I have not yet picked up Java Moss, I do need to try that one. I do have access to a bunch of duckweed and a tiny water lettuce plant that resembles some species of salvinia, so I will go ahead and try those again. The tanks are better lit now than they were, previously the duckweed died, but now it should do fine. (I know, how does anyone kill duckweed, but it’s apparently possible) The sword plant has been in there a week and hasn’t melted yet, so maybe that one will work. I think though I will continue practicing with rooted cuttings instead of larger plants after how quickly the ceratopteris died.
It may have been my eyes playing tricks on me, but this evening the larger paro which looks like a male seemed to have red markings and blue in his tail. Can’t wait for him to actually display so that there is some hope of knowing what species I have! It is amazing how much they eat really. They can clear a cloud of artemia pretty quickly.