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Cabomba

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   Cabomba is a very common and beautiful aquarium plant that is great for beginner aquariums!

   Cabomba will root if the shoots are buried in the gravel. The stems will grow up to 50 cm (20 in) and so in an aquarium they will need to be trimmed periodically. They are also easily propagated by simply planting cuttings from the present plants. Cabomba will do great in almost any aquarium environment, including harder water and minimal light. However, the brighter the light the better it will grow.

For more Information on keeping a planted aquarium see:
About Planted Aquariums, Adding Aquatic Plants For a Healthy Aquarium

Water conditions:
   Temperature: 72-82° F (22-28° C)
   pH: 6.5 - 7.5
   dCH: 2-12°

Lighting:
   Light level: Moderate to bright

Propagation:
   Cuttings and side shoots.

Availability:
   Cabomba is readily available.

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Cabomba is a very nice plant i'm lucky enough to get tons of it here in louisiana at a local pond. i have it mixed in with a low growing water grass that i also get from the pond plus a few other assorted aquatic plants from other ponds in the area. my fish love it. i have a 175 gallon tank full of it my fish breed in it quite nicely. it gets very tall and very lush. its a good starter plant just get a proper grow light bulb and it will do fine. pleco's (alagea eaters) like chewing on it. you can break a long stem into several parts and each one will eventually grow as a seperate plant. can you really eat it?? thats news to me! lol AQUA GARDENER 2006-05-14
Cabomba is a really good plant, but the roots are damaged very easily, so be carefull when planting them. I recently got some of the red cabomba,and it has a little pinkish\white bloom on it. It is very pretty in the aquarium! Alleen 2006-04-06
Being a newbie to fishkeeping, this looked like a good place to start with plants. I bought ten bunches of cabomba, and placed them at the back and corners of the tank. The fish seem to love the fact that they can swim around and through them. I think it stimulates them. I know these live plants have it all over the artificials for appearance. Their whispy texture flows gracefully, and is visually pleasant. Thank you for giving me a selection that even us newbies can enjoy and succeed with. Kevin from Maryland Kevin Aylward 2005-11-26
Beautiful plant, especially when there white flowers appear. I keep mine for food. The fish love to eat them. They become very long also. kim boward 2004-11-28
you need to add information about the freshwater plants and not just have pictures and descriptions of freshwater plants!!! Please do it because it will get a lot more people to look on your website and it will be a great reference! Thanks! Anonymous 2004-05-04
Some of the coolest comments:
This plant is good for any enviroment and grows fast under a good light. I use pro-glo from Hagen for lighting and can watch it grow. This plant can grow an inch a day. Only have had this plant for about two weeks but all my mollies love this plant and will peck at it and its flowers. bill 2006-10-07

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