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102 species
- Alternanthera ReineckiiAlternanthera reineckiiMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Alternanthera Reineckii 'Lilacina'Alternanthera reineckii 'Lilacina'MediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Alternanthera Reineckii 'Rosanervig'Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig'MediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Amazon FrogbitLimnobium laevigatumEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Amazon SwordEchinodorus amazonicusEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Ammannia GracilisAmmannia gracilisMediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Ammannia SenegalensisAmmannia senegalensisAdvancedHigh lightCO2 required
- AnacharisEgeria densaEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Anubias AfzeliiAnubias afzeliiEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Anubias BarteriAnubias barteri var. barteriEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Anubias CongensisAnubias barteri var. congensisEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Anubias HastifoliaAnubias hastifoliaEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Anubias NanaAnubias barteri var. nanaEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Anubias Nana PetiteAnubias barteri var. nana 'Petite'EasyLow lightNo CO2
- Anubias NangiAnubias barteri var. nana x Anubias gilletiiEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Aponogeton BoivinianusAponogeton boivinianusAdvancedHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Aponogeton UlvaceusAponogeton ulvaceusMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Bacopa CarolinianaBacopa carolinianaEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Broad-Leaf Chain SwordHelanthium bolivianum 'Latifolius'EasyMedium lightNo CO2
- BucephalandraBucephalandra sp.EasyLow lightCO2 beneficial
- Christmas MossVesicularia montagneiEasyLow lightCO2 beneficial
- Crinum CalamistratumCrinum calamistratumEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Cryptocoryne 'Pink Flamingo'Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Pink Flamingo'AdvancedHigh lightCO2 required
- Cryptocoryne BalansaeCryptocoryne crispatula var. balansaeEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Cryptocoryne LucensCryptocoryne lucensEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Cryptocoryne LuteaCryptocoryne luteaEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Cryptocoryne ParvaCryptocoryne parvaMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Cryptocoryne WendtiiCryptocoryne wendtiiEasyLow lightNo CO2
- DuckweedLemna minorEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Dwarf Baby TearsHemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'AdvancedHigh lightCO2 required
- Dwarf HairgrassEleocharis parvulaMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Dwarf LilyNymphaea stellataEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Dwarf Lobelia CardinalisLobelia cardinalis 'Dwarf'EasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Dwarf SagittariaSagittaria subulataEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Echinodorus Fancy TwistEchinodorus 'Fancy Twist'MediumMedium lightNo CO2
- Fissidens NobilisFissidens nobilisEasyLow lightCO2 beneficial
- Flame MossTaxiphyllum 'Flame'EasyLow lightNo CO2
- Giant DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaEasyLow lightNo CO2
- GlossostigmaGlossostigma elatinoidesAdvancedHigh lightCO2 required
- Golden LloydiellaLysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'EasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Green Myrio (Foxtail)Myriophyllum pinnatumMediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Green Ozelot SwordEchinodorus 'Ozelot Green'EasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Guppy GrassNajas guadalupensisEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Helanthium Bolivianum 'Quadricostatus'Helanthium bolivianum 'Quadricostatus'EasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- HornwortCeratophyllum demersumEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Hydrocotyle TripartitaHydrocotyle tripartitaMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Hygrophila AngustifoliaHygrophila corymbosa 'Angustifolia'EasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Hygrophila AraguaiaHygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'MediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Hygrophila CorymbosaHygrophila corymbosaEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Hygrophila Salicifolia (Hygro Blue)Hygrophila salicifoliaEasyLow lightCO2 beneficial
- Hygrophila SiamensisHygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'EasyLow lightNo CO2
- Java FernMicrosorum pteropusEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Java Fern 'Trident'Microsorum pteropus 'Trident'EasyLow lightNo CO2
- Java Fern 'Windelov'Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'EasyLow lightNo CO2
- Java Fern Narrow-LeafMicrosorum pteropus 'Narrow'EasyLow lightNo CO2
- Java MossTaxiphyllum barbieriEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Juncus RepensJuncus repensEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Jungle ValVallisneria americanaEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Kleiner Bar SwordEchinodorus 'Kleiner Bar'EasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Lagenandra Meeboldii 'Red'Lagenandra meeboldiiMediumLow lightCO2 beneficial
- Limnophila AromaticaLimnophila aromaticaMediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Limnophila HippuridoidesLimnophila hippuridoidesMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Ludwigia 'Super Red Mini'Ludwigia palustris 'Super Red'EasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Ludwigia ArcuataLudwigia arcuataMediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Ludwigia Dark RedLudwigia sp. 'Dark Red'EasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Ludwigia Inclinata 'Cuba'Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba'AdvancedHigh lightCO2 required
- Ludwigia OvalisLudwigia ovalisMediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Ludwigia PalustrisLudwigia palustrisEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Ludwigia PeruensisLudwigia peruensisEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Ludwigia RepensLudwigia repensEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Madagascar Lace PlantAponogeton madagascariensisAdvancedMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Marble Queen Radican SwordEchinodorus cordifolius 'Marble Queen'EasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Mexican Oak LeafShinnersia rivularisEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Micro SwordLilaeopsis novae-zelandiaeMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Mint CharlieMicromeria browneiMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- MoneywortBacopa monnieriEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Monte CarloMicranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'MediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Narrow-Leaf Chain SwordHelanthium tenellumEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Peacock MossTaxiphyllum sp. 'Peacock'EasyLow lightNo CO2
- Pearl WeedHemianthus glomeratusEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Pogostemon ErectusPogostemon erectusMediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Pogostemon Helferi (Downoi)Pogostemon helferiMediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Pogostemon StellatusPogostemon stellatusAdvancedHigh lightCO2 required
- Red Flame SwordEchinodorus 'Red Flame'MediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Red Ozelot SwordEchinodorus 'Ozelot'EasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Red Root FloatersPhyllanthus fluitansEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Red Rubin SwordEchinodorus 'Red Rubin'EasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Red Tiger LotusNymphaea zenkeriEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- RicciaRiccia fluitansMediumMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Rotala 'H'ra'Rotala rotundifolia 'H'ra'MediumHigh lightCO2 beneficial
- Rotala MacrandraRotala macrandraAdvancedHigh lightCO2 required
- Rotala RotundifoliaRotala rotundifoliaEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Salvinia CucullataSalvinia cucullataEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Salvinia MinimaSalvinia minimaEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Salvinia NatansSalvinia natansEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Staurogyne RepensStaurogyne repensEasyMedium lightCO2 beneficial
- Vallisneria SpiralisVallisneria spiralisEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Water LettucePistia stratiotesEasyMedium lightNo CO2
- Water SpriteCeratopteris thalictroidesEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Water WisteriaHygrophila difformisEasyLow lightNo CO2
- Weeping MossVesicularia ferrieiEasyLow lightCO2 beneficial
- Willow MossFontinalis antipyreticaMediumLow lightNo CO2