What's a really cool plant that grows really fast?

[iViziiFy]

I would like to know what's a really cool aquatic play that grows really fast. It doesn't have to be any specific lightning but I will just say lowlighting. Can someone help me out?

[Cory1990]

I don't think anything grows super fast like crazy but I think the fastest plants I have is java moss and the bulbs from Walmart worked out pretty good for me

[grogan]

Try anacharis, hornwort, water sprite, and water wisteria. They are the fastest growing species I have ever experienced. The grow with literally no effort.

[BettaGuy]

I have some java fern that grows pretty fast in my betta tank, but I have 3wpg, co2, and fertelizer so I think that affected the growth rate a bit

[lohachata]

almost all Aponogeton species such as crispus , indulatus , ulvaceus , or boivianus..even madagascarensis....

madagascarensis at 3 months from bare bulb..




ulvaceus at 3 months from bare bulb..



boivianus at 3 weeks from bare bulb grown outside in a tub..



ulvaceus is my favorite..i consider it to be the most beautiful and graceful aquatic plant i have ever seen....
then the madagascarensis...they are really amazing..but they prefer slightly lower temps....

the main thing is that these plant really need deep tanks...some of them can reach 4 feet tall..

[Cory1990]

John, I'm telling you move to Wisconsin by me so I can live in your fish room lol. I'd have so much fun in there. That's a great looking plant btw. Since I took your advise on mg my plants hav been doing well

[airickj]

Try buying a bulb pack from petco, petsmart, walmart or the like. Four of the plants I got out of six or eight grew. They grew very fast as well, an inch or two every few days.

[Cory1990]

I think the fastest growing plant I hav besides the java moss would be the Walmart bulbs and Lilly pads. I'll be cutting down the Lilly pads for the 2nd time this month. They grow like crazy I try to keep one Lilly pad in the tank but 4 more have almost reached to the top of the tank this month alone.

[lohachata]

many of the bulbs you get from walmart and others are Aponogetons ; it is just that you never know which ones you are getting...

[Cory1990]

I just picked up 3 packages of the bulbs from Walmart last night and put them all over my 10g I'm going to wait and see how many grow. Last time only 2 in a pack grew for me. So I'm hoping to get 4-6 out of the 3 packs to grow for me.

[Murloc]

Ohh man... I have got to buy some A. ulvaceus from you, if you would sell me some bulbs... They are so easy to grow, and yet no one down here ever has them, I don't why. All the ones I find in fish stores are just not ultra healthy, and I am so picky with the fresh water plants I choose to put in my tanks.

If these plants were already mentioned sorry, I'm just going off what I know not what I just read lol.. Here is a Genus list that I know well, hope it helps:



Ceratophyllum - Medium / lower light, super fast growing

Ceratopteris - Medium light

Echinoindorus - Medium light, and can be a fast grower E. bleheri is one of the fastest I would have to say in a " lower " light range.

Hydrocotyle corymbosa - Medium or higher

Hygrophila - One of your best bets for low light / fast growing

Rotala rotundifolia - If you can find it, I have had good sucess growing this in low light.

Vallsneria - Low light, faster growing plants

FAST growing with plants is relative haha. It helps if you have at least a little CO2 boost. Doesn't have to be a lot, you can also make a DIY CO2 out of a 2 litter bottle, water, yest, and sugar. A little extra nitrogen always helps too. Plants need their basic nutrients to grow ( NPK ) with other supplication for certain things. If you only have a few plants in your tank, you should be ok, but don't expect even the faster growing ones to go crazy.