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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!
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
Eleocharis acicularis is a popular aquarium plant. Not without reason, because it grows in almost all conditions in the aquarium. It prefers an open space without shade from overhanging plants.
Eleocharis pusilla 'mini' is a variant of the well-known Needle Grass family and is even smaller than Eleocharis parvula. This dwarf aquarium plant is therefore predestined for use in the nano aquarium. After some time, Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini' will have covered the ground with a field full of fine, fresh green blades.
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.
Helanthium tenellum, formerly Echinodorus tenellus, is the smallest variant of the Echinodorus species. This makes it ideal for a small aquarium. The plant spreads via suckers and eventually a beautiful, fresh green grass carpet will develop in the aquarium.
Hemianthus micranthemoides comes from North America and is a graceful aquarium plant with narrow, curved leaves and grows to a height of 10-20cm.
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis is a commonly used plant species to create a lawn in the aquarium. The aquarium plant is originally from South America and grows to a height of about 4 to 7 cm with plenty of lighting.
Marsilea minuta is an ideal ground cover for an aquarium with less light. The leaves are very small and rarely become wider than 0.5 cm. The result is a beautiful carpet, which looks very similar to a Glossostigma carpet.
Marsilea hirsuta is a ground cover from Australia. An unusual appearance in the aquarium that can certainly add a natural, decorative value to a layout in a Nature Aquarium.
Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo' grows under good conditions across the bottom of the aquarium and forms a thick carpet of small round leaves.
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.
Ranunculus inundatus is an aquarium plant that comes from Australia. It grows to a height of about 5 to 10 cm and is easily recognized by its palm-like leaves. This makes it ideal for creating a tropical atmosphere in the aquarium.
Sagittaria subulata is an aquarium plant that comes from South America. Ideal as a foreground plant, it is undemanding and grows to a height of about 15 cm in the aquarium.
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 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.
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'.
Utricularia graminifolia originates from Asia and belongs to the bladderwort family. Under good conditions: plenty of light, soft water, CO2 addition and sufficient nutrients, a compact turf with a fresh green color is created. The leaves are soft and supple and ideal for an aquascape to simulate a grass landscape.
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.
Vesicularia ferriei 'Weeping' is a species of moss for the aquarium originating from Asia. He is better known as Weeping Moss. The moss has a robust shape and grows downwards with fresh green growth points. The length is about 1 to 3 cm.