Background
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthMedium
Height35 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus amazonicus
pH range
6.5–7.5
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American eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthFast
Height80 cm
Temp18–30°C
DifficultyEasy
American eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
pH range
6.5–8.5
Attached
antifever fontinalis moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthSlow
Height30 cm
Temp5–22°C
DifficultyEasy
antifever fontinalis moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
pH range
6–7.5
Attached
Anubias Kirin
Anubias sp. 'Kirin'
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery slow
Height10 cm
Temp20–30°C
DifficultyEasy
Anubias Kirin
Anubias sp. 'Kirin'
pH range
6–7.5
Background
Asian marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery fast
Height40 cm
Temp15–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Asian marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
pH range
6–8
Plant
Asian Watermoss
Salvinia cucullata
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthFast
Height2 cm
Temp15–30°C
DifficultyEasy
Asian Watermoss
Salvinia cucullata
pH range
6–8
Foreground
Australia Eriocaulon
Eriocaulon sp. 'Australia'
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthSlow
Height10 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyHard
Australia Eriocaulon
Eriocaulon sp. 'Australia'
pH range
5–6.5
Foreground
Australian hydrocotyle
Hydrocotyle tripartita
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthFast
Height5 cm
Temp18–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Australian hydrocotyle
Hydrocotyle tripartita
pH range
6–7.5
Background
Australian Vallisneria
Vallisneria australis
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthFast
Height100 cm
Temp15–30°C
DifficultyEasy
Australian Vallisneria
Vallisneria australis
pH range
6.5–8.5
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Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthMedium
Height50 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Balansae
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
pH range
6.5–8.5
Midground
Belem Limnophila
Limnophila sp. 'Belem'
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthMedium
Height15 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Belem Limnophila
Limnophila sp. 'Belem'
pH range
5.5–7
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Bihar Staurogyne
Staurogyne sp. 'Bihar'
LightHigh
CO₂Optional
GrowthFast
Height40 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Bihar Staurogyne
Staurogyne sp. 'Bihar'
pH range
6.5–7.5
Attached
Black Buce
Bucephalandra sp. 'Black'
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthVery slow
Height8 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyModerate
Black Buce
Bucephalandra sp. 'Black'
pH range
5.5–7
Attached
Black Pearl Buce
Bucephalandra sp. 'Black Pearl'
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthVery slow
Height5 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyHard
Black Pearl Buce
Bucephalandra sp. 'Black Pearl'
pH range
5.5–7.5
Background
Bleherae
Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae'
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthMedium
Height40 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Bleherae
Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae'
pH range
6.5–7.5
Midground
Blue Egyptian lotus
Nymphaea micrantha
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthMedium
Height20 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Blue Egyptian lotus
Nymphaea micrantha
pH range
6–7.5
Midground
blue waterhyssop
Bacopa caroliniana
LightLow
CO₂Optional
GrowthSlow
Height30 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyEasy
blue waterhyssop
Bacopa caroliniana
pH range
6–7.5
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Boivinianus Aponogeton
Aponogeton boivinianus
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthMedium
Height50 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyHard
Boivinianus Aponogeton
Aponogeton boivinianus
pH range
6–7.5
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Brazilian Elodea
Egeria densa
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery fast
Height60 cm
Temp10–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Brazilian Elodea
Egeria densa
pH range
6–8.5
Foreground
Brazilian Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthSlow
Height5 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyModerate
Brazilian Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
pH range
6–7.5
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Brazilian Pennywort
Hydrocotyle leucocephala
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthFast
Height20 cm
Temp15–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Brazilian Pennywort
Hydrocotyle leucocephala
pH range
6–8
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Broad Leaf Anubias
Anubias barteri 'Broad Leaf'
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery slow
Height30 cm
Temp20–30°C
DifficultyEasy
Broad Leaf Anubias
Anubias barteri 'Broad Leaf'
pH range
6–7.5
Midground
Brookweed
Samolus valerandi
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthSlow
Height15 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Brookweed
Samolus valerandi
pH range
6.5–8
Midground
Brown Albida
Cryptocoryne albida 'Brown'
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthSlow
Height15 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Brown Albida
Cryptocoryne albida 'Brown'
pH range
6–7.5
Midground
Brown Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthSlow
Height15 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Brown Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
pH range
6–7.5
Attached
Brownie Ghost Buce
Bucephalandra sp. 'Brownie Ghost'
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthVery slow
Height8 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyHard
Brownie Ghost Buce
Bucephalandra sp. 'Brownie Ghost'
pH range
5.5–7
Midground
Bullosa
Cryptocoryne bullosa
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthVery slow
Height15 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyExpert
Bullosa
Cryptocoryne bullosa
pH range
5–6
Midground
Butterfly Rotala
Rotala sp. 'Butterfly'
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthMedium
Height25 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Butterfly Rotala
Rotala sp. 'Butterfly'
pH range
5.5–7
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Cabomba
Cabomba aquatica
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthFast
Height50 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Cabomba
Cabomba aquatica
pH range
5.5–7
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Capuronii Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthSlow
Height40 cm
Temp22–26°C
DifficultyHard
Capuronii Aponogeton
Aponogeton capuronii
pH range
6–7
Midground
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthSlow
Height15 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
pH range
6–7.5
Foreground
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthSlow
Height8 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
pH range
6–7.5
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Carolina fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthFast
Height40 cm
Temp18–26°C
DifficultyModerate
Carolina fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana
pH range
6–7
Attached
Catherine Buce
Bucephalandra catherinae
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthVery slow
Height5 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyHard
Catherine Buce
Bucephalandra catherinae
pH range
5.5–7
Midground
Chai Hygrophila
Hygrophila lancea 'Chai'
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthVery slow
Height5 cm
Temp22–26°C
DifficultyExpert
Chai Hygrophila
Hygrophila lancea 'Chai'
pH range
5.5–6.5
Attached
Christmas Moss
Vesicularia montagnei
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthMedium
Height5 cm
Temp18–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Christmas Moss
Vesicularia montagnei
pH range
5–7.5
Attached
Cladophora
Cladophora sp.
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery slow
Height5 cm
Temp18–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Cladophora
Cladophora sp.
pH range
6.5–8
Midground
Coffeefolia Anubias
Anubias barteri 'Coffeefolia'
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery slow
Height20 cm
Temp20–30°C
DifficultyEasy
Coffeefolia Anubias
Anubias barteri 'Coffeefolia'
pH range
6–7.5
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Colorata Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia 'Colorata'
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthFast
Height30 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Colorata Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia 'Colorata'
pH range
5–7
Plant
common duckweed
Lemna minor
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery fast
Height0.5 cm
Temp5–30°C
DifficultyEasy
common duckweed
Lemna minor
pH range
5–9
Plant
common frogbit
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthMedium
Height5 cm
Temp10–25°C
DifficultyEasy
common frogbit
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
pH range
6–8
Foreground
Common Water Clover
Marsilea quadrifolia
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthSlow
Height10 cm
Temp10–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Common Water Clover
Marsilea quadrifolia
pH range
6–7.5
Midground
Compact Bacopa
Bacopa caroliniana 'Compact'
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthSlow
Height10 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyEasy
Compact Bacopa
Bacopa caroliniana 'Compact'
pH range
6–7.5
Midground
Costata Albida
Cryptocoryne albida 'Costata'
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthSlow
Height15 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Costata Albida
Cryptocoryne albida 'Costata'
pH range
6–7.5
Attached
Creeping Moss
Vesicularia sp. 'Creeping'
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthMedium
Height5 cm
Temp15–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Creeping Moss
Vesicularia sp. 'Creeping'
pH range
5.5–8
Midground
creeping primrose-willow
Ludwigia repens
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthFast
Height30 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyEasy
creeping primrose-willow
Ludwigia repens
pH range
6–7.5
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Crinkled Aponogeton
Aponogeton crispus
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthFast
Height40 cm
Temp20–30°C
DifficultyEasy
Crinkled Aponogeton
Aponogeton crispus
pH range
6–8
Midground
Crinum
Crinum calamistratum
LightMedium
CO₂Optional
GrowthVery slow
Height50 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Crinum
Crinum calamistratum
pH range
6–7.5
Foreground
Crystalwort
Riccia fluitans
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthFast
Height3 cm
Temp15–26°C
DifficultyModerate
Crystalwort
Riccia fluitans
pH range
6–7.5
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Cuba Ludwigia
Ludwigia inclinata 'Cuba'
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthMedium
Height40 cm
Temp22–28°C
DifficultyHard
Cuba Ludwigia
Ludwigia inclinata 'Cuba'
pH range
5–6.5
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Cuba Mermaid Weed
Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba'
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthSlow
Height30 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyHard
Cuba Mermaid Weed
Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba'
pH range
5–7
Midground
cylindricfruit primrose-willow
Ludwigia glandulosa
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthSlow
Height30 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyModerate
cylindricfruit primrose-willow
Ludwigia glandulosa
pH range
5.5–7
Attached
Dark Achilles
Bucephalandra kishii 'Dark'
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthVery slow
Height20 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyExpert
Dark Achilles
Bucephalandra kishii 'Dark'
pH range
5.5–7
Attached
Difformis Bolbitis
Bolbitis difformis
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthSlow
Height5 cm
Temp20–26°C
DifficultyExpert
Difformis Bolbitis
Bolbitis difformis
pH range
5–7
Foreground
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
LightHigh
CO₂Required
GrowthMedium
Height5 cm
Temp20–28°C
DifficultyHard
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
pH range
6–7.5
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Duck-Lettuce
Ottelia alismoides
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthMedium
Height40 cm
Temp15–28°C
DifficultyModerate
Duck-Lettuce
Ottelia alismoides
pH range
6.5–8
Plant
Duckweed
Lemna trisulca
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthMedium
Height1 cm
Temp10–25°C
DifficultyEasy
Duckweed
Lemna trisulca
pH range
5.5–7.5
Plant
duckweed fern
Azolla filiculoides
LightMedium
CO₂Not required
GrowthFast
Height1 cm
Temp5–30°C
DifficultyEasy
duckweed fern
Azolla filiculoides
pH range
5.5–7.5
Attached
Dwarf Anubias
Anubias barteri var. nana
LightLow
CO₂Not required
GrowthVery slow
Height10 cm
Temp20–30°C
DifficultyEasy
Dwarf Anubias
Anubias barteri var. nana
pH range
6–7.5
Foreground
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis sp. 'Mini'
LightMedium
CO₂Required
GrowthMedium
Height5 cm
Temp10–28°C
DifficultyEasy
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis sp. 'Mini'
pH range
6–7.5
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