Easy
Anubias Nana
Anubias barteri var. nana
A complete care guide for Anubias Nana. Learn how to plant, propagate, and grow this incredibly hardy, low-light aquarium plant.
Plant Profiles
Comprehensive care guides and species profiles. Explore detailed information on growth rates, lighting requirements, and propagation.
Easy
Java Fern
Microsorum pteropus
Java Fern is an extremely hardy epiphyte that must be attached to wood or rocks. Learn how to grow, propagate, and avoid common beginner mistakes.
Easy
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus grisebachii
Amazon Sword grows 12-20in tall and needs root tabs to thrive. Full care guide covering planting depth lighting and common melting issues.
Advanced
Bucephalandra
Bucephalandra sp.
Bucephalandra offers unique colors and textures for aquascapes. This slow-growing epiphyte attaches to hardscape.
Easy
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Cryptocoryne Wendtii is a hardy rosette plant with bronze and green leaves that thrives in low light, making it perfect for midground aquascapes.
Medium
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
Create a lush green lawn with Dwarf Hairgrass, a popular foreground carpet plant that needs good light and CO2 to spread thick and stay low.
Easy
Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Java Moss is a versatile moss for shrimp tanks and aquascapes. It thrives in low light with minimal maintenance.
Easy
Ludwigia Repens
Ludwigia repens
Ludwigia Repens adds vibrant red and orange tones to aquarium backgrounds and stays easy to care for, even in low-tech, non-CO2 planted tanks.
Medium
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
Learn to grow Monte Carlo as a lush, mossy foreground carpet. This popular aquascaping plant needs CO2 and strong lighting to spread quickly.
Easy
Rotala Rotundifolia
Rotala rotundifolia
Grow Rotala Rotundifolia for pink and green stems. This versatile plant adds color to any aquascape background.