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198 plants found
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RH red
Moderate
Midground

Rotala Hra

Rotala sp. 'Hra'
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A variant of Rotala rotundifolia that turns intensely orange-red.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RI green
Moderate
Midground

Rotala Indica

Rotala indica
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A classic stem plant with small, round leaves that grow densely.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RM red
Expert
Background

Rotala Macrandra

Rotala macrandra
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Fast

A notoriously demanding but breathtakingly beautiful red stem plant.

Shrimp 15+ gal
RM green
Advanced
Background

Rotala macrandra 'Green'

Rotala macrandra
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A delicate large-leaved green macrandra for high-tech scapes.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RM green
Advanced
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Rotala mexicana 'Bangladesh'

Rotala mexicana
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fine-leaved rotala turning fiery orange-red on top.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Background

Rotala rotundifolia

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing stem plant that forms dense, colorful bushes.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
RR red
Advanced
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Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A compact, intensely red rotala for high-tech tanks.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR green
Moderate
Midground

Rotala rotundifolia 'Bonsai'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A dwarf, tightly-noded rotala for compact midground bushes.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR orange
Moderate
Background

Rotala rotundifolia 'Colorata'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A warmer-toned rotundifolia with orange-pink tops.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RR green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Background

Rotala rotundifolia 'Green'

Rotala rotundifolia
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

An easy, fast green stem that bushes out readily.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
RW pink
Advanced
Midground

Rotala Wallichii

Rotala wallichii
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Fast

A delicate stem plant with fine, needle-like leaves that turn pink.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
SM green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Spiky Moss

Taxiphyllum sp. 'Spiky'
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A robust moss similar to Christmas Moss but with larger, spikier fronds.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
S green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A fast-growing stem plant that forms dense, star-like clusters.

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

Staurogyne Repens

Staurogyne repens
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Slow

A compact, bushy foreground plant with sturdy green leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
S' green
Expert
Midground

Syngonanthus 'Belem'

Syngonanthus sp.
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A delicate soft-water rosette for advanced blackwater scapes.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
TL green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Taiwan Lily

Nymphoides sp. 'Taiwan'
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Fast

A unique rosette plant with bright green, flipper-shaped leaves.

Shrimp 10+ gal
TM green
Easy Low tech
Epiphyte

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A tidy, drooping moss that forms neat triangular fronds.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal
TF green
Expert
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Tonina fluviatilis

Tonina fluviatilis
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A demanding whorled blackwater stem for expert soft-water tanks.

Shrimp Nano 10+ gal
TL green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Midground

Tricolor Lotus

Nymphaea micrantha
LIGHT High
CO₂ Helpful
GROWTH Medium

A beautiful bulb plant with leaves featuring green, red, and brown mottling.

Shrimp 15+ gal
TJ green
Easy Low tech
Midground

Trident Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus 'Trident'
LIGHT Low
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Slow

A smaller Java Fern with narrow, multi-lobed leaves.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
UG green
Advanced
Foreground

Utricularia graminifolia

Utricularia graminifolia
LIGHT High
CO₂ Required
GROWTH Medium

A grassy carnivorous carpet plant for high-tech tanks.

Shrimp Nano 5+ gal
VS green
Easy Low tech
Background

Vallisneria spiralis

Vallisneria spiralis
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A tall, grass-like background plant that spreads via runners.

Shrimp 10+ gal
WH green
Easy–Moderate Low tech
Floating

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes
LIGHT Very high
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A large floating plant with bulbous stalks and showy flowers.

20+ gal
WS green
Easy Low tech
Floating

Water Spangles

Salvinia minima
LIGHT Medium
CO₂ Optional
GROWTH Fast

A very popular floating fern with tiny, stiff hairs on its leaves.

Shrimp Nano 2+ gal