Can You Grow Plants on Top of a Fish Tank? Planting Methods and Precautions

Nowadays many people like to keep a fish tank at home. It not only improves the indoor environment but also cultivates the mind, and raising some fish and aquatic plants in it looks incredibly beautiful at night. So can you grow plants on top of a fish tank?

1. Can you grow plants on top of a fish tank?

You can grow plants on top of a fish tank. The plants you can grow include water hyacinth, pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris), bowl lotus, water lily, lotus, water pennywort, pothos and others, among which bowl lotus, water lily and water hyacinth are the most common in everyday life.

2. What aquatic plants are suitable for growing in a goldfish tank?

There are many kinds of aquatic plants suitable for a goldfish tank, such as water lily, Anubias, Amazon sword, Java fern, green chrysanthemum, centipede grass, giant Cabomba, water orchid, large Anubias, hornwort and so on. Among them, the water lily has low soil requirements, and a suitable water depth is around 30 cm.