Aquarium plant
Nymphoides aquatica
Nymphoides aquatica
Nymphoides aquatica is a floating plant suited to foreground planting.
ForegroundFloating plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground
- GrowthFloating plant
- LightLow
- CO2Required
- Height5–15 cm (2–5.9 in)
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- Placement
- Foreground
- Growth type
- Floating plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 5–15 cm (2–5.9 in)
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.2
- Carbonate hardness
- 5–12 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Width
- 5–20 cm (2–7.9 in)
- Propagation
- proliferating inflorescences
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Genus
- Nymphoides
- Botanical name
- Nymphoides aquatica