Leaf colourgreen, red
Native range
- Argentina Northeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil West-Central
- Paraguay
stem plant background midground foreground
A small bacopa from southern Brazil with round bright-green leaves. It grows upright or creeps along the bottom into a low cushion, whichever the light asks for.
- Light
- medium
- Difficulty
- medium
- Height
- 5 – 40 cm
- Temperature
- 4 – 35 °C
Parameters
Plant typestem plant
Growth ratefast
CO₂ demandmedium
Tolerates lightmedium – high
pH5 – 8
Carbonate hardness0 – 21 °dKH
General hardness0 – 30 °dGH
Placementbackground, midground +1
Propagationcuttings
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Thin stems 5–40 cm tall with small round leaves in pairs. Under strong light the leaves take on a reddish tint and the plant stays compact; in shade it stretches upwards.
Keeping
Moderate demands and a forgiving temper: it puts up with a wide range of water and grows without special care. Carbon dioxide and bright light make it creep along the bottom instead of climbing, which is how the cushion forms.
Placement
The middle and back of the tank; pinched back it also works as a low front planting. A group of several stems reads far better than one.
Propagation
Take a side shoot and plant it in the substrate — it roots readily. Pinching the tips brings out more side shoots.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 1008 of 1249 species in the catalogue — these are the ones people look up most often.
Swordtail GuppiesCobra GuppyBlood Red MollyButterflyfishRed Zebra CichlidJulii CorydorasRed-finned ParotocinclusGastromyzon monticolaEgg-shaped GoldfishFlame TetraGardner's KillifishAfrican TetraKenyi CichlidCuckoo CatfishGolden SwordtailHypsolebias picturatusCommon ZaccoLabeo BicolorGambusiaFlying barbGastromyzon scitulusAlbino Zebra DanioGeophagus BrokopondoZebra Mbuna
Will eat this plant
These species damage plants, especially when their diet is short of vegetable food.
Bengal LoachZebra LoachBurmese Border LoachEmperor BotiaSpined LoachMarbled HeadstanderPellegrin's LeporinusLeporinus striatusFalse Black TetraCommon MetynnisMylossoma duriventreRed Whiptail CatfishMolly sphenopsBalloon MollyLyretail MollyMarble MollyHi-Fin PlatyHawaii PlatyBlue PlatyPintail PlatyBlack PlatyChocolate MollyMoonlight GouramiMelanotaenia parva
Will uproot it
These species dig through the substrate and pull rooted plants out.
Marble LoachPeacock EelForktail LoachGuntea LoachLong-nosed LoachHorseface LoachPearlscaleBlack Moor GoldfishShubunkinPainted PlecoFeatherfin SynodontisReddish Mystus CatfishBlue AcaraAulonocara maylandiAulonocara multicolorAulonocara OrchidGeophagus altifronsGeophagus winemilleriPearlscale CichlidPearl CichlidRedbelly CichlidRed-spotted CichlidChuco godmanniHaplochromis philanderRed ChromideJack Dempsey cichlid