Shoal & Stem

Species Catalogue

374 species matching your filters — care guides, community photos, water parameters, and tank-mate compatibility.

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Pogostemon Yatabeanus

Pogostemon yatabeanus

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Midground·Medium growth
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Potamogeton Octandrus

Potamogeton octandrus

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Midground·Moderate growth
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medium

Proserpinaca Palustris

Proserpinaca palustris

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Background·High light·Moderate growth
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Purple Ludwigia

Ludwigia glandulosa

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Midground
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Purple-backed Duckweed

Ricciocarpus natans

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Floating·Fast growth
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Pygmy Chain Sword

Echinodorus tenellus

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Carpet·Medium to high light·Moderate growth
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Pygmy Chain Sword Red

Helanthium tenellum 'Red'

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Foreground·Moderate growth
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Queen Moss

Hydropogonella gymnostoma

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Epiphyte·Slow growth
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Quillwort

Isoetes velata

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Foreground·Slow growth
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Red Cabomba

Cabomba furcata

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Background·Medium growth
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easy

Red Flame Sword

Echinodorus sp. 'Red Flame'

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Midground·Moderate growth
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Red Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea zenkeri

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High light·Fast growth
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Riccia

Riccia fluitans

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Floating·Medium to high light·Fast growth
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River Buttercup

Ranunculus inundatus

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Foreground
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easy

Rosanervig Hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma

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Background·Medium–high light
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Rose Moss

Taxiphyllum sp. 'Rose'

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Epiphyte·Very growth
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Rose Sword

Echinodorus sp. 'Rose'

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Midground·Moderate growth
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Rotala

Rotala sp.

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A large genus of fast-growing stem plants widely used in aquascaping for their fine, needle-like to rounded leaves and tendency to display brilliant red, pink, and orange coloration under high light and CO2 injection. Rotala species are excellent nutrient consumers that help control algae, but most species require medium to high light and CO2 supplementation to achieve their best coloration and compact growth.

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Rotala Bangladesh

Rotala sp.

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Midground
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Rotala Blood Red

Rotala sp.

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Background·Very high light·Medium growth
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Rotala Bonsai

Rotala sp. Bonsai

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Midground·Slow growth
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Rotala Bossii

Rotala sp. 'Bossii'

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Midground·Slow growth
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Rotala Butterfly

Rotala sp. 'Butterfly'

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Midground·Slow growth
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Rotala Colorata

Rotala sp. 'Colorata'

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Midground·Moderate growth
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Rotala Enie

Rotala sp. 'Enie'

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Midground·Moderate growth
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Rotala Florida

Rotala sp. 'Florida'

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Background·Fast growth
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Rotala H'ra

Rotala sp. 'H'ra'

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Background·High light·Moderate growth
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easy

Rotala Indica

Rotala indica

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Background·Medium light·Moderate growth
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Rotala Macrandra

Rotala macrandra

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Background·Very high light·Moderate growth
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Rotala Macrandra Mini

Rotala macrandra

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Midground·High light·Medium growth
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Rotala Macrandra Mini Red

Rotala macrandra Mini Red

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Midground·Slow growth
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Rotala Macrandra Narrow Leaf

Rotala macrandra Narrow Leaf

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Background·Medium growth
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Rotala Mexicana

Rotala mexicana

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A delicate fine-leaved stem plant native to Mexico, with small rounded leaves that take on warm pink to orange tones under high light and CO2. Best planted in dense bunches for a feathery, textured effect in the midground or background.

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Rotala Mexicana Goias

Rotala mexicana

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Midground·High light·Slow growth
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Rotala Mini Butterfly

Rotala sp. 'Mini Butterfly'

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Midground·Slow growth
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Rotala Nanjenshan

Rotala nanjenshan

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Background·Low–High light·Fast growth