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Coral Moss
Moderate
Epiphyte

Coral Moss

Riccardia chamedryfolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A dense, coral-like liverwort for detailed hardscape.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Corkscrew Vallisneria
Easy Low tech
Background

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
Background

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
Background

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
CW green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne walkeri

Cryptocoryne walkeri
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A compact, dependable green crypt closely related to lutea.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Easy Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Cryptocoryne wendtii
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A popular rosette plant with ruffled leaves in various colors.

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

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green'

Cryptocoryne wendtii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

The classic easy green crypt for low-light midgrounds.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
CW pink
Advanced
Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Pink Flamingo'

Cryptocoryne wendtii
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A prized pink cultivar crypt that needs light and CO2 to hold color.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
CW red
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red'

Cryptocoryne wendtii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A hardy red-brown rosette crypt that thrives in low to medium light.

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

Cryptocoryne willisii

Cryptocoryne willisii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A small, grassy crypt for foreground-to-midground carpets.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Crystalwort
Moderate
Foreground

Crystalwort

Riccia fluitans
LIGHT High
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Fast

A versatile liverwort that can be floated or tied down as a carpet.

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

Cyperus helferi

Cyperus helferi
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

An aquatic sedge with long, flowing grass-like leaves.

Shrimp 5+ gal
DD green
Moderate
Background

Didiplis diandra

Didiplis diandra
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fine needle-leaved stem with orange-red tips.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Downoi
Advanced
Foreground

Downoi

Pogostemon helferi
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A unique foreground plant with highly crinkled, star-shaped leaves.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
D green
Easy Low tech
Floating

Duckweed

Lemna minor
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A tiny, fast-spreading surface floater and nutrient sponge.

Shrimp 5+ gal
Dwarf Ambulia
Easy Low tech
Background

Dwarf Ambulia

Limnophila sessiliflora
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing, undemanding alternative to Cabomba.

Shrimp 10+ gal