Quick plant statistics for the Water wisteria
Scientific Name:
Hygrophila difformis
Common Name:
Water wisteria
Substrate:
Plain wased gravel
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
At least 68°F (20°C)
Height:
Up to 18 in (45 cm)
Distribution:
Southeast Asia
Characteristics:
A variable plant, depending on how it is grown
Aquarium use:
A corner or background...
Quick plant statistics for the Dwarf Sagittaria
Scientific Name:
Sagittaria Subulata Var.Subulata
Common Name:
Dwarf Sagittaria
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Moderate
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
55-79°F (13-26°C)
Height:
12 in (30 cm)
Distribution:
Atlantic coast of North America
Characteristics:
A grasslike plant with very narrow leaves
Aquarium use:
Middleground, plant in groups of at...
Quick plant statistics for the Giant Red Rotalia
Scientific Name:
Rotala Macrandra
Common Name:
Giant Red Rotalia
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Very bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
At least 77°F (25°C)
Height:
Up to 18 in (45 cm)
Distribution:
India
Characteristics:
A Herbaceous plant that has egg-shaped leaves in pairs, the upper is...
Quick plant statistics for the Water Lettuce
Scientific Name:
Pistia Stratiotes
Common Name:
Water Lettuce
Substrate:
Not applicable
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
6.5 to 7.0
Hardness:
3 to 6°dH
Temperature:
72°F (22°C)
Height:
A large floating plant ( cm)
Distribution:
Found in most tropical zones
Characteristics:
A floating plant with leaves in a rosette pattern. Trailing roots...
Quick plant statistics for the Nymphaea lotus
Family Name:
Nymphaeaceae
Scientific Name:
Nymphaea lotus
Common Name:
Lotus Lily; Egyptian Water Lily; Egyptian Lily; White Lily
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
5.5-7.5
Hardness:
2-12°dH
Temperature:
72-82°F (22-28°C)
Height:
10-20 in (2-50 cm)
Distribution:
East Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia
Characteristics:
Submersed leaves stemmed, roundish to oval slightly undate...
Quick plant statistics for Nuphar japonicum
Scientific Name:
Nuphar japonicum
Common Name:
Japanese Spatterdock
Substrate:
Rich, with clay
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
54-77°F (12-25°C)
Height:
24 in (60 cm)
Distribution:
Japan and adjacent islands
Characteristics:
Fleshy petioles up to 12 in (30 cm) or more in length arise from a...
Quick plant statistics for the Dwarf Hygrophila
Scientific Name:
Hygrophila polysperma
Common Name:
Dwarf Hygrophila
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
59-86°F (15-30°C)
Height:
18 in (45 cm)
Distribution:
Southeast Asia
Characteristics:
Small-leaved herbaceous plant that grows well emersed and submersed. Leaves broadly lanceolate with rounded tips, bourne in...
Quick plant statistics for the Eleocharis acicularis
Scientific Name:
Eleocharis acicularis
Common Name:
Dwarf Hairgrass
Substrate:
Some clay of benefit
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
50-77°F (10-25°C)
Height:
8 in (20 cm), but usually smaller in aquarium specimens
Distribution:
Worldwide in the warmer regions
Characteristics:
Grasslike plant growing in rosettes. Leaves are...
Quick plant statistics for the Melon Sword
Family Name:
Alismataceae
Scientific Name:
Echinodorus osiris
Common Name:
Melon Sword
Substrate:
Rich
Lighting:
Dim to Medium
pH value:
6.5-7.5
Hardness:
5-18°dH
Temperature:
65-82°F (18-28°C)
Height:
20 in (50 cm)
Distribution:
Southern Brazil
Characteristics:
Leaves stemmed, lanceolate, slightly undate along the margins, green; young leaves are reddish.
Aquarium use:
Showplant, only for very tall...
Quick plant statistics for Echinodorus horemanni
Family Name:
Alismataceae
Scientific Name:
Echinodorus horemanni
Common Name:
None
Substrate:
Rich
Lighting:
Medium
pH value:
6.5-7.5
Hardness:
2-15°dH
Temperature:
64-79°F (18-26°C)
Height:
Over 24 in (60 cm)
Distribution:
Southern Brazil
Characteristics:
Leaves short-stemmed, lanceolate, stiff, parchment-like, dark green, slightly undate along the margins.
Aquarium use:
Showplant, only for very tall tanks