceive you; the plant needs plenty of light. Therefore ensure you have high lighting to properly feed its appetite for light.

Another aquarium plant, a favorite for many aquarium owners is the Java Moss. This plant has numerous branches and what makes this plant popular is its clinging habit on other plants as well as the aquarium decorations. The Java Moss is thus used by many to give the aquarium an exotic touch. The plant needs good lighting to thrive and should be protected from algae. The above plants will make your aquarium attractive to both the fish gazers as well as its inhabitants.