Eichornia Crassipies

Water Hyacinths is a floating aquatic plant with swollen emerald-green foliage and beautiful lavender blooms - native to tropical and sub-tropical South America. One of the most popular true floating water plants with roots that hang down in the water, which helps to purify and clean the water by take up excess nutrients from the water and also shading the water and reduces algae growth. This is also useful in a biofilter.

Microcarpaea minima

This plant is not very hard to keep, but will do best with CO2 injection. Multiply by lateral shoots.

Salvinia natans

Easy and fast growing floating plant. Can be also grown under low light.

Rotala rotundifolia 'Assam'

A small rotala sp from Assam with green colored broad oval leaves.

Najas indica

Care must be taken as the stems of this delicate plant can break off easily. They can also be kept as floating plant.

Hemianthus umbrosum

This plant grows faster in bright light conditions and CO2 injection. Should be planted in small groups to make a bush.

Echinodorus Cordifolius Marble Queen - Yellow

Undemanding and easy plant to keep. Regular pruning is required.

Hydrocleys nymphoides

A floating aquatic plant with eye catching delicate light-yellow flower soft tri-petaled with reddish-brown centers; commonly known as ‘Water poppy’.
Flowers typically last only one day, but a frequent flowering plant in summer. This tropical American plant can compete with native water lilies and its compact nature is attractive for nano cisterns.

A low maintenance, compact floating plant with regular flowering. Best growth & flowering usually occurs in shallow water & under full sunlight.

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

This beautiful lilaeopsis sp can be used as a midground and background plant in nano tanks.

Proserpinaca palustris

Requires very bright light, CO2 injection and adequate nutrient dosing for this plant to do well in the aquarium.