Hello, I was wondering if any of you have a reference resource of preferred or required water parameters for aquatic plants and/or freshwater livestock for that matter? One you like to use or are aware of? I did notice the Flowgrow site and will try and use that but thought id ask if there might be other sources. Thank you.
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Aquatic Plant Water Parameter Reference Resource?
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These are the livestock references I use 
For fish
www.seriouslyfish.com
For shrimp
www.shrimplyexplained.com
Other invertebrates
www.theshrimpfarm.com
For fish
Knowledge Base — Seriously Fish
www.seriouslyfish.com
For shrimp
SB 102 - Types of Freshwater Shrimp - Shrimply Explained
Learn about a wide variety of different freshwater shrimp that can be kept in your aquarium! General information such as water parameters, care difficulty, and special considerations are all covered.
www.shrimplyexplained.com
Other invertebrates
Dwarf Mexican Crayfish – Detailed Guide: Care, Diet, and Breeding - Shrimp and Snail Breeder
Dwarf Mexican crayfish is a robust, tolerant and relatively easy to breed. They will not drastically limit your options as their bigger cousins do.
aquariumbreeder.com
Dwarf Orange Crayfish | CPO crayfish care & info
Learn everything you need to know about the dwarf orange crayfish or Mexican dwarf crayfish, the peaceful freshwater aquarium crayfish!
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Thank you very much!
Not an exhaustive list, but lots of articles on both common and tricky plants and their special requirements
Plants
The 2Hr Aquarist’s definitive guide to freshwater aquarium plants for beginners. This guide includes insight to different plant groups and how to choose the right plants for your planted tank.
www.2hraquarist.com
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Thank you very much for getting back to me.
Dennis Wong
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Sites like flowgro or Tropica has decent botanical details but their recommended parameter set is rubbish or generic most of the time.
Plant wise, I'll save you some time and give you a parameter set that will work to grow 99.9% of aquatic plants to ideal form:
GH 5
KH 0-1
pH 5.0 - 6.5
Temperature 22-24C
(acidic tilt due to large number of amazon species used in aquatic plant trade, slightly raised GH for species that prefer slightly harder water such as Rotala florida/sunset).
That being said, most common plants live in a huge range as long as their nutrient/CO2 needs are fulfilled. So if you remove the 5% of plants that have specific soft water needs the parameters that will work for 95% of all plant species will look something like this:
GH 2-20
KH 0-15
pH 5-8
Temp: 20-30
Which is like saying virtually any tank will work for most plants as long as their CO2/nutrient needs are met.
Plant wise, I'll save you some time and give you a parameter set that will work to grow 99.9% of aquatic plants to ideal form:
GH 5
KH 0-1
pH 5.0 - 6.5
Temperature 22-24C
(acidic tilt due to large number of amazon species used in aquatic plant trade, slightly raised GH for species that prefer slightly harder water such as Rotala florida/sunset).
That being said, most common plants live in a huge range as long as their nutrient/CO2 needs are fulfilled. So if you remove the 5% of plants that have specific soft water needs the parameters that will work for 95% of all plant species will look something like this:
GH 2-20
KH 0-15
pH 5-8
Temp: 20-30
Which is like saying virtually any tank will work for most plants as long as their CO2/nutrient needs are met.
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Thank you Dennis!
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