Quick plant statistics for Cryptocoryne affinis
Family Name:
Araceae (arum family)
Scientific Name:
Cryptocoryne affinis
Common Name:
Prolific Cryptocoryne
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Moderate
pH value:
6.8-7.0
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
72-79°F (22-26°C)
Height:
6-12 in (15-30 cm)
Distribution:
Southwestern Malayan Peninsula
Characteristics:
Leaves are soft, long and lanceolate, with short petioles. Under aquarium conditions leaves take...
Quick aquarium plant statistics for some of the most common species, with lighting and...
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 Anubias barteri Round Leaf
Family Name:
Araceae (arum family)
Scientific Name:
Anubias barteri var. barteri
Common Name:
Anubias barteri Round Leaf
Substrate:
Rich
Lighting:
Subdued; 30 watts per 25 gallons (100 L)
pH value:
6.0 - 7.5
Hardness:
2-15°dH
Temperature:
72-82°F (22-28°C)
Height:
Up to 12 in (30 cm)
Distribution:
Tropical West Africa
Characteristics:
Thick creeping...
Quick plant statistics for Cryptocoryne blassii
Scientific Name:
Cryptocoryne blassii
Common Name:
Giant Cryp'
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Not critical
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
5-11°dH
Temperature:
77°F (25°C)
Height:
12-16 in (30-40 cm)
Distribution:
Thailand
Characteristics:
Narrow ovate leaves with acute bases and bluntly pointed tips. Color of upper surface varies fron olive-green to...
Quick plant statistics for the American Cress
Scientific Name:
Armoracia Aquatica
Common Name:
American Cress
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
64-77°F (18-25°C)
Height:
Up to 3in, spikes may reach 10 in (8cm)
Distribution:
Eastern North America
Characteristics:
A submerged plant with brittle leaves
Aquarium use:
Foreground
Quick plant statistics for Cryptocoryne nevillii
Scientific Name:
Cryptocoryne nevillii
Common Name:
Dwarf Cryp'
Substrate:
Fine gravel
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
68°F (20°C) minimum
Height:
4 in (10 cm)
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Characteristics:
Bright green on both upper and lower surfaces. Narrowly elliptical to lanceolate in shape, 2-4 in (5-10...
Quick plant statistics for Japanese Moss Ball, Cladophora aegagropila
Scientific Name:
Cladophora aegagropila
Common Name:
Japanese Moss Ball
Substrate:
Immaterial - not rooted
Lighting:
Strong Light preferred, 12 hours
pH value:
Not critical (7.0)
Hardness:
Soft to Hard water
Temperature:
Not critical, 59 to 80°F (15 to 27°C)
Height:
4 to 12-inch diameter.
Distribution:
Japan, Northern Europe...
Quick plant statistics for Aponogeton rigidifolius
Family Name:
Aponogetonaceae (water hawthorn family)
Scientific Name:
Aponogeton rigidifolius
Common Name:
None
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Bright; 50 watts per 25 gallons (100 L)
pH value:
5.5-6.5
Hardness:
1-3°dCH
Temperature:
72-82°F (22-28°C)
Height:
24 in (60 cm)
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Characteristics:
Leaves stemmed, stiffly erect, slightly brittle, rough and hard;...
Quick plant statistics for Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Family Name:
Araceae
Scientific Name:
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Common Name:
None
Substrate:
Nutrient-Rich bottom.
Lighting:
Moderate
pH value:
6.0-7.2
Hardness:
2-12°dH
Temperature:
72-82°F (22-28°C)
Height:
14 in (35 cm)
Distribution:
Sumatra, Borneo
Characteristics:
Thin rizome. Leaves stemmed, oval-lanceolate, slightly burled, green. underside pale rose.
Aquarium use:
Middleground
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...