Tropical Plants for Aquarium

Large motherplant, grown in a 9 cm square pot. The pink underside of the leaves of Alternanthera reineckii 'Pink' provides an effective contrast t...

Vibrant pink leaves with light nerves characterise this vigorous culture form. The plant has a compact form of growth and the stalk does not grow a...

Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia originates from an Australian tissue propagation laboratory. It is a very beautiful variety with heart-shaped lea...

Large mangrove wood with rooted Anubias.Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia originates from an Australian tissue propagation laboratory. It is a very...

Anubias 'Mini Coin' is a variety of Anubias barteri found at the aquarium nursery Tropica in Denmark. The plant is among the very smallest Anubias,...

Anubias barteri var. coffeefolia is a very beautiful, low cultivar of Anubias barteri. 15-25 cm tall and a creeping rhizome from 10-15 cm or more. ...

Aquarium plant from tissue culture in closed cup. Anubias barteri var. nana is a small, attractive plant which thrives in all conditions. It origin...

Coconuts are becoming increasingly popular amongst aquarium enthusiasts both for their practicality and aesthetics. Anubias barteri nana is one of ...

Anubias barteri var. nana is a small, attractive plant that thrives in all conditions. It originates from Cameroon and will reach 5-10 cm height. T...

Anubias barteri var. glabra from West Africa is a beautiful plant with long, narrow leaves. 10-20 cm tall with a rhizome, from which the leaves dev...

Anubias barteri var. nana is a small, attractive plant which thrives in all conditions. It originates from Cameroon and will reach 5-10 cm height. ...

Bacopa caroliniana originates from US and has been used as an aquarium plant for many years. Stems become 10-30 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, branching ...

Bacopa caroliniana originates from US and has been used as an aquarium plant for many years. Stems become 10-30 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, branching ...

This culture form of the stalk plant Bacopa Monnieri is more compact and, under good light conditions, almost a creeping plant. By pinching off al...

Cladophora aegagropila is not really a plant, but a ball of algae from 3-10 cm wide. It is a decorative exception from the rule about avoiding alga...

Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii' rooted on lava stone. Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii' is a small variety of Cryptocoryne beckettii from Sri Lanka...

Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae is from Southern Thailand where there are limestone mountains, and the water can be very hard. Like many othe...

his beautiful variation of Cryptocoryne nurii was found growing in the wild in Malaysia around 1970. In the aquarium hobby it became popular under ...

The triploid variety of Cryptocoryne undulata from Sri Lanka has wider leaves and a beautiful, flecked leaf pattern. It also grows larger, from 15-...

Aquarium plant from tissue culture in closed cup. This beautiful variety of Cryptocoryne wendtii is only found in the river Mi Oya at Sri Lanka. It...

This Cryptocoryne from Sri Lanka used (mistakenly) to be called Cryptocoryne nevillii, but this is the name of a species that has never been used i...

Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae' from South America is undemanding and beautiful, and becomes 20-50 cm tall. A nutritious bottom promotes growth,...

Heteranthera zosterifolia from South America is an extremely beautiful plant, which forms a lot of side shoots and thus quickly forms a bushy plant...

Hydrocotyle sp.'Japan' is the popular name of the plant in different plant forums. It is a variant of Hydrocotyle tripartita from South-East Asia. ...

Hygrophila pinnatifida originates from India. It obtains brown, patched leaves on the surface with a distinctive burgundy colour underneath. It for...

Hygrophila polysperma from South-East Asia is one of the hardiest aquarium plants available. What to know Stems becomes 25-40 cm and 4-8 cm wide. I...

Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis 53B' is a variety of Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'. This Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B' forms an incredible amount o...

Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis 53B' is a variety of Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'. This Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B' forms an incredible amount o...

Leptodictyum riparium is a slender, upright moss that tolerates both high and low temperatures. Leptodictyum riparium is often called "stringy moss...

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis from South America can grow very compact, but a "lawn effect'' (4-7 cm tall) is only achieved at high light intensity. When...

Limnophila sessiliflora is a pretty and undemanding plant from South-East Asia. A great alternative to Cabomba, which doesn't requires a lot of lig...

Ludwigia glandulosa from North America is a very beautiful water plant.It is slow growing and requires CO2 addition to grow well. Stems becomes 15-...

This cosmopolitan stem plant turns red easier and is smaller than the well-known Ludwigia repens ’Rubin’.Each stalk becomes 2-4 cm wide and 10-30 c...

Marsilea hirsuta is a carpet-plant from Australia. A fascinating plant, usually delivered with leaves like a four-leaf clover. After a transitional...

Hemianthus callitrichoides is one of the smallest aquarium plants in the world, and creeps over the bottom with millimetre-sized, round leaves. Hem...

Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv' is a patented variety of Microsorum pteropus, named after Tropica's founder Holger Windeløv. Its finely branched lea...

Microsorum pteropus grown on wood. Microsorum pteropus is a water fern from Asia, 15-30 cm tall. To be grown on a root or stone, attached with fish...

This bamboo-looking stem plant is not a grass. It comes from Asia, where it often grows in rice fields.The growth is upright, but the plant branche...

Myriophyllum matogrossense originates from Mato Grosso in the Rio Amazonas, Brazil. It has decorative and feather-like, reddish stems (30-60 cm lon...

Aquarium plant from tissue culture in closed cup. Japanese Takashi Amano has inspired many aquarium owners to keep the 1-5 cm tall cosmopolitic liv...

Salvinia minima is a cosmopolitan floating fern, 1-3 cm that grows quickly if there is sufficient nutrition and light. Light leaves are a sign of a...

Schismatoglottis prietoi can resemble Anubias, wit 3-8 cm long, eliptic leaves. Growth is faster, though, and it grows best planted in the bottom l...

Taxiphyllum barbieri from South-East Asia is a hardy plant which makes few demands on the water or light. The moss becomes 3-10 cm thick and grows ...

Growth of Mini Taiwan moss is horizontal and overhanging, like a mini version of 'Weeping moss'. Attaching to branching wood or vertical rock will ...

Vallisneria sp. Gigantea from Asia is an easy plant that grows fast, suitable for large aquariums. In most aquariums the leaves grow so long that t...

Vesicularia ferriei 'Weeping Moss', commonly known as Weeping Moss, is believed to originate from China and has been distributed by Oriental Aquar...