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Aquarium Plants
Aquarium Plants have different planting requirements.

Aquarium Plants Requirements

Scientific Name

Height

CO2 (mg/L)

odCH
(kH)

pH

Temperature

Light
(Watt/Gal)

Alternanthea reineckii

20 - 50cm

20

2 - 12 [12]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.4]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

 

Ammania gracilis

20 - 50cm

20

2 - 12 [10]

5.5 - 7.5 [7.3]

68o - 82oF, 20o - 28oC

3

Anubias barteri var. bateri

16 - 40cm

35

2 - 15 [13]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.2]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

1.2

Anubias barteri var. nana

4 - 10cm

35

2 - 15 [13]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.2]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

1.2

Aponogeton crispus

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 15 [3]

6.0 - 7.5 [6.6]

72o - 86oF, 22o - 30oC

2

Bacopa caroliniana

16 - 40cm

20

5 - 15 [10]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.3]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

2

Barclaya longifolia

10 - 20, 25 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

6.0 - 7.0 [6.6]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

2

Bolbitis heudoltii

8 - 20, 20 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

5.8 - 7.0 [6.6]

72o - 79oF, 22o - 26oC

1.2

Cabomba caroliniana

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

6.5 - 7.2 [6.6]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

3

Ceratophyllum demersum

20 - 50cm

5

5 - 15

6.0 - 8.0

59o - 86oF, 15o - 30oC

1.4

Ceratopteris pteridoides

 

5

5 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 8.0 [7.8]

68o - 86oF, 18o - 28oC

 

Ceratopteris thalictroides

20 - 50cm

5

5 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 8.0 [7.8]

64o - 86oF, 18o - 30oC

2

Cryptococoryne x willisii

5 - 15cm

15

2 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

72o - 86oF, 22o - 30oC

2

Cryptocoryne wendtii

4 - 16, 10 - 40cm

15

2 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

75o - 82oF, 24o - 28oC

2

Crytocoryne balansae

20 - 50cm

15

2 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

75o - 82oF, 25o - 28oC

 

Didiplis diandra

6 - 15cm

20

2 - 13 [3]

5.8 - 7.2

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

3

Echinodorus amazonicus

20 50cm

20

2 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 7.2 [7.0]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

2

Echinodorus bleheri

>20 - >50cm

20

2 - 18 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

72o - 86oF, 22o - 30oC

2

Echinodorus cordifolius

>20 - >50cm

20

5 - 15 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

2

Echinodorus osiris

>20 - >50cm

20

5 - 18 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

65o - 84oF, 18o - 29oC

2

Echinodorus parviflorus

12 - 30cm

20

2 - 15 [6]

6.0 - 7.8 [7.0]

72o - 82oF, 22o -28oC

 

Echinodorus quadricostatus x xinguensis

2 - 6, 5 - 15cm

20

2 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

 

Echinodorus tenellus

4 - 10cm

20

2 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 7.2 [7.0]

72o - 84oF, 22o - 29oC

 

Heteranthea zosteriflora

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 15 [3]

6.0 - 7.5 [6.6]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

3

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

20 - 50cm

10

2 - 15 [8]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.4]

68o - 82oF, 20o - 28oC

3

Hygrophilia corymbosa

24 - 60cm

5

2 - 15 [6]

6.5 - 7.8 [7.6]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

2

Hygrophilia difformis

20 - 50cm

5

2 - 15 [6]

6.4 - 8.0 [7.6]

73o - 82oF, 23o - 28oC

3

Hygrophilia polysperma

24 - 60cm

5

2 - 15 [6]

6.5 - 8.0 [7.5]

68o - 86oF, 20o - 30oC

2

Limnophila sessiliflora

20 - 50cm

30

3 - 15 [3]

6.0 - 7.5 [6.6]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

3

Lobelia cardinalis

20 - 50cm

10

5 -12 [8]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

68o - 79oF, 20o - 26oC

 

Ludwigia repens

20 - 50cm

10

2 - 15 [10]

5.5 - 8.0 [7.6]

68o - 86oF, 20o - 30oC

2

Microsorium pteropus

8 - 20cm

20

2 - 12 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [6.8]

68o - 82oF, 20o - 28oC

1.2

Myriophyllum brasiliense

20 - 50cm

40

2 - 15 [3]

5.0 - 7.5 [6.5]

64o - 82oF, 18o - 28oC

 

Najas guadelpensis

 

10

2 - 12 [8]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.0]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

 

Nympheae zenkeri

10 - 20, 25 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [6.6]

72o - 82oF, 22o - 28oC

 

Pistia stratiotes

4 - 6, 10 - 15cm

10

5 - 15 [8]

6.5 - 7.5

72o - 79oF, 22o - 26oC

 

Riccia fluitans

 

10

2 - 15 [15]

6.0 - 8.0 [7.4]

59o - 86oF, 15o - 30oC

2

Rotala macrandra

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 15 [15]

5.5 - 7.2 [7.2]

77o - 86oF, 25o - 30oC

3

Sagittaria subulata

24 - 60cm

20

2 - 15 [5]

6.0 - 7.8 [6.9]

68o - 82oF, 20o - 18oC

2

Salvinia auriculate

 

 

8 - 12

6.0 - 7.0

68o - 81oF, 20o -27oC

 

Shinnersia rivularis

40 - 100cm

5

2 - 15 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

68o - 82oF, 20o - 28oC

3

Vallisneria gigantea

40 - 80, 100 - 200cm

2

5 - 15

6.0 - 8.0 [8.0]

64o - 82oF, 18o - 28oC

2

Vallisneria tortifolia

20 - 50cm

2

5 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 8.0 [8.0]

59o - 86oF, 15o - 30oC

2

Vesicularia dubyana

 

5

2 - 15 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [6.8]

68o - 86oF, 20o - 30oC

1

 [] - Optimal value
Sources:    Aquarium Fish by Ulrich Schliewen, Published by Barron's, ISBN 0-8120-1350-6
                 
Aquarium Plants Manual by Ines Scheurmann, Published by Barron's, ISBN 0-8120-1687-4

 





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