Plant typestem plant
stem plant background midground
An Australian marsh plant of the ambulia family, still rare in aquariums. Fast growing, like most of its genus, and undemanding about water.
- Light
- medium–high
- Difficulty
- medium
- Temperature
- 15 – 30 °C
Parameters
Growth ratefast
Tolerates lightmedium – high
pH6 – 7
Carbonate hardness2 – 15 °dKH
General hardness0 – 30 °dGH
Placementbackground, midground
Propagationcuttings
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Fine leaves in whorls along an upright stem, the typical build of the genus, which is what gives these plants their soft feathery look in a group.
Keeping
Moderate demands: medium to strong light, ordinary feeding, carbon dioxide optional. Growth is fast, so trimming is regular and each cut makes the group denser. It grows above water as well.
Placement
The middle or back of the tank, in a group of several stems.
Propagation
By cuttings: cut the top and plant it.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 816 of 1249 species in the catalogue — these are the ones people look up most often.
ButterflyfishJulii CorydorasRed-finned ParotocinclusGastromyzon monticolaEgg-shaped GoldfishFlame TetraGardner's KillifishAfrican TetraHypsolebias picturatusCommon ZaccoLabeo BicolorGambusiaFlying barbGastromyzon scitulusAlbino Zebra DanioGeophagus BrokopondoHomaloptera bilineataRed-tailed RasboraBoraras naevusLampeye KillifishSpotted Raphael CatfishCorydoras melanotaeniaFestivum cichlidPseudomugil paskai
Will eat this plant
These species damage plants, especially when their diet is short of vegetable food.
Bengal LoachZebra LoachBurmese Border LoachEmperor BotiaMarbled HeadstanderPellegrin's LeporinusLeporinus striatusFalse Black TetraCommon MetynnisMylossoma duriventreRed Whiptail CatfishMoonlight 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 AcaraGeophagus altifronsGeophagus winemilleriPearl CichlidRed-spotted CichlidHaplochromis philanderRed ChromideJack Dempsey cichlid
Cultivars
The same plant with a different look: light, water and care are shared with the species.
Other varieties: Limnophila brownii Bund