Leaf colourgreen
stem plant background midground Dutch street nano tank foreground Conservation status: LC
A cultivar of Bacopa monnieri with distinctly rounded leaves — in other forms of the species they are oblong-spatulate. In leaf shape it resembles Rotala indica, which is confused with Ammannia sp. 'Bonsai'.
- Light
- low
- Difficulty
- very easy
- Height
- 3 – 10 cm
- Temperature
- 15 – 30 °C
Parameters
Plant typestem plant
Growth ratemedium
CO₂ demandlow
Tolerates lightmedium – high
pH5 – 9
Carbonate hardness2 – 30 °dKH
Placementbackground, midground +3
Propagationcuttings
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
The leaves are rounded, whereas in other forms of the species they are oblong-spatulate. In leaf shape it resembles the true Rotala indica, which is mistakenly sold as Ammannia sp. 'Bonsai'.
Keeping
Light medium to strong. Very easy, growth moderate, CO₂ 5–40 mg/l, temperature 18–28 °C.
Placement
Background and midground, nano aquarium; often used in Dutch-style tanks (a Dutch 'street'), and it has also been used in nature-style layouts.
Trade names
It comes from nurseries in Singapore and is usually sold simply as Bacopa monnieri, without a separate cultivar label. The wild origin of this form is unknown.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 1015 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