Ok so... I have a 55g community tank, with crayfish (keep that in mind lol)

I just snagged some Java moss for a good price. I chose it because I wanted to add some live plants to the aquarium, and seen it was very hardy. I don't have a lot of money to spend so I am looking for VERY low maintenance and hardy plants for now. Not looking to mess with Co2 or having to get T5 lighting. Right now I have 2 4' T8 bulbs, nothing special.

So my question is what are some easy plants for a newb with a gravel substrate. Also, it gets worse lol I have 3 crayfish. The reason I say this I had a live hornwort before I put them in the tank and within a few hours they devoured it. Will they do this to any plants I put in it? If so I guess I will save my money and just leave things be.

Thanks in advance!

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You could try anubias or java fern. Both have tough leaves and stems, and they don't need to be rooted into the substrate to do well.

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I found someone selling them here Hoping he has some left!

Thanks!

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55 Gal Planted Community Tank
50 Gal Sand Planted Bronze Cory Tank
20 Gal Planted RCS Tank
20 Gal PlantTank "Beaslbob"
20 Gal Planted RCS Tank
20 Gal Platy Breeding Tank
15 Gal Electric Blue Crayfish Breeding Tank
15 Gal Platy Breeding Tank
(3) 15 Gal Planted RCS Tanks
10 Gal Planted Golden Mystery Snail Breeding Tank
10 Gal Planted RCS Tank
10 Gal Swordtail Tank
10 Gal Endler Tank
5 Gal RCS Display Tank
4 15 Gal RCS Tanks (Waiting to stock)
2 20 Gal Longs (Waiting to stock)

Good morning 28...

Not familiar with keeping "Mud Bugs". Although, I do have several, large, low light, low tech (no CO2) tanks and standard, pea gravel substrate. Your post reads like you'll need some pretty tough plants. There aren't many, but I can recommend most varieties of Java fern. It has something in the leaves that's makes it distasteful to aquatic animals. A couple of others are the Peace lily, "Spathiphyllum wallisii" and the Onion plant, "Crinum thaianum". Both have extremely tough leaves, aren't choosy about lighting and may survive the chewing from your "Mud Bugs".

This is all I can come up with, but there may be others.

Good luck,

B

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bamboo is quite a resilient plant. i have 6 stalks of it in my 55 gal and i love it =D. and java ferns I have those as well and they seem to be doing great in my water.

Bamboo is not true aquatic.It will eventually rot.Some have been able to keep the lucky bamboo alive for a bit with the leaves out of the water,but it still turns bad eventually.

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Bamboo is not a true aquatic plant and will rot eventually. It shouldn't be fully submersed.

EDIT - same info at the same time.

java fern. i bought 2 very very small java ferns 2 years ago and now they have turned into about 10. no upkeep, no nothing.