Peace Lily Riparium
Peace lilies apparently require a good deal of oxygen around their roots so it is important that water be able to diffuse with ease through the planter media.
Peace lily riparium. Peace lily nerve plant red and white purple queen giant. To plant this one i began by trimming the roots back to about 1 1 2 in length. I have a peace lily just one for now i have tried ivy that i bought at walmart and it did well i know it grows in just water so i tried it in my goldfish tank in a planter and it was happy.
Even more riparium options. Spathiphyllum peace lily of an unknown cultivated variety in a riparium planter riparium supply. 20 tall riparium this one is going into a 20 gallon high 24 wide x 12 deep x 16 tall.
I think i m going to continue to use it. Spathiphyllum peace lily is also a good choice for smaller ripariums. These factors make them a great choice for the riparium.
While the foliage of this cultivated variety can reach up to about 20 in height it is easy to control the plant size by trimming back the largest leaves. There was another plant that i thought i had heard that you could use i ll have to go back and write the name. Pool filter sand gravel flora.
It is difficult to hide the planting hardware in a smaller tank. Spathiphyllum peace lily ships as a bare root plant or rooted in a 2 rock wool plug. Purple waffle dragons tongue ruellia brittoniana katie from pt member hydrophyte spathiphyllum peace lily dwarf species from pt member hydrophyte flowers sweetflag from pt member hydrophyte star grass from pt member hydrophyte flowers rain lily from pt member hydrophyte polka dot mosaic plant garden plant flowers.
This is the the smallest size that i have successfully used for ripariums. Acorus sweetflag with various other accents. Umbrella sedges or cyperus plants are used to growing in wet marshy conditions and there are many different species to choose from.