BeginnerAegagropila linnaei
15–24°C
Low LightForeground Aquarium Plants
Browse foreground aquarium plants and compare mature height, growth rate, light and temperature requirements for the front of your aquascape.
247 matching plants
Plants in this collection
Showing the first 24 alphabetically. Open a profile for the complete care data.
Beginner15–24°CLow Light
IntermediateAlternanthera reineckii 'Mini'
Alternanthera reineckii Briq.
17–25°C
Medium Light
IntermediateAlternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig'
Alternanthera reineckii Briq.
17–25°CMedium Light
Beginner FriendlyAnubias barteri 'Coin Leaf'
Anubias barteri Schott var. nana (Engl.) Crusio
Low Light
Beginner FriendlyAnubias barteri 'Mini Coin'
Anubias barteri 'Mini Coin'
Low Light
Beginner FriendlyAnubias barteri var. coffeifolia
Anubias barteri Schott var. coffeifolia
22–26°CLow Light
Beginner FriendlyAnubias barteri var. glabra
Anubias barteri Schott var. glabra N.E.Br.
22–26°CLow Light
Beginner FriendlyAnubias barteri var. nana
Anubias barteri Schott var. nana (Engl.) Crusio
22–26°CLow Light
Beginner FriendlyAnubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' ('Bonsai')
Anubias barteri Schott var. nana (Engl.) Crusio
22–26°CLow Light
BeginnerAnubias barteri var. nana 'Pinto'
Anubias barteri Schott var. nana (Engl.) Crusio
22–28°CLow Light
IntermediateBacopa australis
Bacopa australis
20–26°CMedium Light
Beginner FriendlyBacopa monnieri 'Compact'
18–28°CMedium Light
IntermediateBlyxa japonica var. japonica
Blyxa japonica (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke var. japonica
20–28°CMedium Light
BeginnerBucephalandra pygmaea "Bukit Kelam / Sintang"
Bucephalandra pygmaea
20–26°CLow Light
BeginnerBucephalandra sordidula
Bucephalandra sordidula
20–26°CLow Light
BeginnerBucephalandra sp. "Braun-red narrow"
20–26°CLow Light
BeginnerBucephalandra sp. "Kedagang"
20–26°CLow Light
BeginnerCryptocoryne × willisii "lucens"
Cryptocoryne × willisii Reitz
22–28°CLow Light
BeginnerCryptocoryne beckettii "Petchii"
Cryptocoryne beckettii Thwaites ex Trimen
22–26°CLow Light
IntermediateCryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne parva
23–26°CMedium Light
BeginnerCryptocoryne wendtii ''Green''
Cryptocoryne wendtii de Wit
15–30°CLow Light
BeginnerEchinodorus 'Reni'
20–28°CMedium Light
BeginnerEleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis acicularis
20–25°CMedium Light
BeginnerEleocharis pusilla ("E. parvula", "Mini hairgrass", Eleocharis sp. "Belem")
Eleocharis pusilla R.Br.
20–25°CMedium LightPlan the front of the layout
Foreground is a placement signal, not a promise that every plant stays tiny. Check the recorded height range and growth rate on the profile before deciding how much open substrate to leave.
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