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a lot going here with the list that you generated.
sounds like you might be going dutch.
as for which plants look good with each other, it's really more subjective than firm as to which preferences are better than others, however there are a few things to consider:
size, leaf size/shape, growing habit, and color. quick crash course:
size: pretty obvious, some plants get large, others get small, in general, you want to mix like with like, large with large, small with small. A huge mother plant of Anubias heterophylla next to a small Riccia stone might not be the best compliment. there are a few exceptions to the rule, but those will be touched further down.
leaf size/shape: http://blocs.xtec.cat/seashell/2008/05/05/84/ --as you can see, different types of leaves and shapes. try to either find plants that can compliment each other's leaf morphology, such as limnophila aromatica paired with rotala verticillaris (you might hate this combo, but you get the idea)
growing habit: refers to foreground, midground, background as well as actual growth: stemmed rosetted, prostrate rosetted, epiphyte, runners, etc. like with like goes well here. for example, a semi mixed carpet of lilaenopisis, elocharis, UG, and Echinodorus tenellus could look very nice if you play your cards right.
colors: here we can break the rules a little bit. we can go with a like with like, or we can chose complimenting colors. for example, Java fern 'Narrow Leaf' paired along with Blyxa japonica or aubertii can go well with each other. Both share a narrow leaf morphology, but the dark leaves of java will make the yellowish leaves of Blyxa pop out.
hope that helps.
sounds like you might be going dutch.
as for which plants look good with each other, it's really more subjective than firm as to which preferences are better than others, however there are a few things to consider:
size, leaf size/shape, growing habit, and color. quick crash course:
size: pretty obvious, some plants get large, others get small, in general, you want to mix like with like, large with large, small with small. A huge mother plant of Anubias heterophylla next to a small Riccia stone might not be the best compliment. there are a few exceptions to the rule, but those will be touched further down.
leaf size/shape: http://blocs.xtec.cat/seashell/2008/05/05/84/ --as you can see, different types of leaves and shapes. try to either find plants that can compliment each other's leaf morphology, such as limnophila aromatica paired with rotala verticillaris (you might hate this combo, but you get the idea)
growing habit: refers to foreground, midground, background as well as actual growth: stemmed rosetted, prostrate rosetted, epiphyte, runners, etc. like with like goes well here. for example, a semi mixed carpet of lilaenopisis, elocharis, UG, and Echinodorus tenellus could look very nice if you play your cards right.
colors: here we can break the rules a little bit. we can go with a like with like, or we can chose complimenting colors. for example, Java fern 'Narrow Leaf' paired along with Blyxa japonica or aubertii can go well with each other. Both share a narrow leaf morphology, but the dark leaves of java will make the yellowish leaves of Blyxa pop out.
hope that helps.
