Low-light aquarium plants
For a tank running the light that came in the box. Low light means slow growth, which means less trimming and more patience — and far less algae than a bright tank with nothing in it able to use the light.
Why these
Light requirement rated low.
18 species
Amazon Frogbit
Limnobium laevigatum
↕ 5 cm · 18–28 °C
Anubias Barteri
Anubias barteri
↕ 35 cm · 22–28 °C
Anubias Nana
Anubias barteri var. nana
↕ 12 cm · 22–28 °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
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
African Water Fern
Bolbitis heudelotii
↕ 40 cm · 20–28 °C
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
↕ 30 cm · 15–30 °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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