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Low-Maintenance Aquarium Plants That Thrive With Minimal Care

An easy low-maintenance planted aquarium with hardy green plants

The best low maintenance aquarium plants are hardy freshwater species that grow well under a basic LED light, without injected carbon dioxide (CO2), and with only occasional feeding and trimming. Java fern, Anubias nana, Java moss, Cryptocoryne wendtii, and hornwort …

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Fast-Growing Aquarium Plants to Fill Your Tank Quickly

Dense fast-growing green stem plants filling a freshwater aquarium

Fast growing aquarium plants are the quickest way to turn a bare tank into a green, lived-in aquarium. The fastest of these fast growing freshwater plants — Hornwort, Anacharis, Water Wisteria, and Water Sprite among them — can add several …

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Aquarium Plants That Fish Eat: Edible Plants for Your Tank

Aquarium fish nibbling on green aquatic plants

Yes, many aquarium fish eat plants — and for some species, grazing is a normal, healthy part of daily life. Goldfish, mollies, many cichlids, and other omnivorous and herbivorous fish nibble soft leaves and pick at floating plants. The trick …

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Best Aquarium Plants for Small Tanks and Nano Aquariums

A small nano aquarium with tiny green plants

Yes, a small tank can be a fully planted aquarium. The best aquarium plants for small tanks are compact freshwater plants that stay small at maturity, grow slowly, and fit the light and substrate you actually have. Anubias nana petite, …

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Best Aquarium Mosses: Java Moss, Christmas Moss, and Other Types

Green aquarium moss growing on driftwood and rocks

The best aquarium moss for most tanks is Java moss. It is hardy, inexpensive, and easy to attach, and it grows in low light without injected carbon dioxide (CO2) or a nutrient-rich substrate. For a neater, more structured look, Christmas …

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Red Aquarium Plants: Best Varieties and How to Maintain Their Color

Vibrant red aquarium plants in a freshwater aquascape

The best red aquarium plants add a colour green plants alone cannot provide: burgundy stems, pink new growth, and bronze-red rosettes that draw the eye to a focal point. Ludwigia palustris ‘Super Red’, Rotala rotundifolia, and Alternanthera reineckii ‘Mini’ are …

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Amazon Sword Plant Care: Growing a Healthy Aquarium Sword Plant

A large amazon sword plant with broad green leaves in an aquarium

Amazon sword plant care is straightforward once you know what this plant wants: deep substrate, food at its roots, steady medium light, and room to grow. Give it those four things and it becomes a large, broad-leaved centrepiece that can …

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Java Fern Care: Planting, Growing, and Propagation Guide

Java fern with long flowing green leaves in a freshwater aquarium

Java fern care is simple once you understand one rule: never bury the rhizome. This Java fern aquarium plant, Microsorum pteropus, is a slow-growing, low-light epiphyte — a plant that grows attached to a surface rather than rooted in soil. …

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Anubias Nana Care Guide: How to Grow and Propagate Anubias

An anubias nana plant with broad dark green leaves attached to driftwood

Anubias nana care is simple once you understand one rule: never bury the rhizome. This slow-growing, low-light Anubias aquarium plant tolerates a wide range of water conditions, needs no injected carbon dioxide (CO2), and needs no nutrient-rich substrate. Attach it …

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Best Carpeting Aquarium Plants and How to Grow a Green Carpet

A lush green carpet of dwarf aquarium plants covering the substrate

The best carpeting aquarium plants for most tanks are Monte Carlo, dwarf hairgrass, and Marsilea hirsuta. They spread low across the substrate and suit a range of setups. A green carpet is not one plant, though — it is a …

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