Aquarium Plant Library

Foreground Aquarium Plants

These aquarium-suitable plants carry a foreground placement tag in the Plant Library. They can help define the front of a layout while keeping sight lines open to the midground and background.

230 matching plants

Plants in this collection

Showing the first 24 alphabetically. Open a profile for the complete care data.

Beginner

Aegagropila linnaei

Very Slow GrowthForeground

15–24°C

15°C24°C

Low Light

Intermediate

Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'

Medium GrowthForeground

17–25°C

17°C25°C

Medium Light

Intermediate

Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig'

Medium GrowthForeground

17–25°C

17°C25°C

Medium Light

Beginner Friendly

Anubias barteri 'Coin Leaf'

Slow GrowthForeground

Low Light

Beginner Friendly

Anubias barteri 'Mini Coin'

Very Slow GrowthForeground

Low Light

Beginner Friendly

Anubias barteri var. coffeifolia

Very Slow GrowthForeground

22–26°C

22°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner Friendly

Anubias barteri var. glabra

Very Slow GrowthForeground

22–26°C

22°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner Friendly

Anubias barteri var. nana

Slow GrowthForeground

22–26°C

22°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner Friendly

Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' ('Bonsai')

Slow GrowthForeground

22–26°C

22°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner

Anubias barteri var. nana 'Pinto'

Very Slow GrowthForeground

22–28°C

22°C28°C

Low Light

Intermediate

Bacopa australis

Bacopa australis

Fast GrowthForeground

2–26°C

2°C26°C

Medium Light

Beginner Friendly

Bacopa monnieri 'Compact'

Medium GrowthForeground

18–28°C

18°C28°C

Medium Light

Intermediate

Blyxa japonica var. japonica

Medium GrowthForeground

2–28°C

2°C28°C

Medium Light

Beginner

Bucephalandra pygmaea "Bukit Kelam / Sintang"

Slow GrowthForeground

2–26°C

2°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner

Bucephalandra sordidula

Bucephalandra sordidula

Slow GrowthForeground

2–26°C

2°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner

Bucephalandra sp. "Braun-red narrow"

Slow GrowthForeground

2–26°C

2°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner

Bucephalandra sp. "Kedagang"

Slow GrowthForeground

2–26°C

2°C26°C

Low Light

Beginner

Cryptocoryne × willisii "lucens"

Slow GrowthForeground

22–28°C

22°C28°C

Low Light

Beginner

Cryptocoryne beckettii "Petchii"

Medium GrowthForeground

22–26°C

22°C26°C

Low Light

Intermediate

Cryptocoryne parva

Cryptocoryne parva

Very Slow GrowthForeground

23–26°C

23°C26°C

Medium Light

Beginner

Cryptocoryne wendtii ''Green''

Medium GrowthForeground

15–3°C

15°C3°C

Low Light

Beginner

Echinodorus 'Reni'

Fast GrowthForeground

2–28°C

2°C28°C

Medium Light

Beginner

Eleocharis acicularis

Eleocharis acicularis

Medium GrowthForeground

2–25°C

2°C25°C

Medium Light

Beginner

Eleocharis pusilla ("E. parvula", "Mini hairgrass", Eleocharis sp. "Belem")

Medium GrowthForeground

2–25°C

2°C25°C

Medium Light