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118 plants found
118 results
Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red'

Ludwigia palustris
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Ludwigia senegalensis 'Guinea'
Advanced
Midground

Ludwigia senegalensis 'Guinea'

Ludwigia senegalensis
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LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A trendy pink ludwigia with heavily textured leaves.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'

Lysimachia nummularia
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A golden round-leaved creeper that brightens the midground.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Marimo Moss Ball
Easy Low tech
Foreground

Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei
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LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 1+ gal
Marsilea Hirsuta
Easy Low tech
Foreground

Marsilea Hirsuta

Marsilea hirsuta
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LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Marsilea quadrifolia
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Marsilea quadrifolia

Marsilea quadrifolia
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A clover-like carpet fern that tolerates low tech.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Micranthemum umbrosum
Moderate
Midground

Micranthemum umbrosum

Micranthemum umbrosum
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Micro Sword
Moderate
Foreground

Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Moneywort
Easy Low tech
Background

Moneywort

Bacopa monnieri
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Monte Carlo
Moderate
Foreground

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A popular, bright green carpeting plant with small round leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Myriophyllum 'Red'
Advanced
Background

Myriophyllum 'Red'

Myriophyllum sp.
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LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A feathery whorled milfoil that flushes red on top.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Peacock Moss
Easy Low tech
Epiphyte

Peacock Moss

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

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

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Pearl Weed
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Pearl Weed

Hemianthus micranthemoides
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Pearlweed (Micranthemum)
Moderate
Foreground

Pearlweed (Micranthemum)

Micranthemum sp.
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A tiny-leaved carpeting Micranthemum for bright foregrounds.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Pellia
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Epiphyte

Pellia

Monosolenium tenerum
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A thick, brittle thalloid liverwort with a lush look.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Phoenix Moss
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus
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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
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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
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A stem whose leaves turn saw-toothed and orange underwater.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
PB purple
Moderate
Midground

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A stunning purple-hued stem plant.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
PC green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Pygmy Chain Sword

Helanthium tenellum
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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
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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
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A highly sought-after floating plant with bright red roots and leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
R' green
Advanced
Midground

Rotala 'Mini Butterfly'

Rotala sp.
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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"
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A needle-leaved green rotala with a soft, feathery look.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal