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198 plants found
198 results
Dwarf Hairgrass
Moderate
Foreground

Dwarf Hairgrass

Eleocharis parvula
LIGHT High
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A popular carpeting plant that looks like a miniature lawn.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Dwarf Hygrophila
Easy Low tech
Background

Dwarf Hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A very fast-growing, undemanding stem plant.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Dwarf Lily
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Dwarf Lily

Nymphaea stellata
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A beautiful bulb plant that shoots up arrow-shaped red and green leaves.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Dwarf Sagittaria
Easy Low tech
Foreground

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A hardy, grass-like plant that forms a thick foreground carpet.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Dwarf Water Clover
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Foreground

Dwarf Water Clover

Marsilea crenata
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A very small, clover-like carpeting fern.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
Dwarf Water Lettuce
Easy Low tech
Floating

Dwarf Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A floating plant with fuzzy, rosette-shaped leaves and long roots.

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

Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bar'

Echinodorus x barthii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A smaller red sword with bright red new leaves.

Shrimp Nano 20+ gal
Echinodorus 'Ozelot'
Easy Low tech
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Echinodorus 'Ozelot'

Echinodorus 'Ozelot'
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A striking sword plant with distinct red and brown spots on its leaves.

Shrimp 10+ gal
E' red
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Red Diamond'

Echinodorus sp.
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A narrow-leaved sword with deep burgundy-red foliage.

Shrimp 20+ gal
E' red
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Red Flame'

Echinodorus x barthii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A compact spotted sword with red-and-green marbled leaves.

Shrimp 20+ gal
E' green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Reni'

Echinodorus sp.
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A compact sword with pink-red young leaves.

Shrimp Nano 20+ gal
E' red
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Echinodorus 'Rubin'

Echinodorus x barthii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A tall ruby-toned sword for a centerpiece.

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

Echinodorus cordifolius

Echinodorus cordifolius
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A very large broad-leaved sword that can grow emersed.

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

Echinodorus martii

Echinodorus martii
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Medium

A tall sword with heavily ruffled, translucent leaves.

Shrimp 20+ gal
E' green
Advanced
Midground

Eriocaulon 'Vietnam'

Eriocaulon sp.
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A larger starburst pipewort prized in aquascaping.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
EC green
Advanced
Midground

Eriocaulon cinereum

Eriocaulon cinereum
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A small starburst rosette pipewort for soft-water high-tech tanks.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
Eurasian Watermilfoil
Easy Low tech
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Eurasian Watermilfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A hardy, finely leaved stem plant that can tolerate cold water.

Shrimp 10+ gal
Fairy Moss
Easy Low tech
Floating

Fairy Moss

Azolla caroliniana
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A tiny, fast-growing floating fern that can turn red under high light.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Flame Moss
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Flame Moss

Taxiphyllum sp. 'Flame'
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A unique moss that grows vertically, resembling green flames.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
Floating Fern
Easy Low tech
Floating

Floating Fern

Salvinia natans
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A small floating fern with slightly folded, water-repellent leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
GD green
Easy Low tech
Floating

Giant Duckweed

Spirodela polyrhiza
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A larger duckweed with reddish undersides and multiple roots.

Shrimp 5+ gal
Giant Hygrophila
Easy Low tech
Background

Giant Hygrophila

Hygrophila corymbosa
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A large, broad-leaved stem plant suitable for big aquariums.

Shrimp 20+ gal
Giant Vallisneria
Easy Low tech
Background

Giant Vallisneria

Vallisneria americana
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A massive, ribbon-like plant that grows very tall.

Shrimp 30+ gal
Glosso
Moderate
Foreground

Glosso

Glossostigma elatinoides
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Fast

A classic, fast-growing carpeting plant with small, tongue-shaped leaves.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal