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Aquarium plants are crucial for a fresh appearence of the aquarium. Aquarium plants bring color and vivacity. Above all the aquarium plants posess an amazing attractivaty and contribute to the overal health of the ecosystem.
Foreground plants are basicly aquarium plants that stay low. Combine different types of aquarium plants that provide contrast with each other in color, leave shape and height. This way a playful and interesting under water landscape can be created.
Aquarium plants for the mid-ground reach above the foreground plants and can be placed in front of the background plants. The midground can be covered with medium height plants or plant groups or solitairy plants on the Golden Ratio. Combine different types of plants with a contrast in leave shape, leave color and texture for maximum results.
Plants for the background will grow tall and serve as a mask for the background. Also with the background plants in the aquarium it is important to choose for contrasting plants with their neighbours. Look for contrast in leave color, shape, texture and height.
In Vitro aquarium plants are grown in a laboratory under steriel conditions. Tiny pieces of tissue plant material is placed on special gel to grow new healthy, algae free, pesticide free, snail free and germ free plants in a cup. One cup is richly filled with lots of young shoots, full of growth potention!
Plants on wood or stones are an asset to any aquarium. The plants have their roots attached to the wood or stone. No hassle with gluing or binding yourself, but a ready-made solution.
Mother plants are plants in SL pots and are extra large, robust aquarium plants. They fill up the aquarium instantly with luxuriance. Perfectly suited for larger aquarium for creating an astonishing impression!
Alternanthera reineckii 'Pink' comes from South America and has a purple color on the underside of the leaves. This provides an effective contrast with many other green aquarium plants. Particularly when placed in a group.
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Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia is an aquarium plant that originated in an Australian laboratory. It closely resembles the common Anubias barteri var. nana, but is characterized by a beautiful heart-shaped leaf.
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Bolbitis heudelotii comes from West Africa and is a very beautiful fern with transparent leaves. The leaves of this easy-to-use aquarium plant grow to a length of 15-40cm and can be attached to wood and stone.
The Moss Ball Aegagropila linnaei is not a real plant, but a ball of algae of 3-10cm in size. In nature, the ball can be found in shallow waters where the water movement ensures that a ball is formed.
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Bolbitis heudelotii comes from West Africa and is a very beautiful fern with transparent leaves. The leaves of this easy-to-use aquarium plant grow to a length of 15-40cm and can be attached to wood and stone.
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Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' is a beautiful, undemanding aquarium plant with dark hammered leaves and grows 10-15cm tall.
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Fissidens fontanus is a special moss species for the aquarium and comes from North America. It looks like it consists of small green feathers. The color is deep green and the growth is quite slow. Compared to other moss types, it needs much more light.
The mesh size is approximately 50x50mm
Microsorum pteropus is an Asian fern that also grows underwater as an aquarium plant. It grows to a height of 15-30cm and can be attached to a piece of wood or stone.
Echinodorus 'Barthii' is a beautiful cultivar that makes a beautiful impression as a solitary in a large aquarium. The height of this aquarium plant is 25-50cm and also becomes 20-30cm wide. The leaf color varies from dark red to dark green.
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Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' is a variant of Microsorum pteropus and has narrower leaves that are also shorter in length (10-20cm). Ideal for a small aquarium.
Microsorum pteropus 'Trident' is a smaller variant of Microsorum and is also an easy, undemanding aquarium plant that can be tied to wood or stones.
The Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv' grows 15-20cm high and wide. The finely branched leaf tips make this one of the most attractive aquarium plants.
Echinodorus 'Ozelot' is a hybrid between Echinodorus schluteri 'Leopard' and Echinodorus 'Barthii'. A very beautiful aquarium plant with beautifully marked leaves of 20-40cm long.
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Monosolenium tenerum is an attractive species of liverwort for the aquarium with a height of 2-5cm. It looks very much like a giant Riccia, but it stays on the bottom where it forms cushions.
Echinodorus palaefolius var. latifolius occurs in swampy areas in Brazil and has round leaves with horizontal leaf bases and grows to a height of 20-40cm.
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Riccardia chamedryfolia is a species of moss for the aquarium that is also called coral moss. The color of this Asian moss is intense, deep green and grows to a height of 1 to 3 cm.
The mesh size is approximately 50x50mm
Taxiphyllum alternans 'Taiwan' grows horizontally and overhanging, somewhat similar to Weeping Moss. It is excellent to use to adhere to surfaces and then hide technology in the aquarium.
Echinodorus 'Rosé' is a hybrid between Echinodorus horemanii 'Red' and Echinodorus horizontalis. This aquarium plant grows to a height of 25-40cm and a width of 15-25cm. Young leaves have a beautiful pink color.
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Taxiphyllum barbieri is a species of moss that is very easy to keep in the aquarium. The moss comes from Asia and is therefore often referred to as Java moss. It grows up to 10cm thick and attaches to a variety of surfaces. Ideal for covering stones, back walls or driftwood.
Taxiphyllum 'Flame' is a moss species that owes its name to its special growth habit. The moss develops dense, wavy, vertically growing strands reminiscent of a campfire. The height is about 5 to 15 cm.
Taxiphyllum 'Spiky' is a more robust moss species and forms thicker shoots. These are strongly branched with many 'leaves' and have a deep green color. A bit like the big brother of 'Christmas moss'.
Hygrophila 'Siamensis' comes from Thailand and is a fairly strong aquarium plant with a height of 15-40cm and leaves of 10-15cm long.
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Vesicularia montagnei 'Christmas' is a species of moss for the aquarium originating from Brazil. It owes its name 'Christmas moss' to its structure with side branches that resembles a pine tree. There is a clear difference here with the standard 'Java moss'. The requirements for lighting, CO2 and nutrients are low and Christmas Moss grows in almost every aquarium.