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73 plants found
73 results
LR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
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Lindernia rotundifolia

Lindernia rotundifolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

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

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

Lobelia cardinalis 'Small Form'

Lobelia cardinalis
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A slow, easy stem with round green leaves and purple undersides.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
LB green
Moderate Low tech
Midground

Ludwigia brevipes

Ludwigia brevipes
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A fine-leaved ludwigia that bronzes under good light.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
LP red
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Ludwigia Palustris

Ludwigia palustris
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A stunning, intensely red stem plant that is surprisingly easy to grow.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
LP red
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red'

Ludwigia palustris
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

One of the easiest true-red stems, red even without CO2.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
LN yellow-green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'

Lysimachia nummularia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A golden round-leaved creeper that brightens the midground.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
MM green
Easy Low tech
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Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A unique spherical algae that is extremely easy to care for.

Shrimp Nano 1+ gal
MH green
Easy Low tech
Foreground

Marsilea Hirsuta

Marsilea hirsuta
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A hardy, clover-like fern that makes a great low-tech carpet.

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

Marsilea quadrifolia

Marsilea quadrifolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A clover-like carpet fern that tolerates low tech.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
M green
Easy Low tech
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Moneywort

Bacopa monnieri
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ 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
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
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Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A premium moss with delicate, feather-like fronds.

Shrimp Nano 2+ 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
RR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
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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 green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
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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