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Table of Contents Filtration ..............................................................................................211 Feeding.................................................................................................211 Lighting................................................................................................212 Supplements .......................................................................................212 Purchasing and Transporting Your Plants................................................212 Taking from the wild ..........................................................................212 Buying from a dealer..........................................................................213 Getting plants home in one piece.....................................................213 Achieving acclimation .......................................................................213 Plant Problems .............................................................................................214 Signs of poor plant health .................................................................214 Algae.....................................................................................................215 Medications.........................................................................................216 Planting Techniques ....................................................................................216 Chapter 17: Choosing Plant Species for Your Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 Foreground Plants........................................................................................218 Cryptocoryne (Cryptocoryne wendetti) ........................................218 Baby tears (Micranthemum umbrosum).........................................219 Pearl grass (Hemianthus micranthemoides) ..................................220 Brazilian micro sword (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis) .............................220 Madagascar lace (Aponogeton fenestralis) ....................................221 Dwarf anubias (Anubias nana) .........................................................221 Background Plants .......................................................................................222 Hornwort (CeratopHyllum demersum) ...........................................222 Corkscrew val (Vallisneria spiralis) .................................................223 Elodea (Egeria densa)........................................................................223 Carolina fanwort (Cambomba caroliniana).....................................224 Giant anubias (Anubias barteri).......................................................224 Red ludwigia (Ludwigia mullertii)....................................................225 Oriental sword (Echinodorus oriental) ...........................................226 Amazon sword (Echinodorus amazonicus) ....................................226 Red-stem milfoil (MyriopHyllum matogrossensis) ........................227 Stargrass (Heteranthera zosterifolia) ..............................................227 Floating Plants ..............................................................................................228 Amazon frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum) .......................................228 Duckweed (Lemna minor).................................................................228 Pond Plants ...................................................................................................229 Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) .......................................................229 Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)...........................................230 Keeping It Real..............................................................................................230 xv
xvi <strong>Freshwater</strong> Aquariums For Dummies, 2nd Edition Chapter 18: What to Do if Trouble Strikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 Fish Problems ...............................................................................................232 What to do until the pet store opens...............................................232 Restoring your tank............................................................................232 Separating fighting fish......................................................................232 Looking at the injured........................................................................233 Solving the aggression problem .......................................................233 Correcting Feeding Problems .....................................................................233 Getting your fish to eat......................................................................233 Dislodging items eaten by your fish.................................................233 Equipment Problems ...................................................................................234 Fixing a clogged filter.........................................................................234 Analyzing heater problems ...............................................................234 Lighting falling into the tank .............................................................234 Exploding light bulbs .........................................................................235 Flickering lighting...............................................................................235 Tank Problems..............................................................................................235 Checking for leaks ..............................................................................235 Getting your fish to safety.................................................................235 Repairing a small crack .....................................................................236 When an entire side of your aquarium breaks ...............................236 Water Problems ............................................................................................236 Solving green algae problems ...........................................................236 Controlling chemical problems ........................................................237 Cooling a tank that’s too hot.............................................................237 Warming a tank that’s too cold.........................................................238 Part IV: Breeding and Other Fun Stuff ........................239 Chapter 19: The Breeding Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 Deciding to Breed Your Aquarium Fish.....................................................242 Breaking new barriers .......................................................................242 Gaining new knowledge and enjoyment..........................................242 Conserving the environment ............................................................243 Choosing Your Equipment ..........................................................................243 The aquarium......................................................................................244 Putting a lid on the whole thing .......................................................244 Decorations.........................................................................................244 Substrate .............................................................................................245 Spawning grates..................................................................................245 Turning up the heat............................................................................246
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