Aquatic Plants | FreshwaterNest

Amazon sword is the classic background plant — big, green, and a great refuge for fish and fry.

Anubias is nearly indestructible, with thick leaves that snails and most fish will not eat.

Cryptocoryne — 'crypts' — are hardy rosette plants that form lush clumps once settled.

Dwarf hairgrass is the go-to carpeting plant for that lush green lawn look.

Hornwort is a fast, unfussy stem plant that eats nitrates and gives fry cover.

Java fern is the beginner's plant — it tolerates almost anything and attaches to rock or wood instead of substrate.

Java moss is the easiest aquatic plant you can keep. It tolerates almost any light, attaches to anything, and turns a ba

Marimo moss balls are not moss at all — they are spheres of filamentous algae that roll gently in the current. They are

Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' is the carpet plant most beginners can actually grow. It forms a dense, bright-green mat acro

Vallisneria (eelgrass or tape grass) is a tall, ribbon-like plant that brings instant depth to a tank. It sends out runn

Water wisteria (Hygrophila difformis) is a classic beginner stem plant. It grows fast, eats nitrates, and tolerates a hu