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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!
Elatin hydropiper is a stem plant that is particularly beautiful when it forms a carpet over the bottom of the aquarium. With its very fine leaves it is an ideal plant to use in a nano aquarium
Glossostigma elatinoides is without a doubt also one of the most popular foreground plants in a planted aquarium. Within a few weeks a beautiful, fresh green carpet will form.
Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' is the world's smallest aquarium plant. The small leaves are ideal for an aquascape to give a sense of optical scale to the layout. Requires a lot of lighting.
Pogostemon stellata is found in Asia and Australia and is distinguished by its beautiful shape and color. Stems of this aquarium plant grow 20-60cm long and up to 10cm wide.
Rotala macrandra is an aquarium plant with unprecedented beauty, but unfortunately it does make some demands on the aquarium. The plant originally comes from India and grows to a maximum height of about 40-50cm. Underwater, the plant in the aquarium develops beautiful red leaves that make a graceful impression.
Rotala wallichii is a demanding aquarium plant with red-colored plumes that develop under intensive light conditions.
Available in Pot or In Vitro Cup
Eriocaulon cinerum is a special appearance in the aquarium. Now available as an aquarium plant from tissue culture. The plant is quite small and has very narrow, pointed leaves. Longer flower stems with white balls are formed, which further increases the attractive value of this aquarium plant!
Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba' is a characteristic aquarium plant that is easily recognized by its strongly serrated leaf edge. A plant with a high decorative value for the aquarium! The height of the stems varies between 10 and 40 cm.