Looking for a low-light plant

[TheMagnusEffect]

Can anyone here point me in the direction of a commonly available waterplant that tolerates low-light conditions?
Thanks

 

[michael]

Java moss can take low light.

 

[eldaldo]

I kept my newt tanks in a dark basement this summer to keep the newts cool and my java moss was fine. so was my anubias, although neither of the plants grew much at all. I'd recommend java moss and anubias (of course you'd need a substrate to plant the anubias in, although i heard that it can live tied to a rock or wood like java fern).

 

[MRIGUY]

Salvinia Natans (floating water moss) is another option. It prefers moderate light but will hold its ground in low light conditions. It does like clean water though so if you have high nutrients it might get its roots in a snit.

 

[TheMagnusEffect]

Thanks for the input guys. I'll try to get my hands on some Java moss.

 

[eldaldo]

Yeah, salvinia minima is great. I got some last fall along with some amazonian frogbit. At first the salvinia started to die off while the frogbit floursihed. Now it is the exact opposite and the salvinia is slowly covering the surface of my tank. I have a fluorescent light though, I doubt it is any stronger than 20w. I've never kept salvinia in low light so I don't know how it does.

 

[falconlb45]

hmm,
After doing alot of research to try to figure out why i have a black thumb when it comes to aquatic plants i've discovered a few things

theres no such thing as a low light plant- but there are plants that will do better at lower light levels then others
there's waay more then just adding plants and a flourescent light and being done with it-
if your going to plant an existing tank, remeber that it is going to have an effect on your bio filter- as the plants will use some of the bacterias food source to grow - if you remove the plants later on its like removing a chunk of your bio filter
here is a great link

good luck!

also, even with my black thumbs,
java ferns, java moss, duckweed, and anubias were easy to grow / not kill
if you want some duckweed, pay for shipping and ill mail you some