ingly. Somewhere near the middle of the back of the tank place 

 a clump of these plants or of EloJca. About 200 to 300 Vallisneria 

 and Siiy^ittaria plants and one bunch of Elodca will be needed for 

 a 30-gallon tank. Fewer can be used if you plan to put in a mini- 

 mum number of fish. 



When planting, push the roots below the sand and drag each 

 plant a few inches to its final site. After about ten days tug on the 

 first two kinds until the fibrous roots begin to show. (Otherwise, 

 the leaves will become distorted or die.) Do not be discouraged if 

 your first attempts at aquascaping are not perfect. The growing 

 plants will cover many of your faults. 



Never forget that the oxygen-yielding quality of flourishing 

 aquarium plants is essential to the health of your animals. 



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