Leaf colourgreen, white markings
Native range
- Alabama
- Colombia
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode I.
- South Carolina
- Venezuela
- Virginia
rosette background midground nano tank foreground carpet
A dwarf form of Sagittaria subulata that, under equal conditions, stays lower than the ordinary species; under the same name 'Pusilla' or var. pusilla, however, ordinary, non-dwarfing plants are often sold as well.
- Light
- low
- Difficulty
- easy
- Height
- 5 – 30 cm
- Temperature
- 4 – 30 °C
Parameters
Plant typerosette
Growth ratemedium
CO₂ demandmedium
Tolerates lightlow – high
pH5 – 8
Carbonate hardness2 – 30 °dKH
Placementbackground, midground +3
Propagationrunners
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Plants labelled 'Sagittaria pusilla' or 'S. subulata var. pusilla' are indeed sometimes smaller than ordinary Sagittaria subulata, although the height of the species' forms depends strongly on conditions; the true dwarf form is, it seems, rare in cultivation. Plants indistinguishable from ordinary Sagittaria subulata and growing taller than 30 cm are also often sold under the same name. With plentiful CO₂ and feeding, the dwarf form reached about 15 cm, and in most cases it stays even lower.
Keeping
Easy: growth medium, light from dim to strong, CO₂ 5–40 mg/l, temperature 18–28 °C. Propagated by runners.
Placement
Midground, nano aquarium, foreground in a group and as a carpet.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
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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