The place for all discussions not loach-related concerning freshwater fish keeping. All our members keep other fish so you may benefit from their experience.
i used to have plastics but figured i wanted something realistic. So i keep allsorts of plants of which some are high maintenance wimps. but crypts are diffinately my favourite.
I've got a bunch of 'good luck' Bamboo in one of my aquariums. They grow about 2" a year. What I love is that these are low to no maintenance plants. And none of the fish or snails bother these plants.