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165 plants found
165 results
MU green
Moderate
Midground

Micranthemum umbrosum

Micranthemum umbrosum
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A bright-green stem of tiny round leaves; a fuller 'baby tears'.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
MS green
Moderate
Foreground

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A grass-like carpeting plant with slightly thicker blades than hairgrass.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
M green
Easy Low tech
Background

Moneywort

Bacopa monnieri
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A hardy, bright green stem plant that grows straight up.

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

Myriophyllum Mattogrossense

Myriophyllum mattogrossense
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing stem plant with bright green, feathery leaves.

Shrimp 10+ gal
NL green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Narrow Leaf Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow'
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A Java Fern variety with long, very thin leaves.

Shrimp 10+ gal
NV green
Easy Low tech
Background

Narrow-leaf Vallisneria

Vallisneria nana
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A finer, narrower version of classic Vallisneria.

Shrimp 10+ gal
NH green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Nymphoides Hydrophylla

Nymphoides hydrophylla
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing plant similar to the Taiwan Lily, with light green leaves.

Shrimp 10+ gal
OP green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Background

Onion Plant

Crinum thaianum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A large bulb plant with long, flat, ribbon-like leaves.

Shrimp 40+ gal
OL red
Moderate
Midground

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A tuberous lily with wavy red-green leaves and a striking form.

Shrimp 20+ gal
PM green
Easy Low tech
Epiphyte

Peacock Moss

Taxiphyllum sp. 'Peacock'
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A moss with feathery fronds and a bluish-green sheen.

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

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A versatile, fast-growing stem plant with tiny leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
P( green
Moderate
Foreground

Pearlweed (Micranthemum)

Micranthemum sp.
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A tiny-leaved carpeting Micranthemum for bright foregrounds.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
P green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Epiphyte

Pellia

Monosolenium tenerum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A thick, brittle thalloid liverwort with a lush look.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
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
RT red
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Red Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A stunning bulb plant with broad, red, mottled leaves.

Shrimp 20+ 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