Plants




I got all kinds of plants, mainly because I wasn't sure which ones would survive in my tank.

This is just a rough list. I hope to have more photos, too, eventually.


Scientific Name Common Name Notes
Anubias barteri var. nanaAnubias 
Aponogeton crispus Apon 
Bacopa monnieriMoneywort 
Bacopa carolinianaBacopa 
Bolbitus heudelotiiAfrican fern 
Cabomba carolinianaGreen Cabomba 
Cabomba sp.Purple Cabomba 
Ceratophyllum thalictroidesWater sprite 
Crinum thaianumOnion Plant 
Cryptocoryne blassi (red)Crypt 
Cryptocoryne retrospiralis (red)Crypt 
Cryptocoryne wendtii (red)Crypt 
Cryptocoryne willisii (red)Crypt 
Didiplis Diandra  
Echinodorus osirisMelon sword Recently transferred from my other tank, where it wasn't doing well, probably due to low light and overcrowding.
Echinodorus quadricostatus Broad-leaf pygmy chain sword 
Echinodorus tennellus Narrow-leaf pygmy chain sword 
Echinodorus rubinRubin sword 
EchinodorusRosette sword 
Egeria densaAnacharis, Elodea Weirdly, this plant, which is supposed to prefer high light, is doing better in my low-tech tank. Being essentially rootless, it probably can't compete for nutrients in the high-tech tank.
Eleocharis acicularis Hairgrass 
Fontinalis antipyreticaWillow moss 
Glossostigma elatinoides Glosso 
Hydrocotyle leucocephalaBrazilian pennywort 
Hygrophila polyspermaHygro 
Hygrophila polysperma var "Big Leaf"Giant Hygro 
Hygrophila polysperma var "Rosanervig"Sunset Hygro 
Lemna minorDuckweed 
Lilaeopsis novea-zealandiae Microsword  
Limnobium spongia Frogbit 
Limnophila sessifloraAmbulia 
Limnophila indicaAmbulia 
Lysimachia nummularia var. "Aurea"Pondpenny, Lloydiella 
Mayaca fluviatilisSilver mist foxtail 
Micranthemum micranthemoides Babytears 
Microsorum pteropus Java fern 
Microsorum pteropus "Windel�v" Java fern 
Myriophyllum heterophyllumRed foxtail 
Myriophyllum pinnatumGreen foxtail 
Myriophyllum simulansFril, Myrio filigree 
Rotala indicaRotala 
Rotala magentaRotala 
Sagittaria subulataDwarf Sag 
Salvinia minimaSalvinia 
Nymphaea zenkeri (green) Green tiger lotus 
Nymphaea zenkeri (red) Red tiger lotus 
Vallisneria americanaJungle val 
Vallisneria americana var. "Biwaensis" Corkscrew val 
Vallisneria sp. Dwarf Val  
Vallisneria spiralisCrystal val 
Vallisneria gigantea var. "Red"Red marble val 
Vesicularia dubyanaJava moss 


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