This document provides information on the placement, growth rate, light demand, CO2 demand, and difficulty of various aquatic plant species. It lists the scientific name, common name, and recommended placement in the aquarium foreground, midground, or background for over 70 plant species. It also rates each species' growth rate, light demand, CO2 demand, and difficulty to care for on scales of low to high or easy to advanced.
This document provides information on the placement, growth rate, light demand, CO2 demand, and difficulty of various aquatic plant species. It lists the scientific name, common name, and recommended placement in the aquarium foreground, midground, or background for over 70 plant species. It also rates each species' growth rate, light demand, CO2 demand, and difficulty to care for on scales of low to high or easy to advanced.
This document provides information on the placement, growth rate, light demand, CO2 demand, and difficulty of various aquatic plant species. It lists the scientific name, common name, and recommended placement in the aquarium foreground, midground, or background for over 70 plant species. It also rates each species' growth rate, light demand, CO2 demand, and difficulty to care for on scales of low to high or easy to advanced.
Anubias (All Species) Foreground, Midground Aponogeton crispus Midground Bacopa caroliniana Midground Blyxa japonica Midground Bolbitis heudelotii Midground Bucephalandra sp. Red Foreground, Midground, Red Plants Bucephalandra sp. Wavy Green Foreground, Midground Cabomba aquatica Midground, Background Cardamine lyrata Lyrata Foreground Ceratophyllum demersum Hornwort Background Ceratopteris cornuta Indian Fern Midground, Background Ceratopteris thalictroides Water Sprite Midground, Background Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae Cryptocoryne balansae Midground, Background Cryptocoryne hudoroi Midground Cryptocoryne lucens Midground Cryptocoryne parva Carpeting, Foreground Cryptocoryne undulatus 'Red' Midground, Red Plants Cryptocoryne wendtii Foreground, Midground Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' Foreground, Midground Cryptocoryne willisii Foreground Cyperus helferi Midground, Background Didiplis diandra Midground, Background Echinodorus latifolius Dwarf Sword Foreground Echinodorus major Sword Background Echinodorus uruguayensis Uruguay Sword Midground, Background Eleocharis parvula Hairgrass Carpeting, Foreground Eriocaulon cinereum Foreground Fissidens fontanus Fissidens Foreground, Midground, Moss Glossostigma elatinoides Glosso Carpeting, Foreground Helanthium (Echinodorus) tenellus Tenellus Carpeting, Foreground Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' Cuba Carpeting, Foreground Hemianthus micranthemoides Midground Heteranthera zosterifolia Star Grass Midground, Background Hottonia palustris Water Violet Midground, Background Hydrocotyle tripartita Foreground Hygrophila balsamica Midground Hygrophila corymbosa Midground Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis' Midground Hygrophila difformis Water Wisteria Midground, Background Hygrophila pinnatifida Midground, Red Plants Hygrophila polysperma Midground, Background Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig' Sunset Midground, Background, Red Plants Lilaeopsis brasiliensis Micro Sword Carpeting, Foreground Limnophila aquatica Midground, Background Limnophila hippuridoides Midground, Background Limnophila sessiliflora Midground Ludwigia brevipes Midground, Red Plants Ludwigia glandulosa (Ludwigia peruensis) Midground, Background, Red Plants Ludwigia ovalis Midground, Red Plants Ludwigia palustris Midground, Background, Red Plants Ludwigia repens 'Rubin' Midground, Background, Red Plants Mayaca fluviatilis Midground, Background Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' Monte Carlo Carpeting, Foreground Microsorum pteropus (All Variations) Java Fern Midground, Background Myriophyllum tuberculatum Red Parrot Feather Midground, Background, Red Plants Nymphaea Zenkeri Green Tiger Lotus Midground Nymphaea Zenkeri 'Red' Red Tiger Lotus Midground Pogostemon erectus Midground, Background Pogostemon helferi Carpeting, Foreground Pogostemon stellata Midground, Background, Red Plants Riccia fluitans Riccia Foreground, Midground, Moss Rotala indica Indian toothcup Midground, Red Plants Rotala macrandra Midground, Red Plants Rotala rotundifolia Midground, Background, Red Plants Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan' Midground, Red Plants Rotala wallichii Midground, Red Plants Sagittaria subulata Sagittaria Carpeting, Foreground Staurogyne repens Carpeting, Foreground Taxiphyllum barbieri Java Moss Foreground, Midground, Moss Taxiphyllum 'Flame' Flame Moss Foreground, Midground, Moss Vallisneria nana Jungle Val, Val Midground, Background Vallisneria spiralis Spiral Val Midground, Background Vesicularia dubyana 'Christmas' Christmas Moss Foreground, Midground, Moss Vesicularia ferriei 'Weeping' Weeping Moss Foreground, Midground, Moss Growth Rate Light Demand CO2 Demand Difficulty Medium Medium Medium Medium Slow Low Low Easy High Medium Low Medium Slow Low Low Easy Medium Medium Medium Medium Slow Medium Medium Medium Slow Medium Low Easy Slow Low Low Easy High Medium Low Easy High Low Medium Easy High Low Low Easy High Low Low Easy High Medium Low Medium Medium Medium Low Easy Medium Low Low Medium Medium Low Low Easy Slow Medium Low Medium Medium Low Low Easy Slow Low Low Easy Medium Low Low Easy Slow Low Low Easy Slow Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium High Advanced Medium Medium Medium Easy Medium Medium Low Medium Medium Medium Low Easy High Low Low Easy Slow High High Advanced Slow Medium Medium Advanced High High High Advanced Slow Low Low Easy Medium High High Advanced Medium Medium Medium Advanced High Low Medium Easy Medium Low Low Easy High Medium Low Medium High Medium Medium Easy High Low Low Easy Medium Low Low Easy High Low Low Easy Medium Medium Medium Medium High Low Low Easy Medium Low Medium Easy Slow Medium Medium Easy High Medium Low Medium Medium Medium Low Easy High Low Low Easy High Medium Medium Easy Medium Medium Medium Medium High Medium Low Medium Medium Low Low Easy Medium Medium Low Easy High Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Slow Low Low Easy High High High Advanced Medium Medium Low Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium High High Advanced Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium High Medium Medium Medium High High Advanced Medium Low Low Easy High High Medium Medium Medium High High Advanced High Low Medium Easy Medium Low Low Easy Medium Low Low Easy Medium Low Low Easy Medium Low Low Easy Medium Low Low Easy Medium Medium Low Medium Medium Medium Low Medium