What plants should I get for a 10 gallon fish tank with cardinal tetra!

Hi Im trying to start a live planted aquarium with cardinal tetras. I have a 10gallon fish tank and What plants should I get and what Substrate. I have cardinal tetras What do I need in my fish tank to keep everything healthy for the plants and fish. Please comment below for how to start a planted aquarium. My aquarium looks like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lUK9RUuEdI

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Permalink Reply by Peter on July 12, 2012 at 4:57pm

Wait r u asking what plants r good or how to set up a planted tank from scratch ? http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_wu2-tEFh3o Dustin has lots of vid u can watch on his YouTube channel on how to and on Sundays does a breakdown on a plant or fish check out his videos

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Yang on July 15, 2012 at 8:31pm

Thank you! and What are some beginner plants that i need? is flourite excel good?

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Permalink Reply by Peter on July 15, 2012 at 9:18pm

U can try java fern, java moss, Anubis nana, marimo moss ball, hornsworth , jungle val, etc... Jus google beginner aquarium plants for a full list. As for excel yes it's a good product

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Yang on July 18, 2012 at 5:49pm

What substrate should i use? Im really beginner haah sorry

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Permalink Reply by Kent Han on August 1, 2012 at 7:09pm

IMO a good way to start is with fine gravel or sand and some plants easy plants like ludwigia repens or some hygrofilas. These do not really need fancy ferts or anything and if you feel like getting some more advanced plants you can always add root tabs for them. These plants grow like fire and you might need to trim time to time. If you want to avoid this I would suggest java ferns & annubias wich you can grow without any substrate because you just time to rock or drift wood. they're very easy(virtually no maintenance) and grow alot slower.