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196 plants found
196 results
Coral Moss
Moderate
Epiphyte

Coral Moss

Riccardia chamedryfolia
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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
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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
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp 20+ gal
Cryptocoryne balansae
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne balansae

Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii'

Cryptocoryne beckettii
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne crispatula

Cryptocoryne crispatula
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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
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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
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
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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
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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
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LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne usteriana

Cryptocoryne usteriana
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne walkeri

Cryptocoryne walkeri
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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
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LIGHT Low
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A popular rosette plant with ruffled leaves in various colors.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green'

Cryptocoryne wendtii
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

The classic easy green crypt for low-light midgrounds.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Pink Flamingo'
Advanced
Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Pink Flamingo'

Cryptocoryne wendtii
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red'
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red'

Cryptocoryne wendtii
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cryptocoryne willisii
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cryptocoryne willisii

Cryptocoryne willisii
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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
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LIGHT High
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Fast

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

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Cyperus helferi
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Cyperus helferi

Cyperus helferi
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

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

Shrimp 5+ gal
Didiplis diandra
Moderate
Background

Didiplis diandra

Didiplis diandra
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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
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LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

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

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Duckweed
Easy Low tech
Floating

Duckweed

Lemna minor
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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
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LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing, undemanding alternative to Cabomba.

Shrimp 10+ gal