Leaf colourgreen
Native range
- Argentina Northeast
- Argentina South
- Bolivia
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil Southeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil West-Central
- Chile Central
- Juan Fernández Is.
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
stem plant background midground nano tank
A simple green stem plant from South America, close in look to the common bacopa: bright stalks with small paired leaves. Undemanding, quick, and still rare in shops.
- Light
- medium–high
- Difficulty
- easy
- Temperature
- 4 – 27 °C
Parameters
Plant typestem plant
Growth ratefast
Tolerates lightmedium – high
Carbonate hardness0 – 14 °dKH
Placementbackground, midground +1
Propagationcuttings
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Small green leaves in pairs along a bright green stem. At a glance it passes for a bacopa; the stems are thinner and the whole plant lighter.
Keeping
Easy: it grows in most conditions, needs no carbon dioxide, and asks only for decent light and a reasonable substrate. Growth is fast, so trimming is regular. It also grows above the waterline in a marsh setup.
Placement
The middle or back of the tank, in a group; small enough for a nano tank when trimmed.
Propagation
By cuttings, which root in the substrate without trouble.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 983 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 OrchidPearlscale CichlidPearl CichlidRedbelly CichlidRed-spotted CichlidChuco godmanniHaplochromis philanderRed ChromideJack Dempsey cichlid
Cultivars
The same plant with a different look: light, water and care are shared with the species.
Other varieties: Hedyotis salzmannii, Hedyotis Salzmannii