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Vallisneria Americana
Vallisneria americana
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
A tall, ribbon-leaved background plant that spreads aggressively by runners to create natural-looking grass beds. Leaves can reach 50–100 cm, making it ideal for very tall tanks or ponds. Very adaptable and grows without CO2 injection in moderate to hard water. An excellent fish habitat plant that oxygenates the water actively.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Not required
- light
- Low–High
- placement
- Background
- tank size
- 20 gallons minimum, tall tank preferred
- growth rate
- Fast
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.5–8.5
- hardness
- 5–20 dGH
- temperature
- 59–86°F (15–30°C)