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132 plants found
132 results
Banana Plant
Easy Low tech
Foreground

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A novelty plant with banana-like tubers and heart-shaped leaves.

Shrimp Nano 20+ gal
Brazilian Pennywort
Easy Low tech
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Brazilian Pennywort

Hydrocotyle leucocephala
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing, versatile vine-like plant.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Broadleaf Sagittaria
Easy Low tech
Midground

Broadleaf Sagittaria

Sagittaria platyphylla
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A robust rosette plant with broad, stiff leaves.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Broadleaf Water Sprite
Easy Low tech
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Broadleaf Water Sprite

Ceratopteris cornuta
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing fern with broader leaves than standard Water Sprite.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Bucephalandra 'Catherine'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Bucephalandra 'Catherine'

Bucephalandra sp.
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A very small Buce with extremely narrow, dark leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Bucephalandra 'Green Wavy'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Epiphyte

Bucephalandra 'Green Wavy'

Bucephalandra sp.
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Very Slow

An easy wavy-leaved buce with fine white flowers.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Bucephalandra 'Kedagang'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Bucephalandra 'Kedagang'

Bucephalandra sp.
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A premium epiphyte with dark, narrow leaves and a reddish stem.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Bucephalandra 'Lamandau Mini Red'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Bucephalandra 'Lamandau Mini Red'

Bucephalandra sp.
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A small Buce variety with reddish-brown wavy leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Bucephalandra 'Red Mini'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Epiphyte

Bucephalandra 'Red Mini'

Bucephalandra sp.
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Very Slow

A tiny red-toned buce for detailed nano hardscape.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Bucephalandra 'Theia'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Epiphyte

Bucephalandra 'Theia'

Bucephalandra sp.
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Very Slow

A popular buce with dark leaves and violet sheen.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Bucephalandra 'Wavy Green'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Bucephalandra 'Wavy Green'

Bucephalandra sp.
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A slow-growing epiphyte with dark, wavy leaves and tiny white spots.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Canadian Waterweed
Easy Low tech
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Canadian Waterweed

Elodea canadensis
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A cold-water tolerant stem plant very similar to Anacharis.

Shrimp 5+ gal
Christmas Moss
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A popular moss that grows in triangular, fir-tree-like fronds.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Corkscrew Vallisneria
Easy Low tech
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Corkscrew Vallisneria

Vallisneria asiatica
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A twisted-leaf val that makes a tight, grassy background.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Crinum Calamistratum
Moderate Low tech
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Crinum Calamistratum

Crinum calamistratum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A unique bulb plant with dark green, highly crinkled, tentacle-like leaves.

Shrimp 20+ gal
CB green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A tall crypt with long, crinkled strap leaves for the background.

Shrimp 5+ gal
CB olive
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii'

Cryptocoryne beckettii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A compact olive-bronze crypt for low to medium light.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
CC green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Cryptocoryne crispatula
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A grass-like background crypt with crinkled narrow leaves.

Shrimp 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne lutea
Easy Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne lutea

Cryptocoryne lutea
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A hardy midground plant with bright green to bronze leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne parva
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Cryptocoryne parva

Cryptocoryne parva
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

One of the smallest Cryptocoryne species, ideal for foreground carpeting.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
CP green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A robust, broad-leaved crypt that resists melting.

Shrimp 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne spiralis
Easy Low tech
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Cryptocoryne spiralis

Cryptocoryne spiralis
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A tall, grass-like Cryptocoryne perfect for the background.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Cryptocoryne undulata
Easy Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A beautiful rosette plant with wavy, dark green to brown leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
CU green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne usteriana

Cryptocoryne usteriana
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A large, hammered-leaf crypt for tall background stands.

Shrimp 5+ gal