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98 plants found
98 results
PM dark green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A premium moss with delicate, feather-like fronds.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
PE green
Moderate
Background

Pogostemon Erectus

Pogostemon erectus
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A beautiful stem plant with fine, bright green, pine-like needles.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
PP green
Moderate
Midground

Proserpinaca palustris

Proserpinaca palustris
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A stem whose leaves turn saw-toothed and orange underwater.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
PC green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Pygmy Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A grass-like plant that forms a dense foreground carpet.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
RI green
Moderate
Foreground

Ranunculus inundatus

Ranunculus inundatus
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A creeping plant with unique umbrella-shaped lobed leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
RR red
Easy–Moderate
Floating

Red Root Floater

Phyllanthus fluitans
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A highly sought-after floating plant with bright red roots and leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
R' green
Advanced
Midground

Rotala 'Mini Butterfly'

Rotala sp.
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A dwarf rotala with tiny leaves and pink-cream tops.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
R' green
Moderate
Background

Rotala 'Nanjenshan'

Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan"
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A needle-leaved green rotala with a soft, feathery look.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RH red
Moderate
Midground

Rotala Hra

Rotala sp. 'Hra'
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A variant of Rotala rotundifolia that turns intensely orange-red.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RI green
Moderate
Midground

Rotala Indica

Rotala indica
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A classic stem plant with small, round leaves that grow densely.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RM green
Advanced
Background

Rotala macrandra 'Green'

Rotala macrandra
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A delicate large-leaved green macrandra for high-tech scapes.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RM green
Advanced
Background

Rotala mexicana 'Bangladesh'

Rotala mexicana
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fine-leaved rotala turning fiery orange-red on top.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Background

Rotala rotundifolia

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing stem plant that forms dense, colorful bushes.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
RR red
Advanced
Background

Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A compact, intensely red rotala for high-tech tanks.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR green
Moderate
Midground

Rotala rotundifolia 'Bonsai'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A dwarf, tightly-noded rotala for compact midground bushes.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR orange
Moderate
Background

Rotala rotundifolia 'Colorata'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A warmer-toned rotundifolia with orange-pink tops.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Background

Rotala rotundifolia 'Green'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

An easy, fast green stem that bushes out readily.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
SM green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Spiky Moss

Taxiphyllum sp. 'Spiky'
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A robust moss similar to Christmas Moss but with larger, spikier fronds.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
S green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing stem plant that forms dense, star-like clusters.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
SR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Staurogyne Repens

Staurogyne repens
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A compact, bushy foreground plant with sturdy green leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
TM green
Easy Low tech
Epiphyte

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A tidy, drooping moss that forms neat triangular fronds.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
TJ green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Trident Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus 'Trident'
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A smaller Java Fern with narrow, multi-lobed leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
WS green
Easy Low tech
Floating

Water Spangles

Salvinia minima
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A very popular floating fern with tiny, stiff hairs on its leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
WM green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Weeping Moss

Vesicularia ferriei
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A beautiful moss known for its distinct downward, weeping growth habit.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal