Easy aquarium plants

Plants that grow under the light that came with the tank, in ordinary gravel, without CO₂ or a dosing routine. Start here. A planted tank that survives is worth more than a beautiful one that melts in a month.

Why these

Difficulty 1–2 of 5.

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42 species

Amazon Frogbit

Limnobium laevigatum

↕ 5 cm · 18–28 °C

Anacharis

Egeria densa

↕ 100 cm · 10–28 °C

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

↕ 35 cm · 22–28 °C

Anubias Nana

Anubias barteri var. nana

↕ 12 cm · 22–28 °C

Carolina Bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

↕ 40 cm · 15–29 °C

Duckweed

Lemna minor

↕ 1 cm · 10–30 °C

Dwarf Ambulia

Limnophila sessiliflora

↕ 50 cm · 15–28 °C

Dwarf Hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma

↕ 40 cm · 18–30 °C

Floating Fern

Salvinia natans

↕ 4 cm · 15–30 °C

Guppy Grass

Najas guadalupensis

↕ 100 cm · 15–30 °C

Hornwort

Ceratophyllum demersum

↕ 100 cm · 15–30 °C

Java Fern

Microsorum pteropus

↕ 30 cm · 18–30 °C

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

↕ 10 cm · 15–28 °C

Temple Plant

Hygrophila corymbosa

↕ 50 cm · 18–30 °C

Water Sprite

Ceratopteris thalictroides

↕ 35 cm · 20–30 °C

Amazon Sword

Echinodorus grisebachii

↕ 50 cm · 22–28 °C

Balansae Crypt

Cryptocoryne crispatula

↕ 60 cm · 22–28 °C

Bolivian Chain Sword

Helanthium bolivianum

↕ 50 cm · 10–30 °C

Bucephalandra

Bucephalandra sp.

↕ 12 cm · 22–28 °C

Christmas Moss

Vesicularia montagnei

↕ 5 cm · 15–28 °C

Cryptocoryne Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

↕ 30 cm · 15–28 °C

Cryptocoryne Wendtii

Cryptocoryne wendtii

↕ 20 cm · 22–28 °C

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

↕ 40 cm · 15–29 °C

Hydrocotyle Japan

Hydrocotyle tripartita

↕ 10 cm · 10–30 °C

Ludwigia Repens

Ludwigia repens

↕ 50 cm · 22–28 °C

Marsh Ludwigia

Ludwigia palustris

↕ 40 cm · 15–28 °C

Marsilea Hirsuta

Marsilea hirsuta

↕ 20 cm · 18–28 °C

Narrow Crinum

Crinum calamistratum

↕ 100 cm · 18–30 °C

Pellia Liverwort

Monosolenium tenerum

↕ 5 cm · 10–30 °C

Red Root Floater

Phyllanthus fluitans

↕ 3 cm · 22–28 °C

Rotala Rotundifolia

Rotala rotundifolia

↕ 45 cm · 22–28 °C

Stargrass

Heteranthera zosterifolia

↕ 50 cm · 10–30 °C

Staurogyne Repens

Staurogyne repens

↕ 10 cm · 20–28 °C

Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus

↕ 40 cm · 22–28 °C

Vallisneria

Vallisneria spiralis

↕ 80 cm · 18–28 °C

Water Wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

↕ 45 cm · 22–28 °C

Water Hyssop

Bacopa monnieri

↕ 50 cm · 15–30 °C

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

↕ 30 cm · 15–30 °C

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

↕ 30 cm · 15–30 °C

Meebold's Lagenandra

Lagenandra meeboldii

↕ 50 cm · 12–28 °C

Roundleaf Lindernia

Lindernia rotundifolia

↕ 50 cm · 18–30 °C

Spade-Leaf Anubias

Anubias gracilis

↕ 30 cm · 18–30 °C

Which of these go together?

A list tells you what is possible on its own. Whether three of them share a tank without one eating another — and whether your volume, temperature and hardness actually allow it — is what the planner works out.

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