A garden is a wonderful place to hang around. With the many flowers along its perimeter and the many butterflies sipping the nectar is truly a magnificent site.
There is always a wonder in watching fishes wiggling their way among the live water plants. Aside from the green color that it provides to the aquarium, it also provides the necessary oxygen in the confined space of the aquarium.
The many advantages of putting plants into your aquarium set make it a wonderful addition to it.
• Water plants provide oxygen to the water. Usually what enthusiast does is to use water bubbler to induce oxygen into the water. But with plants the need for these is diminished.
• Provides hiding places. There are fished that wants to hide. These provides some sanctuary if you want to have a predator-prey environment in your setup.
• Provides colors to the aquarium. There are many varieties of water plants that have different colors. You can mix and match and have a beautiful setup much like a little watery garden.
• Provides a good background to hide the mechanical things you need for an aquarium such as the water bubbler. You could even place it in a way that the bubbles incorporate with the planted environment.
Indeed, starting a planted tank is a very good hobby you should undertake. Having an aquarium with life in it, aside from the fishes, is truly a wonder to behold. You could even try to breed these plants and see flowers bloom in the water. It is truly a little garden, will all the flowers, plants and the fishes as butterflies.
You can also add rocks, driftwood and other accessories to highlight the plants and the fishes. There are so many things a planted aquarium could offer you.
So what are you waiting for, start you own planted aquarium now.