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132 plants found
132 results
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
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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
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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
Guppy Grass
Easy Low tech
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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
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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
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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
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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
Hygrophila corymbosa 'Angustifolia'
Easy Low tech
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Hygrophila corymbosa 'Angustifolia'

Hygrophila corymbosa
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A tall, willow-leaved hygro for big backgrounds.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Hygrophila corymbosa 'Compact'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Hygrophila corymbosa 'Compact'

Hygrophila corymbosa
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A low, dense hygro that grows outward as a midground bush.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Hygrophila Pinnatifida
Moderate Low tech
Midground

Hygrophila Pinnatifida

Hygrophila pinnatifida
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A unique fern-like stem plant that can attach to hardscape.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
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Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'

Hygrophila polysperma
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

An easy pink-veined 'sunset' hygrophila.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Java Fern
Easy Low tech
Midground

Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus
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LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A hardy epiphyte fern that thrives attached to rocks or wood.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Java Moss
Easy Low tech
Foreground

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri
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LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A versatile moss that provides excellent cover for fry and shrimp.

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

Vallisneria gigantea
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A giant ribbon val for tall tanks and dramatic backgrounds.

Shrimp 40+ gal
Lace Java Fern
Easy Low tech
Midground

Lace Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
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LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A variety of Java Fern with finely branched, lace-like leaf tips.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Lemon Bacopa
Easy Low tech
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Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A hardy stem plant with thick leaves that smell like lemon when crushed.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Lilaeopsis mauritiana
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A hardy grassy carpet, thicker-bladed than dwarf hairgrass.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Lindernia rotundifolia
Easy–Moderate Low tech
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Lindernia rotundifolia

Lindernia rotundifolia
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal