[anasfire23]

I have a 10g community tank which I have stocked with the various fish listed in my signature and added a lot of plants to. I've got a large bunch of Elodea and 2 others I don't' know the names of but have taken pictures for someone here to identify if they like. These all came bound with either elastic bands or some kind of plastic coated wire stuff at the base so I've just pushed these into my gravel substrate and they are staying put for now but what I am wondering is whether I should buy some kind of soil substrate to place a layer of under my gravel so they can take root, if they indeed can take root. I've had elodea start to grow roots in my tank but I rearrange it so often that it never gets a firm hold in there. I do fertilise the plants in my tank once a week with a liquid fish safe fertiliser and none of them look as though they are dying or anything. I'd just like to know the best course of action to keep them happy. I am kind of new to the plant thing (had elodea before and it is hard to kill lol) but none of any other kind of plant.


Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks