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Low Tech Aquarium Plants

Low Tech Aquarium Plants

Here's a collection of low tech aquarium plants to help you get started on your tank. These aquatic plants are an easy start at your aquascaping adventure. They require little maintenance and you don't need to worry about all the external factors like lights, water changes, equipment, or substrate. These aquarium plants are perfect for beginners, but loved by aquascapers at all levels.

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  • Sagittaria Subulata
    Sagittaria Subulata
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    Sagittaria Subulata

    Common Name: Dwarf Sagittaria Dwarf Sagittaria is a popular choice as a foreground plant that adds subtle depth to your aquascape. It can grow high...

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  • Java Fern
    Java Fern
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    Java Fern

    Common Name: Java Fern, Microsorum Pteropus Java fern is one of the most popular aquarium plants in the hobby due to its beauty and easy care. They...

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  • Pista Stratiotes/ Water Lettuce
    Pista Stratiotes/ Water Lettuce
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    Pistia Stratiotes/ Water Lettuce

    Common Name: Water Lettuce Water Lettuce is a well recognized floating plant that is frequently used in ponds as well as aquariums. It is popular a...

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  • Salvinia Natans/ Floating Fern
    Salvinia Natans/ Floating Fern
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    Salvinia Natans/ Floating Fern

    Common Name: Floating Fern, Floating Moss, Water Butterfly Wing, Floating Watermoss Salvinia natans is a less common floating plant with nickel-siz...

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  • Cryptocoryne Retrospiralis
    Cryptocoryne Retrospiralis
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    Cryptocoryne Retrospiralis

    Common Name: Crypt Retrospiralis Crypt retrospiralis is a beautiful mid- or background plant that has been a popular choice among aquarium lovers f...

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  • Java Fern 'Windelov'
    Java Fern 'Windelov'
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    Java Fern 'Windelov'

    Common Name: Java Fern Windelov, Microsorum Pteropus Java Fern Windelov is a popular variant of the Java Fern created by Tropica.  They can grow in...

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  • Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown
    Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown
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    Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown

    Common Name: Crypt Wendtii Brown The brown variation of Cryptocoryne Wendtii is quite popular and can be used in a variety of aquatic landscapes. I...

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  • Dwarf Nomaphila Siamensis (Hygrophila Corymbosa Compact)
    Dwarf Nomaphila Siamensis (Hygrophila Corymbosa Compact)
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    Dwarf Nomaphila Siamensis (Hygrophila Corymbosa Compact)

    Common Name: Dwarf Hygrophila Corymbosa 'Siamensis' Dwarf Hygrophila is a robust aquatic plant that is perfect for beginners trying to grow stem pl...

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  • Cryptocoryne Lucens
    Cryptocoryne Lucens
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    Cryptocoryne Lucens

    Common Name: Crypt Lucens Crypt lucens is a less common type of crypt that can serve as an ideal foreground or midground plant.  The slender leaves...

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  • Cryptocoryne Sri Lanka
    Cryptocoryne Sri Lanka
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    Cryptocoryne Sri Lanka

    Common Name: Crypt. Sri Lanka Crypt Sri Lanka is a less common type of crypt that comes from Sri Lanka as the name implies. These plants were origi...

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  • Cryptocoryne Lutea
    Cryptocoryne Lutea
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    Cryptocoryne Lutea

    Common Name: Crypt Lutea Crypt Lutea is a beautiful mid-ground plant with bright green or bronzy oblong leaves with a gracefully wavy shape. Most c...

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  • Cryptocoryne Beckettii - Buce Plant
    Cryptocoryne Beckettii - Buce Plant
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    Cryptocoryne Beckettii

    Common Name: Water Trumpet, Petchii, C Becketii The Water trumpet is a popular crypt plant that makes a beautiful mid-ground accent or centerpiece....

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  • Cryptocoryne Willisii - BucePlant.com
    Cryptocoryne Willisii - BucePlant.com
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    Cryptocoryne Willisii

    Common Name: Crypt Willisii Cryptocoryne Willisii is a less common variant of Cryptocoryne which has bright green elongated leaves. The characteris...

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  • Nymphoides Aquatica/ Banana Plant
    Nymphoides Aquatica / Banana Plant
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    Nymphoides Aquatica / Banana Plant

    Common Name: Banana Plant, Banana Lily Banana Plants are tenacious little fore- or mid-ground floaters that add a delightful detail to any hobbyist...

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  • Water Wisteria/Hygrophila Difformis
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    Water Wisteria/Hygrophila Difformis

    Common Name: Water Wisteria, Water SpriteWisteria is a popular, fast-growing stem plant that is extremely easy to care for and suitable for beginne...

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  • Egeria Densa
    Egeria Densa
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    Egeria Densa

    Common Name: Anacharis, Elodea, Brazillian Waterweed, Large-flowered Waterweed *To comply with conservation laws, we are unable to sell or ship thi...

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  • Bacopa Caroliniana Red
    Bacopa Caroliniana Red
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    Bacopa Caroliniana Red

    Common Name: Bacopa Red, Lemon Bacopa, Bacopa Colorata Bacopa Caroliniana Red is a well recognized aquatic stem plant which is both easy to grow an...

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  • Najas Indica
    Najas Indica
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    Najas Indica

    Najas Indica "Guppy Grass" Najas is one of the easiest aquarium plants to grow.  It can be left floating or grown like a stem plant by burying the ...

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  • Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green - Buce Plant
    Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green - Buce Plant
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    Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green

    Common Name: Crypt Wendtii Green Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green is a common and popular plant, perfect for beginners. Like other Crypts, it grows at a ...

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  • Dwarf Hair Grass
    Dwarf Hair Grass
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    Dwarf Hair Grass

    Common Name: Dwarf Hairgrass, Eleocharis Parvula Dwarf Hairgrass is a popular and easy to use foreground plant that can produce a grass like lawn o...

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  • Ludwigia Arcuata
    Ludwigia Arcuata
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    Ludwigia Arcuata

    Common Name: Needle Leaf Ludwigia Needle leaf ludwigia is a beautiful plant with delicate green and red leaves. This is an easy plant to keep that ...

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  • Micro Sword/ Lilaeopsis Novaezelandiae
    Micro Sword/ Lilaeopsis Novaezelandiae
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    Micro Sword/ Lilaeopsis Novaezelandiae

    Common Name: Microsword, Copragrass Micro Sword is an excellent foreground plant for beginners trying to grow a carpeting plant for the first tim...

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  • Bacopa Monnieri
    Bacopa Monnieri
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    Bacopa Monnieri

    Common Name: Water Hyssop, Moneywort Used in Ayurvedic tradition of India. Will rot if not enough light Moneywort is a popular back or mid-ground s...

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  • Vallisneria Spiralis
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    Vallisneria Spiralis

    Common Name: Straight Vals Straight Vals are unique types of vals characterized by the straight vertical leaves. They act as the perfect backgroun...

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  • Cryptocoryne 'Tropica'
    Cryptocoryne 'Tropica'
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    Cryptocoryne 'Tropica'

    Common Name: Crypt Tropica, Water Trumpet Cryptocoryne Tropica is a form of the popular cryptocoryne, Crypt Wendtii. This popular Crypt will displ...

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  • Hydrocotyle Leucocephala
    Hydrocotyle Leucocephala
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    Hydrocotyle Leucocephala

    Common Name: Brazilian Pennywort Brazilian pennywort can be found growing in the wetlands and marshes of South America. It is characterized by its ...

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  • Micranthemum Umbrosum
    Micranthemum Umbrosum
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    Micranthemum Umbrosum

    Common Name: Giant Baby Tears Micranthemum Umbrosum is a bright green, low-growing stem plant perfect for beginners. It is a versatile species whic...

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  • Cryptocoryne Pontederiifolia
    Cryptocoryne Pontederiifolia
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    Cryptocoryne Pontederiifolia

    Common Name: Crypt Pontederiifolia Crypt Pontederiifolia is a unique variant of Cryptocoryne that can be identified by the long stems and arrowhead...

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  • Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara)
    Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara)
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    Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara)

    Common Name: Eleocharis Vivipara, Umbrella Hair Grass Eleocharis Vivipara, commonly referred to as Umbrella Hairgrass, is a popular background aqu...

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  • Mayaca Fluviatilis
    Mayaca Fluviatilis
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    Mayaca Fluviatilis

    Mayaca Fluviatilis Mayaca Fluviatilis is a bushy stem plant that sort of resembles a cross between Rotala Wallichi and Cabomba. It can be found g...

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  • Juncus Repens - BucePlant.com
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    Juncus Repens

    Common Name: Juncus Repens Juncus Repens is an easy to keep stem plant with long stems and narrow leaves. It can grow both submerged and emersed un...

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  • Hydrocotyle Sibthorpioides
    Hydrocotyle Sibthorpioides - Buce Plant
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    Hydrocotyle Sibthorpioides

    Common Name: Lawn Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle Sibthorpioides is characterized by its clover-like leaves which can grow into compact bushes of green...

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  • Echinodorus Parviflorus - Buce Plant
    Echinodorus Parviflorus - Buce Plant
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    Echinodorus Parviflorus

    Common Name: Rosette Sword, Tropica Sword Rosette sword plants are incredibly adaptable, making them a perfect choice for many types of aquariums. ...

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  • Lobelia Cardinalis
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    Lobelia Cardinalis

    Common Name: Cardinal Plant, Lobelia Cardinalis The Cardinal Plant (Lobelia cardinalis) is a versatile North American species that thrives in aquar...

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  • Vallisneria Torta
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    Vallisneria Torta

    Common Name: Torta Vals Torta Vals are a common background plant, well recognized in the aquarium hobby. They act as the perfect background plants,...

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  • Cryptocoryne Blassii
    Cryptocoryne Blassii
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    Cryptocoryne Blassii

    Common Name: Water Trumpet, Petchii, C Becketii Crypt. Blassii is a common type of Crypt that originates from the marshes of southern Thailand, Mal...

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