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165 plants found
165 results
Echinodorus 'Red Diamond'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Red Diamond'

Echinodorus sp.
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A narrow-leaved sword with deep burgundy-red foliage.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Echinodorus 'Red Flame'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Red Flame'

Echinodorus x barthii
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A compact spotted sword with red-and-green marbled leaves.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Echinodorus 'Reni'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Reni'

Echinodorus sp.
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A compact sword with pink-red young leaves.

Shrimp Nano 20+ gal
Echinodorus 'Rubin'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Rubin'

Echinodorus x barthii
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A tall ruby-toned sword for a centerpiece.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Echinodorus cordifolius
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus cordifolius

Echinodorus cordifolius
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A very large broad-leaved sword that can grow emersed.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Echinodorus martii
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus martii

Echinodorus martii
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A tall sword with heavily ruffled, translucent leaves.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Eurasian Watermilfoil
Easy Low tech
Background

Eurasian Watermilfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A hardy, finely leaved stem plant that can tolerate cold water.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Fairy Moss
Easy Low tech
Floating

Fairy Moss

Azolla caroliniana
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A tiny, fast-growing floating fern that can turn red under high light.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Flame Moss
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Flame Moss

Taxiphyllum sp. 'Flame'
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A unique moss that grows vertically, resembling green flames.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Floating Fern
Easy Low tech
Floating

Floating Fern

Salvinia natans
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

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

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Giant Duckweed
Easy Low tech
Floating

Giant Duckweed

Spirodela polyrhiza
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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
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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
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

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

Shrimp 30+ gal
Gratiola viscidula
Moderate
Midground

Gratiola viscidula

Gratiola viscidula
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A fine-textured stem that creeps and can be trimmed low.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Green Cabomba
Moderate
Background

Green Cabomba

Cabomba caroliniana
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A classic, feathery stem plant that requires good lighting.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Guppy Grass
Easy Low tech
Background

Guppy Grass

Najas guadalupensis
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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
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Helanthium bolivianum
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Helanthium bolivianum

Helanthium bolivianum
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 20+ gal
Helanthium bolivianum 'Vesuvius'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Helanthium bolivianum 'Vesuvius'

Helanthium bolivianum
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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
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A rootless, fast-growing floating or stem plant.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A tiny-leaved creeping pennywort for foreground mats.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Hydrocotyle Tripartita
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Hydrocotyle Tripartita

Hydrocotyle tripartita
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B'
Easy Low tech
Background

Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B'

Hygrophila corymbosa
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

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

Shrimp 10+ gal
Hygrophila angustifolia
Easy Low tech
Background

Hygrophila angustifolia

Hygrophila angustifolia
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A large willow-leaf hygro for tall backgrounds.

Shrimp 10+ gal