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The plants used in aquariums are not often the common plants in the wild. Because fish tanks require special lights and sometimes a CO2 reactor in order to have the plants thrive. If you check out the link in my signature, it is a thread where I posted my planted aquariums. My main tank has 2x 39W T5HO lights made for freshwater plants. Without them, a lot of high light plants can't survive in a fish tank.
The most common aquatic plants used in fish tanks are Anubia nana, Anubia barteri, Java Moss, Java Fern. These plants are hardy and can grow under low light conditions without fertilizer. There is also Amazon Sword which has become quite popular but it has higher demands. Duck weed is often used in tanks with excessive nitrate. Baby Dwarf Tears are used in growing a carpet in the tanks but without CO2 injection and at least 4W per gallon it won't end up well.
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