Species Catalogue

Anubias Stardust is a compact, slow-growing rhizome plant featuring distinctive white or cream-colored speckles and spots across deep green leaves, creating a striking starry appearance. This cultivar maintains a small to medium size, making it ideal for aquascaping in foreground to midground positions. Its unique variegation and hardy nature make it a popular choice for both beginner and experienced aquarists.

Anubias Wrinkle Leaf is a compact variety of Anubias barteri featuring distinctively textured, deeply wrinkled dark green leaves that create an attractive, sculptural appearance. This slow-growing epiphytic plant is extremely hardy and undemanding, making it ideal for beginners and low-tech aquariums. Its unique leaf texture and small to medium size make it a striking accent plant for aquascaping.

One of the most dramatic Aponogeton species, producing enormous leaves up to 60 cm long with distinctively hammered, dark green texture and strong midrib. A true specimen plant for large aquariums. It requires cooler periods to trigger dormancy and re-growth. Leaves arch gracefully, creating a bold backdrop in large layouts.

Rare Madagascar species with translucent, fenestrated leaves similar to the Lace Plant but easier to grow. A collector's alternative.

A bulb plant with long, bright green leaves that have distinctly wavy, crinkled margins. One of the easiest Aponogeton species to keep, tolerating low light without CO2 injection. It goes through natural growth and dormancy cycles — if leaves die back, leave the bulb and it will re-sprout. An excellent low-maintenance background plant.

Large Madagascar Aponogeton with wavy, ruffled leaves. Grows from a bulb and can reach impressive size. Hardy and easy — one of the best background plants.

Floating-leaf Aponogeton with oval lily pad-like surface leaves. Submerged leaves are narrow and translucent. Easy bulb plant.

Aponogeton ulvaceus produces large, translucent, ruffled leaves that add an elegant flowing quality to the aquarium. It grows from a bulb and may go dormant periodically. During active growth it can fill a large area of the tank with minimal care.

A compact, small-leafed Hygrophila with needle-like leaves that can take on striking red and pink hues under strong lighting. Ideal for the midground in Iwagumi and Nature Aquarium layouts where space is at a premium. One of the more colourful members of the genus.

Asian relative of the African Water Fern. Smaller with more compact, lobed fronds. Grows attached to hardscape in flowing water.

Compact Salvinia with hooded, cup-shaped leaves. Smaller than S. minima. Excellent for nano tanks. Fast-growing nutrient sponge.

Close relative of Ranunculus inundatus with similar runner-spreading growth. Small clover-like leaves form attractive carpets.

A compact, small-leaved Bacopa from southern Brazil, producing round to oval light-green leaves on reddish stems. Grows slower and stays shorter than B. caroliniana, making it better suited to midground placement or smaller tanks. Under high light, the stems take on a reddish-orange tint that adds warmth to the scape. One of the most beginner-friendly stem plants available — it rarely melts and grows reliably even without CO₂.

Bacopa caroliniana is a robust, easy-going stem plant with rounded, fleshy leaves arranged in whorls along upright stems. Under high light the leaves develop a golden to pale-pink tinge; under low light they remain mid-green. It has a distinctive lemon scent when leaves are crushed. A reliable background or mid-background plant for community tanks and an excellent beginner stem plant that tolerates a wide range of conditions.

Pink-tinged Bacopa that offers more colour than standard green varieties. Rounded leaves with a warm glow under good light.

Shorter, denser form of Lemon Bacopa. Tight leaf spacing creates a bushy look without frequent trimming. Very low maintenance.

Fine-leaved Japanese Bacopa with small, paired leaves. Grows more delicately than common Bacopa. Nice midground texture.

A classic beginner stem plant with thick, succulent-looking round leaves arranged in opposite pairs along stiff stems. Growth is slow to moderate, making it easy to maintain shape. It adapts to a wide range of conditions and does not need CO2 to thrive, making it one of the most versatile aquatic plants available.

A larger-leaved Bacopa with attractive, broadly oval leaves. Under high light, the foliage develops a beautiful pinkish-purple coloration that makes it a standout mid-ground or background accent. More colourful than B. monnieri and responds well to fertilisation.

The banana plant is named for its distinctive cluster of banana-shaped storage roots at the base. It sends up floating leaves and white flowers when mature. It is an unusual, undemanding midground plant that does not require substrate planting — it can float freely.

An exotic relative of the water lily, Barclaya Longifolia produces spectacular long, wavy-edged leaves with olive-green upper surfaces and vivid burgundy-red undersides. It grows from a bulb and prefers to be undisturbed once planted. A dramatic focal plant for larger tanks, particularly in Nature Aquarium style compositions.

Extremely rare lily relative with ruffled, dark red-brown leaves. One of the most challenging aquarium plants but stunningly beautiful.

Belem Hairgrass is a dwarf variant of Eleocharis that forms a fine, delicate carpet of thin, hair-like green leaves. This slow-growing foreground plant creates a natural meadow appearance and is ideal for nano and small aquariums. It requires moderate lighting and benefits from nutrient-rich substrate and occasional CO2 supplementation.

Blyxa aubertii is a delicate, fine-leaved stem plant native to Southeast Asia, featuring narrow, bright green leaves arranged in whorls along slender stems. It grows moderately fast under good conditions and is popular for creating a feathery, natural appearance in the midground to background. The plant requires consistent care but rewards attentive aquarists with lush, vibrant growth.

Blyxa Japonica is an elegant plant that produces rosettes of narrow, grass-like leaves with a slightly golden-green hue. It does not spread by runners but instead produces daughter plants around the mother. Under good light and CO2 it takes on olive-golden tones that complement red and green stem plants beautifully. A staple in Nature Aquarium style.

Sometimes sold as 'Baby Bolbitis' or 'Mini Bolbitis', this small aquatic fern produces deeply divided fronds similar to the full-size Bolbitis heudelotii but significantly more compact and fine-textured. It attaches to driftwood and rock and grows well in moderate flow. One of the finest detail ferns in the hobby for Iwagumi and Nature Aquarium style.

Popular carpet plant forming a dense lawn of short, narrow blades. Grows slowly without CO2 but rewards patience. Spreads via runners — plant individual blades 1 cm (0.5 in) apart for the fastest carpet.

Brazilian Pennywort is a popular stem plant with round, coin-shaped leaves that grows quickly and adapts well to various tank conditions. It's an excellent choice for beginners due to its hardy nature and ability to thrive in low to medium light. This versatile plant can be used as a background plant, midground filler, or even as a floating plant.

A genus of slow-growing rheophytic plants native to Borneo, prized in aquascaping for their thick, waxy leaves that come in a remarkable range of colors — from green and brown to blue, purple, and red — often with iridescent shimmer. They can be grown attached to rocks or driftwood like Anubias, tolerate low to medium light without CO2 injection (though CO2 accelerates growth), and are well-suited to shrimp tanks.

A round-leaved Bucephalandra variety named for its broad, almost circular apple-green leaves with a softly ruffled margin. New growth often emerges with reddish or pinkish tones before settling to a bright green, adding seasonal colour variation. One of the more recognisable Buces due to its distinctive leaf shape. Works beautifully attached to smooth stones in a Nature aquarium layout.

Small-leaved Buce with green to olive leaves and silvery spots. Compact growth makes it ideal for small tanks and detailed aquascapes.

Bucephalandra Black Pearl is a stunning dwarf rhizome plant featuring deep blackish-green to near-black leaves with a velvety texture, making it one of the darkest Bucephalandra varieties available. Its compact, slow-growing habit and dramatic coloration make it ideal for aquascaping focal points in small to medium tanks. This plant thrives when attached to hardscape and is relatively undemanding compared to other high-tech stem plants.

Bucephalandra Brownie Blue is a compact, slow-growing rhizome plant prized for its deep blue-green to brownish foliage with distinctive metallic sheen. Its small, textured leaves make it ideal for creating intricate aquascapes in foreground to midground positions. This variety is highly sought after by planted tank enthusiasts for its unique coloration and ease of attachment to hardscape.

Bucephalandra Brownie Ghost is among the most coveted collector buce varieties, producing small, dark leaves with a striking purple-silver sheen that shifts with viewing angle. It is rarer and commands higher prices than common buce varieties, and is slightly more sensitive to water quality and flow. CO2 injection and soft, slightly acidic water bring out the full iridescent coloration.

Bucephalandra Brownie Phantom is a compact, slow-growing rhizome plant prized for its deep brown to near-black foliage with subtle phantom-like patterning. Its small, textured leaves make it ideal for detailed aquascaping and nano tanks. This variety is more demanding than standard Bucephalandra but rewards careful keepers with striking aesthetic appeal.

A sought-after Bucephalandra variety with small, elliptic leaves that shimmer between dark purple-green and metallic blue-green depending on lighting angle. Like all Bucephalandras it attaches to rock and driftwood and grows very slowly. Iridescent spots on the leaves catch light beautifully in high-spec setups.