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Beginner Tropical Aquarium Plants

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Here are the plants that i have come across and found to be easy to look after.  1. Cryptocoryne Undulata - They are best place near the front of the aquarium as they are not like other plants that grow vertical. When you first put them in, i find that they look rather near dying, and i had thought they would be gone a few days later, but new leaves had grown and they are still with me propagating in my fishtanks. They do tend to have reddish leaves which gives it good contrast to the mostly green leaves of other plants.  2. Hygoraphila Difformis - Water Wisteria. This plant needs rich nutrients substrate. The leaves start to turn white if there's not enough iron. So my solution was to put a rusty nail in the fishtank to give it some iron. After a few days green leaves started to come back and the plant still thrives in my aquariums. They tend to attack other plants by overcrowding them and growing thick roots under the substrates where other plants are...