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133 plants found
133 results
Floating Fern
Easy Low tech
Floating

Floating Fern

Salvinia natans
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A small floating fern with slightly folded, water-repellent leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
GD green
Easy Low tech
Floating

Giant Duckweed

Spirodela polyrhiza
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A larger duckweed with reddish undersides and multiple roots.

Shrimp 5+ gal
Giant Hygrophila
Easy Low tech
Background

Giant Hygrophila

Hygrophila corymbosa
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A large, broad-leaved stem plant suitable for big aquariums.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Giant Vallisneria
Easy Low tech
Background

Giant Vallisneria

Vallisneria americana
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A massive, ribbon-like plant that grows very tall.

Shrimp 30+ gal
GG green
Easy Low tech
Background

Guppy Grass

Najas guadalupensis
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Very Fast

A fast, rootless tangle plant that's superb fry and shrimp cover.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Hairgrass
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Hairgrass

Eleocharis acicularis
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A taller variety of hairgrass, great for midground or background.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
HB green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Helanthium bolivianum

Helanthium bolivianum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A low chain sword that spreads into a grassy carpet-like patch.

Shrimp Nano 20+ gal
HB green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Helanthium bolivianum 'Vesuvius'

Helanthium bolivianum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A compact chain sword with corkscrew-twisted leaves.

Shrimp Nano 20+ gal
Hornwort
Easy Low tech
Floating

Hornwort

Ceratophyllum demersum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A rootless, fast-growing floating or stem plant.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
HS green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
LIGHT High
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A tiny-leaved creeping pennywort for foreground mats.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
HT green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Hydrocotyle Tripartita

Hydrocotyle tripartita
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing, creeping plant with clover-like leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
H' green
Easy Low tech
Background

Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B'

Hygrophila corymbosa
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A very easy, fast green stem that tolerates almost anything.

Shrimp 10+ gal
HA green
Easy Low tech
Background

Hygrophila angustifolia

Hygrophila angustifolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A large willow-leaf hygro for tall backgrounds.

Shrimp 10+ gal
HC green
Easy Low tech
Background

Hygrophila corymbosa 'Angustifolia'

Hygrophila corymbosa
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A tall, willow-leaved hygro for big backgrounds.

Shrimp 10+ gal
HC green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Hygrophila corymbosa 'Compact'

Hygrophila corymbosa
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A low, dense hygro that grows outward as a midground bush.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
HP green
Moderate Low tech
Midground

Hygrophila Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A unique fern-like stem plant that can attach to hardscape.

Shrimp 10+ gal
HP pink
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Background

Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'

Hygrophila polysperma
LIGHT High
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

An easy pink-veined 'sunset' hygrophila.

Shrimp 10+ gal
JF green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A hardy epiphyte fern that thrives attached to rocks or wood.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
JM green
Easy Low tech
Foreground

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A versatile moss that provides excellent cover for fry and shrimp.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
JV green
Easy Low tech
Background

Jungle Vallisneria

Vallisneria gigantea
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A giant ribbon val for tall tanks and dramatic backgrounds.

Shrimp 40+ gal
LJ green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Lace Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A variety of Java Fern with finely branched, lace-like leaf tips.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
LB green
Easy Low tech
Background

Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A hardy stem plant with thick leaves that smell like lemon when crushed.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
LM green
Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Lilaeopsis mauritiana
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A hardy grassy carpet, thicker-bladed than dwarf hairgrass.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
LR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Background

Lindernia rotundifolia

Lindernia rotundifolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

An easy round-leaved stem with a bright, bushy look.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal