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129 plants found
129 results
TL green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Tricolor Lotus

Nymphaea micrantha
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A beautiful bulb plant with leaves featuring green, red, and brown mottling.

Shrimp 15+ 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
VS green
Easy Low tech
Background

Vallisneria spiralis

Vallisneria spiralis
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A tall, grass-like background plant that spreads via runners.

Shrimp 10+ gal
WH green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Floating

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A large floating plant with bulbous stalks and showy flowers.

20+ 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
WS green
Easy Low tech
Background

Water Sprite

Ceratopteris thalictroides
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing fern that can be planted or floated.

Shrimp 10+ gal
WW green
Easy Low tech
Background

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing stem plant with deeply lobed, lace-like leaves.

Shrimp 10+ 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
WM green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Epiphyte

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A cool-water moss with a willow-like, drooping look.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal