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Crinum calamistratum is a very graceful bulbous plant with dark-green, very narrow leaves. It forms smaller bulbs than the other Crinum species, and demands more light. In the aquarium, plants that are thriving form a number of small bulbs. It is not eaten by herbivorous fish. It can also be used in brackish aquariums with low salt concentrations.... View details & Shop online
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Crinum natans does have any special requirements as to water or light and it even tolerates weakly brackish water. Be sure, however, to cover only half of the bulb with a substrate poor in nutrients and decomposing organic compounds - if the bulb is covered completely it will going to rot. Crinum natans it is only suitable for large aquaria where it proves to be a graceful solitary plant. It is a ... View details & Shop online
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Crinum thaianum is a bulbous plant with very long strap-shaped leaves, 1 to 3 cm wide. Some individuals are able to attain a leaf length of 4 m. It is an unpretentious plant apart from the requirements to space. Crinum thaianum benefits from a nutrient rich substrate but the bulb is vulnerable to rot. This can be avoided by cutting off the longest roots before planting as they are most subjected t... View details & Shop online
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Cryptocoryne beckettii (Petchii) is a small variety of Cryptocoryne beckettii, which has beautiful, slightly fluted leaf margins. Like many other Cryptocorynes, the leaf colour and shape depends largely on environmental conditions in the aquarium. See other Cryptocorynes for further information.... View details & Shop online
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Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae has crispy velvet leaves. The colour can vary from red-brown to light-green depending on the light and the substrate but the actual colour probably depends on the variety, too. The natural habitat of Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae is often calcareous though the growth is stimulated by addition of CO2. It is an quite sturdy plant and larger individuals w... View details & Shop online
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Cryptocoryne parva is the smallest of all Cryptocorynes. It is one of the few species that does not significantly change its leaf shape and colour depending on cultivation conditions. It needs more light than most other Cryptocorynes because it almost loses its leaf blade under water. So it must never be overshadowed by other plants. Individual plants should be planted a few centimetres apart, and... View details & Shop online
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Unlike the common Cryptocoryne undulata, this plant has wider leaves and a beautiful, flecked leaf pattern. It also grows larger. It is known botanically as a triploid variety. See other Cryptocorynes for further information.... View details & Shop online
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Cryptocoryne wendtii .. brown is a beautiful brown variety of Cryptocoryne wendtii. It is a mistake to believe that Cryptocorynes require soft water. In large parts of Sri Lanka the water is hard, so Sri Lanka Cryptocorynes are almost all suitable for hard European water. If the plant is affected by the so called cryptocoryne disease, do not remove it from the aquarium because a few weeks later it... View details & Shop online
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Cryptocoryne wendtii .. green is an extremely versatile plant. The leaves vary much according to morphology and colour, and the colour ranges from light-green to red-brown depending on water and light conditions. The same individual grown under different environmental conditions changes so much that it is hardly recognized as the same species. It is beyond any doubt the easiest plant in the aquari... View details & Shop online
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Cryptocoryne wendtii .. Mi Oya is named after the river where is was first found in 1972. It is the largest of the Cryptocoryne wendtii varieties and has beautiful red-brown leaves. In contrast to most other red aquarium plants this species maintains the red colour regardless of the light regime. In Nature the plant is found in calcareous water and occasionally also in brackish water which leads u... View details & Shop online
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This beautiful variety has dark, hammered leaves. When grown in an open space the leaves will virtually lie on the bottom. It is suitable for small aquariums. Like most other Sri Lanka Cryptocorynes, it also grows well in hard water. See other Cryptocorynes for further information.... View details & Shop online
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Cryptocoryne willisii is a perennial plant with deep green linear to egg-shaped leaves. It is amphibious and only the terrestrial plants get to flower. Cryptocoryne willisii is a rather small plant and spreads to thick turfy tufts in the aquarium. It proves a fine decoration together with other more high growing Cryptocorynes such as Cryptocoryne beckettii. When growing by themselves reduce the wa... View details & Shop online
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Cyperus helferi is the first Cyperus species to prove truly ideal for the aquarium. Discovered by Holger Windeløv of Tropica Aqurium Plants, Denmark, during an expedition to the Southern part of Thailand South of Ranong, the plant inhabited a small, clear-water stream, being present both inthe current itself and along the more placid margin. It is very graceful as a solitary plant as well a... View details & Shop online
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Didiplis diandra is a delicate and difficult but also very beautiful aquarium plant with opposite leaves in rows of two. In its' natural habitat of Northeast America it occupies the banks of rivers and lakes where it develops both submerged, floating and emergent shoots. It does not resemble any other aquarium plant, and thus it creates a very conspicuous contrast when planted in groups of 3-5 sho... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus x barthii is a decorative and beautiful solitary plant for large aquariums. The leaves change colour from dark-red in the youngest leaves to dark-green in the oldest. The colour develops well when the light intensity is high and there are sufficient micro-nutrients in the aquarium. A nutritious bottom and CO2 addition promote growth. This plant takes a lot of light from plants undernea... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus bleheri (paniculatus) is without comparison the most popular aquarium plant ever. It is a modest and fast growing plant which prefers from average to high light intensities. It favours a rich substrate, just like any fast growing aquarium plant. Echinodorus bleheri can grow to a significant size with more than fifty leaves. It is easily reproduced after flowering when small plants deve... View details & Shop online
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A comparatively fast-growing Echinodorus, suitable for large aquariums. Unlike other round-leafed varieties of the species, Echinodorus cordifolius ssp. fluitans is less likely to grow up over the water surface. If it grows large enough, it forms large leaves just under the surface instead.... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus macrophyllus is placed in the group of sword plants with ovate leaves, and it is easily distinguished from the rest of the group on the heart-shaped leaf basis. This plant really requires a spacious tank with a nutrient rich substrate and good light conditions. Echinodorus macrophyllus performs best in open aquaria the where it easily grows out of the water and occasionally sets the de... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus osiris (rubra) is one of the most ornamental sword plants. In the 1970s this plant was one of the most trendy - a real plant aquarists had to have a Echinodorus osiris in the aquarium. Although, a lot of new plants have emerged since then, it is still among the most popular aquarium plants. The 3-4 youngest leaves are beautifully red-coloured. In addition, the young leaves are a very g... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus Ozelot is a hybrid between Echinodorus schlueteri Leopard and Echinodorus barthii created by Barth in Dessau in the former East Germany. It is beautiful with elliptical black spotted red-brownish leaves and a very short petiole. The black spots has, of course, inspired the name Ozelot. In contrast to many other spotted and flecked plants Echinodorus Ozelot maintains the spots regardles... View details & Shop online
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A beautiful, dark-green variety of Echinodorus Ozelot. The dark spots form a bigger contrast on the light leaves. The leaf margin is fluted. A nutritious bottom promotes growth. It is an easy and highly recommended plant, which thrives in almost all conditions.... View details & Shop online
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In marshy conditions Echinodorus palaefolius var. latifolius has round leaves with a horizontal leaf base. Under water the leaves are narrower and longer. In the aquarium it tends to grow out of the water. This can be prevented by removing the long leaves just before they reach the water surface. The next leaves will then become shorter and the plant will remain under water. In open aquariums the ... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus quadricostatus magdalenensis is a beautiful light-green foreground plant which gives a nice contrast to the more dark-green plants in the aquarium. The name is derived from its natural habitats of the river Magdalena in Columbia. Echinodorus quadricostatus "magdalenensis" often sets offshoots for every 5 to 10cm along the bottom and the new plants soon develop into larger plants. The ... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus Rose is a hybrid between E. horizontalis and E. horemanii Rot and was first produced by H. Barth in Dessau, the former Eastern Germany. On submerged plants the old leaves are brownish-green whereas the young leaves are beautifully red coloured whereas the emergent leaves are yellow-green. It is a very sturdy plant which does not require any special conditions. It does, however, prefer ... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus Rubin is the result of an F2 hybridisation between Echinodorus barthii and Echinodorus horemanii Rot. The impressive beauty of Echinodorus X Rubin derives from its strongly red-brown leaves with their yellow-green veins. The leaves are also slightly transparent, which lends the colouration additional lustre. The plant is truly worthy of the name Rubin (ruby). High light intensity enhan... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus tenellus is the smallest of all sword plants. The leaves are shorter than 7 cm and about 2 mm wide, linear or sometimes lanceolate with 1-3 veins. In Nature, E. tenellus occupies the banks of large rivers where the emergent plants produce numerous flowers during the dry season. At favourable conditions in the aquarium, E. tenellus soon forms a dense carpet and it is thus very suitable ... View details & Shop online
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Echinodorus uruguayensis has long, narrow, transparent, dark-green leaves, making it a very beautiful solitary plant for large aquariums. The leaf length and width vary considerably. In good growing conditions it forms an unusual number of leaves, and a nutritious bottom and CO2 addition and slightly acidic water promote growth. A number of species formerly regarded as distinct are now included un... View details & Shop online
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Egeria densa is a good plant for beginners, and its rapid growth helps create a balance in the aquarium from the start. It can also help prevent algae because it absorbs a great number of nutrients from the water. The plant secretes antibiotic substances which can help prevent blue-green algae (a type of bacteria). The growth rate depends largely on the amount of light and nutrition available. Gro... View details & Shop online
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Glossostigma elatinoides is a fast growing amphibious plant and the submerged culture soon builds a very nice looking carpet. However, this carpet building growth form requires quite high light intensities as Glossostigma elatinoides responds to low light by a much more upright stem and thereby the flat looking growth is lost. Glossostigma elatinoides prefers soft water with pH7. it is one of the ... View details & Shop online
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Hemianthus micranthemoides is nice ornamental plant in small aquaria which looks much like a mini Egeria. It is fast growing and requires therefore relatively high light and a nutrient rich substrate. It is also a valuable plant in terraria where it forms a beautiful carpet at the land water interphase. The plant is easily reproduced by cutting off the apex which is replanted in the substrate. Hem... View details & Shop online
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