Aquarium plants

Hemianthus Callitrichoides: A Delicate Beauty in Your Aquarium

November 23, 2023June 9, 2021 by Sergey Schulz

Hemianthus Callitrichoides Cuba, also known as dwarf baby tears or HC cuba is rather challenging to keep, but a very good looking aquarium plant. This is a ground-covering plant, which is one of the smallest aquarium plants and one of the most wanted by aquarists. The plant is perfect for the front plan of nano tanks. It is very often used when decorating tanks in Iwagumi style (the name originates from the word iwa – «a stone» and gumi – «arrangement»). Dwarf baby tears is the most renowned, but rather demanding plant used in aquascaping. This plant creates incredibly beautiful carpet on the tank bottom.

Exploring the species of Anubias: A Diverse Aquatic Plants

November 23, 2023June 9, 2021 by Sergey Schulz

Anubias is an inconsiderable in number genus of tropical aquatic (paludal) plants of Araceae family. This family also includes cryptocorynes to which we have already devoted a separate article. What these plants have in common, is their ability to grow both under water and in semi-submerged state. In the wild Anubias species grow in their emersed state most part of the year and only during the rain season the plants get completely submerged.

The Secrets of Growing a Healthy Dwarf Hairgrass Carpet

November 23, 2023June 9, 2021 by Sergey Schulz

Dwarf hairgrass (lat. Eleocharis parvula) is one of the best aquarium plants, if you need to create a ‘real lawn’ in a tank. This is a representative of coastal-aquatic vegetation, which natural habitat spreads all over the world and this fact consequently shows that the plant is easy to keep. Due to its ability to cover the substrate surface with thick green carpet, dwarf hairgrass is more often used in the foreground of a tank, which helps to imitate thick green lawns or grassplots.

Glossostigma elatinoides: The Perfect Groundcover for Aquariums

November 23, 2023June 9, 2021 by Sergey Schulz

Glossostigma elatinoides, commonly known as Glosso, is a popular and versatile aquatic plant species found in freshwater aquariums. Glossostigma elatinoides is one of the most popular fast-growing aquarium plants used in the foreground of a tank. This is a small green trailing plant with curly branches that form a very good-looking green carpet on the tank bottom.