Plants

A guide to choosing Tissue culture plants. What to look out for when buying tissue culture plants.

Do damaged leaves heal? What can an aquarist do to prevent older leaves from deteriorating? How do plants adapt to changes in the environment?

How to grow and use Hydrocotyle tripartita in a planted aquarium. Also known as Hydrocotyle Japan, this plant has been in the hobby for many years and is popular among the aquascaping crowd due to its attractive foliage and easy upkeep.

A guide on how to grow the attractive stem plant, Rotala ramosior Florida.

A guide on how to grow aquatic mosses in a planted aquarium. Covers propagation techniques and how to deal with algae on moss.

How to grow Cabomba furcata. Unlike its green cousins, Cabomba furcata is a pretty demanding plant to grow into good form.

Proserpinaca palustris, which is commonly called Mermaid weed in the industry, can be found in nature in both North and South America. Though it has been in the hobby for a long time, the plant has never been very popular among hobbyists - perhaps due to its large size or difficulty in growing it to good form. 

How to grow Java fern. A long time staple of the hobby, Java fern is most often placed on hardscape as it does not require to be planted on the substrate to grow well. Its dark green leaves and bunching growth form makes it great for creating volumes of green in the tank.

Hygrophila sp. chai is an interesting mutation of Hygrophila araguaia that occurred in South Island's farm, Singapore.

The Syngonanthus species is found in the Amazon in very soft blackwater rivers. The variants featured here all have attractive bright green foliage.

A guide to growing Ludwigia senegalensis.

How to grow Hemianthus glomeratus; Pearlweed; Baby tears;  Hemianthus micranthemoides.