The invention discloses a fish tank for promoting the growth of aquatic plants. The fish tank includes a fish tank body, a limit groove is formed in the bottom face of the fish tank body, a plant culture box is fixed in the limit groove, the side wall of the plant culture box makes contact with the side wall of the fish tank body, and a round hole is formed in the side wall, in contact with the side wall of the fish tank body, of the plant culture box; a through hole is formed in the top face of the plant culture box, the interior of the plant culture box is filled with a plant culture medium, a groove is formed in the top of the side wall of the fish tank body, the bottom face of the groove is an inverted-cone face, the bottom of the inverted-cone face is connected with a guide cavity, the guide cavity is arranged in the side wall of the fish tank body, the tail end of the guide cavity penetrates through the side wall of the fish tank body and is communicated with the round hole of the plant culture box, a multi-hole water absorbing material of which the shape is matched with the groove is arranged in the groove, and the top of the groove is provided with a sealing device. The fish tank for promoting the growth of the aquatic plants can automatically add nutrients to the plants in the fish tank, and the healthy growth of ornamental plants is promoted.