Aquarium Plants 2
Crinum thaianum
Height: over 100 cm
Water temperature: from 23 °C to 27 °C
Origin: Thailand.
Position in the aquarium: Background or central plant, roll its long leaves creating hiding places for surface fish.
Cryptocoryne species
Height: from 10 to 50 cm
Water temperature: from 22 °C to 30 °C
Origin: all the tropical and sub-tropical areas.
Position in aquarium: Highly appreciated by aquarists, very robust, both for foreground and central.
Echinodorus bleheri
Height: 60 cm
Water temperature: from 22 °C to 30 °C
Origin: America.
Position in the aquarium: Solitary plant suitable for large aquariums, requires a lot of iron and lots of light.
Echinodorus tennelus
Height: 5-10 cm
Water temperature: from 22 °C to 30 °C
Origin: America
Position in the aquarium: perhaps the plant with the lower height, very suitable to create a "grass" but needs strong nourishment from the bottom of the aquarium.
Elodea densa
Height: over 60 cm
Water temperature: from 10 °C to 20 °C
Origin: it is everywhere.
Position in the aquarium: Background plant, difficult to make it live in hot water, ideal for the lake.
Glossostygma elantinoides
Height: 5 cm
Water temperature: from 22 °C to 30 °C
Origin: Australia, New Zealand.
Position in the aquarium: another plant with very low height, excellent for creating a grass, difficult to find on the market.
Hygrophila polisperma
Height: 30-40 cm
Water temperature: from 10 °C to 28 °C
Origin: South East Asia.
Position in the aquarium: Plant for background. Very fast growing plant, one of the oldest aquarium plants.
Giant Vallisneria
Height: over 100 cm
Water temperature: from 15 °C to 28 °C
Origin: Asia.
Position in the aquarium: Strong plant for background with very fast propagation and growth.
