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]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

Ammania gracilis

20 - 50cm

20

2 - 12 [10]

5.5 - 7.5 [7.3]

68^{o -} 82^oF, 20^{o -} 28^oC

3

Anubias barteri var. bateri

16 - 40cm

35

2 - 15 [13]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.2]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

1.2

Anubias barteri var. nana

4 - 10cm

35

2 - 15 [13]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.2]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

1.2

Aponogeton crispus

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 15 [3]

6.0 - 7.5 [6.6]

72^{o -} 86^oF, 22^{o -} 30^oC

2

Bacopa caroliniana

16 - 40cm

20

5 - 15 [10]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.3]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

2

Barclaya longifolia

10 - 20, 25 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

6.0 - 7.0 [6.6]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

2

Bolbitis heudoltii

8 - 20, 20 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

5.8 - 7.0 [6.6]

72^{o -} 79^oF, 22^{o -} 26^oC

1.2

Cabomba caroliniana

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

6.5 - 7.2 [6.6]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

3

Ceratophyllum demersum

20 - 50cm

5

5 - 15

6.0 - 8.0

59^{o -} 86^oF, 15^{o -} 30^oC

1.4

Ceratopteris pteridoides

5

5 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 8.0 [7.8]

68^{o -} 86^oF, 18^{o -} 28^oC

Ceratopteris thalictroides

20 - 50cm

5

5 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 8.0 [7.8]

64^{o -} 86^oF, 18^{o -} 30^oC

2

Cryptococoryne x willisii

5 - 15cm

15

2 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

72^{o -} 86^oF, 22^{o -} 30^oC

2

Cryptocoryne wendtii

4 - 16, 10 - 40cm

15

2 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

75^{o -} 82^oF, 24^{o -} 28^oC

2

Crytocoryne balansae

20 - 50cm

15

2 - 15 [9]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

75^{o -} 82^oF, 25^{o -} 28^oC

Didiplis diandra

6 - 15cm

20

2 - 13 [3]

5.8 - 7.2

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

3

Echinodorus amazonicus

20 50cm

20

2 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 7.2 [7.0]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

2

Echinodorus bleheri

>20 - >50cm

20

2 - 18 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

72^{o -} 86^oF, 22^{o -} 30^oC

2

Echinodorus cordifolius

>20 - >50cm

20

5 - 15 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

2

Echinodorus osiris

>20 - >50cm

20

5 - 18 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

65^{o -} 84^oF, 18^{o -} 29^oC

2

Echinodorus parviflorus

12 - 30cm

20

2 - 15 [6]

6.0 - 7.8 [7.0]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -}28^oC

Echinodorus quadricostatus x xinguensis

2 - 6, 5 - 15cm

20

2 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.0]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

Echinodorus tenellus

4 - 10cm

20

2 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 7.2 [7.0]

72^{o -} 84^oF, 22^{o -} 29^oC

Heteranthea zosteriflora

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 15 [3]

6.0 - 7.5 [6.6]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

3

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

20 - 50cm

10

2 - 15 [8]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.4]

68^{o -} 82^oF, 20^{o -} 28^oC

3

Hygrophilia corymbosa

24 - 60cm

5

2 - 15 [6]

6.5 - 7.8 [7.6]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

2

Hygrophilia difformis

20 - 50cm

5

2 - 15 [6]

6.4 - 8.0 [7.6]

73^{o -} 82^oF, 23^{o -} 28^oC

3

Hygrophilia polysperma

24 - 60cm

5

2 - 15 [6]

6.5 - 8.0 [7.5]

68^{o -} 86^oF, 20^{o -} 30^oC

2

Limnophila sessiliflora

20 - 50cm

30

3 - 15 [3]

6.0 - 7.5 [6.6]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

3

Lobelia cardinalis

20 - 50cm

10

5 -12 [8]

6.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

68^{o -} 79^oF, 20^{o -} 26^oC

Ludwigia repens

20 - 50cm

10

2 - 15 [10]

5.5 - 8.0 [7.6]

68^{o -} 86^oF, 20^{o -} 30^oC

2

Microsorium pteropus

8 - 20cm

20

2 - 12 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [6.8]

68^{o -} 82^oF, 20^{o -} 28^oC

1.2

Myriophyllum brasiliense

20 - 50cm

40

2 - 15 [3]

5.0 - 7.5 [6.5]

64^{o -} 82^oF, 18^{o -} 28^oC

Najas guadelpensis

10

2 - 12 [8]

6.0 - 7.5 [7.0]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

Nympheae zenkeri

10 - 20, 25 - 50cm

30

2 - 12 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [6.6]

72^{o -} 82^oF, 22^{o -} 28^oC

Pistia stratiotes

4 - 6, 10 - 15cm

10

5 - 15 [8]

6.5 - 7.5

72^{o -} 79^oF, 22^{o -} 26^oC

Riccia fluitans

10

2 - 15 [15]

6.0 - 8.0 [7.4]

59^{o -} 86^oF, 15^{o -} 30^oC

2

Rotala macrandra

20 - 50cm

30

2 - 15 [15]

5.5 - 7.2 [7.2]

77^{o -} 86^oF, 25^{o -} 30^oC

3

Sagittaria subulata

24 - 60cm

20

2 - 15 [5]

6.0 - 7.8 [6.9]

68^{o -} 82^oF, 20^{o -} 18^oC

2

Salvinia auriculate

8 - 12

6.0 - 7.0

68^{o -} 81^oF, 20^{o -}27^oC

Shinnersia rivularis

40 - 100cm

5

2 - 15 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [7.4]

68^{o -} 82^oF, 20^{o -} 28^oC

3

Vallisneria gigantea

40 - 80, 100 - 200cm

2

5 - 15

6.0 - 8.0 [8.0]

64^{o -} 82^oF, 18^{o -} 28^oC

2

Vallisneria tortifolia

20 - 50cm

2

5 - 12 [6]

6.5 - 8.0 [8.0]

59^{o -} 86^oF, 15^{o -} 30^oC

2

Vesicularia dubyana

5

2 - 15 [3]

5.5 - 7.5 [6.8]

68^{o -} 86^oF, 20^{o -} 30^oC

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