Semi aquatic plants

[tuberider]

I'm getting ready to upgrade my Triops tank by adding some foliage. The plants will be living in a couple of inches of water that will slowly dry up, not a problem really as I could go with Spaths or Dracaenas, but the tank is well lit and I'm concerned that I'll fry plants that have been bred to thrive in lower light.


Any thoughts?

 

[Gomer]

As long as it is humid enough, you can acclimate anubias, crypts and swords to emersed growth. Anubias will look the same. Crypts and swords will look different. I used to grow crypts outdoors in a hydroponic emersed setup in sunlight (enclosed for humidity)

 

[iani]

Most aquatic plants you find in a fish store can also grow emersed. There are only a few exceptions. Like Tony said though they like to be in a humid environment.

 

[tuberider]

That's the problem (sorry I should have elaborated a little), the tank is open top in a bathroom so the humidity is all over the place. I could close the top, but that would ruin the natural cycle of the Triops.