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...

Anubias barteri var. barteri from West Africa is an undemanding plant. It grows somewhat larger than Anubias barteri var. nana but is grown in the ...

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...

Western Africa is home to several species of Anubias, including this one. The triangular leaves of 5-10 cm on long leaf-stems make Anubias gracilis...

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...

The ‘Kedagang’ is a variety of the Bucephalandra family originated in Borneo. It is characterized by long, narrow, dark green leaves with white dot...

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 beckettii 'Petchii' is a small variety of Cryptocoryne beckettii from Sri Lanka, which has beautiful, slightly fluted leaf margins, 10...

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 ...

Cryptocoryne usteriana is one of the taller cryptocorynes and is very easy to grow. Leaves are 3-5 cm wide with an embossed surface; they can easil...

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,...

Eleocharis acicularis is very common and thrives in almost all conditions in an aquarium. An open space without shading from other plants is still ...

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

This plant originates from South America and stems become 25-60 cm long with 10 cm long leaves. Under water Hygrophila costata has relatively narro...

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...

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...

Aquarium plant from tissue culture in closed cup. Limnobium laevigatum from South America is a decorative floating plant that is particularly suita...

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...

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...

Variety of Ludwigia repens from North America with striking dark red leaves and stalk. Stems from 20-50 cm and 4-6 cm wide. It provides a great col...

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...

Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo' originates from Argentina. It has compact, round and fresh light green leaves on creeping stalks and creates a ...

Microsorum pteropus is a water fern from Asia, 15-30 cm tall. To be grown on a root or stone, attached with fishing line until it has gained a hold...

Microsorum pteropus grown on Mangrove wood (size XL).Microsorum pteropus is a water fern from Asia, 15-30 cm tall. To be grown on a root or stone, ...

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...

Microsorum pteropus, commonly known as Java Fern, is a captivating and versatile aquatic plant cherished for its distinctive fronds and adaptabilit...

Aquarium plant from tissue culture in closed cup. The Asian Monosolenium tenerum is an attractive liverwort, 2-5 cm high, which looks most like a g...

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...

Originating from the USA and South America, Najas guadalupensis is an exceptionally easy aquatic plant that thrives under almost any conditions. It...

A beautiful and very varied species from West Africa with leaves of green to red-brown and varying numbers of purple spots. Can grow from 20-80 cm ...

Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan' grows in Asia and Africa - and this variant of the species originates from southern Taiwan. The rosette plant can b...

Riccardia Chamedryfolia, now available in Tropica’s 1-2-Grow! range, is a distinctive liverwort moss that brings intricate texture to aquascapes. ...

The Latin name means "the plant with the round leaves'', but this only applies to the marsh variety, which has circular leaves. Rotala rotundifoli...

Sagittaria subulata from South America is an ideal, undemanding foreground plant whose short runners form a compact group.Place individual plants 2...