Best Plants For Discus?

[Tracey73]

Which are the best plants for a discus tank, ones that can sustain the heat? any suggestions would be appreciated!

[scott bowler]

amazon sword plants, crips , there har heaps of plants you can use . try this site it may help
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide.php

[Davo]

Any plants are ok with discus.

[ILLUSN]

Any plants are ok with discus.

so long as the temp doesn't go above 28C

[scott bowler]

Any plants are ok with discus.
there are plants that cant take 30,34 degrees temps and acidic water ,

[moneymike]

What would be some fast growing plants for a backdrop? I need to recover from a pleco who has eaten my swords.

[ILLUSN]

hydorphilla spp would be the best choice, val also grows quite quick under the right conditions

[rwel4809]

Wisteria, Rotala walchari, Giant Ambulia, and Vallis, are all good backdrop plants that grow happily at 30-32 oC in my tank....

[JamezMan]

How about crypts or chain swords, can they handle temps around 29-30 degrees?

[TW]

If you go to this site http://www.tropica.com/default.asp & do a search on discus, there are 2 good articles about discus & suitable plants. You can then also have a look at the plant profiles, which gives min/max temp. ranges for a lot of aquatic plants.

[shewey]

Lots of plants can handle the temps, especially crypts and swords as have been already mentioned.

Just keep in mind how much lighting you have and how often you want to be pruning your tank and annoying your Discus by trimming etc. My non Discus tank is full of stem plants which grpw so fast they need constant pruning. If you want just a low maint tank go with things like crypts, anubias and java fern and you will do well.

Cheers,
Mark