Plants and Plant Growth

Anubius Nana

Information
Common Name: Nana
Proper Name: Anubias barteri ‘Nana’
Category: Anubias and Lagenandra
Temperature: 21 – 30 C
PH: 5.0 – 8.6
Lighting: Low
Growth Rate: Very Slow
Difficulty: Easy
Position in Aquascape: Foreground

It can be attached to logs in an aquarium to form lovely tropical scenes.

Anubias nana is a hardy plant that is an aquarium favourite among many hobbyists. This rosette plant may reach up to 6 inches in length and has beautiful dark green leaves in low, handsome clumps. They usually have diagonal lines running from the centre vein to the leaf perimeter.
Anubias nana has tall, variable foliage that is usually pointed to ovate. It prefers moderate lighting, an alkalinity of 3 – 8 dKH, and a pH of 6.0 – 7.5. When planting the aquatic plant, take special care of the rhizome and the roots

Beetroot Rubra 3 stems to a bunch

Suitable for both coldwater and tropical tanks

Blue Hygro

rooting stems

Plant has narrow, log, pointed leaves on sturdy, stiffly rising stalks.

BRASILIENSIS CHAIN SWORD

The Dwarf Sagittaria is a completely undemanding plant that can withstand hard water as well as water with a surplus of organic substances. Not sensitive to temperature change, it can thrive in very poor planting substrate if given a generous amount of light. This aside, the proper water conditions would have a temperature of 72°-82°F, an alkalinity of 3-8 dKH and a pH of 6.5-7.5. Provide the plant with moderate lighting

Microsorum pteropus, commonly known as Java fern after the Indonesian island of Java, is a highly variable plant with several different geographic varieties that vary in leaf size and shape. It is found growing attached to roots and rocks in nature, and can grow both fully and partially submerged. The plant can propagate through small adventitious plants, formed on the older leaves, which attach themselves to hard substrates.

In the aquarium

Java fern is one of the most popular plants in the aquarium hobby, due to its aesthetic appeal and ease of care. Cultivation in the aquarium is usually performed by tying the rhizome to rock or driftwood, instead of planting it directly into the substrate.

small rhizome with 6-8 leaves

Java Moss

A handfull of java moss with a weight to hold down.

Great plant for young fish fry to hide in.

A little bit goes a long way: the thinner this is spread over rocks and driftwood, the better it will root itself and the prettier and healthier it will look as it grows.

All growth represents nitrate you’re finally eliminating from your biological filter system.

No additional plant food required even those who can not grow aquarium plans can grow this with no care.

Photo is off the web but looks the same.

Rhizome of 3-6cm with minimum of 6 leaves

Red Hygrophila – Alternanthera reineckii

The purple colour underneath Alternanthera reineckii leaves provides an effective contrast to the many green aquarium plants in an aquarium – particularly when planted in groups. Good light encourages the leaves to turn red. Most Alternanthera species are difficult to grow, but this one is relatively undemanding. Easy to propagate by nipping off the terminal bud and planting it in the bottom. This also makes the mother plant more bushy, because more side shoots are formed.
Alternanthera reineckii is an easy to grow stem plant that will thrive in most aquariums. The plant typically grows to a height of 10 to 20 inches, even taller under high light conditions. The width of each stem is about 4 to 6 inches, based on leaf growth.The leaf is oblong-elliptic to ovoid.
In order to achieve strong shoots the substrate should be nutrient rich and light intensity high. Three to five strong specimens can be used for the background area to help accent the shades of green aquarium plants. Alternanthera reineckii can grow well in both hard and soft water although soft, slightly acidic water is best. Optimum growth temperature is 75 to 80.6 degrees, although it can grow in temps from 71.6 to 82.4 degrees. It can withstand temps from 39.2 to 84 degrees.
Alternanthera reineckii requires moderate to high lighting (2 – 4 watts/gal) to do well. If kept in low-light tanks the lower leaves tend to fall off. Separate each stem and plant individually. This will result in better growth and the lower leaves will still receive some light as the this aquarium plant grows taller.

Stargrass

3 stems to a bunch

Heteranthera zosterifolia also known as Star Grass is a beautiful plant which forms a lot of side shoots and thus quickly forms a bushy plant group.
This plant can be left to grow tall as a mid-ground to background plant or trimmed and used as a foreground plant.

Plant weight included with all bunched plants.

Hardiness: Easy
Light Needs: Medium
Plant Structure: Stem
Family: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Heteranthera
Region: Central/South America
Location: Brazil

Planting Instructions

Stem plants are usually cuttings of plants that normally don’t come with roots. This is how stem plants are sold in the aquatic plant industry although at times my stem plants may come with roots because I have been growing them out.

Lilaeopsis Nova-Zelandae
upto 10cm

Trop/Cold water 15-26 deg

Most Aquarium Plants that are members of this family are quite easy to keep, and give a wild lawn effect in the aquarium.

They tolerate a wide Temperature range and medium light is best.

Maintenance Class : This plant is classed as fairly easy to care for.

Tank Position : This plant is recommended for a foreground planting position.

This Plant Is Suited To The Following:

A pH range between 6.0 and 8.0.
Soft to Hard water attributes.
Temperatures between 59 and 79 Fahrenheit (15 to 26 Celsius).
Medium intensity lighting.

Depending on which supplier i get these from sometimes they are potted and sometimes they are bunched. The potted ones are genrally smaller amounts of plant and the bunches larger so both are the same price.