Anubias Mini Coin Aquatic Farmer Tissue Culture
Plant Profile
Common Name: Anubias Mini Coin
Anubias Mini Coin is an absolute dream for nano enthusiasts, and as the name implies, it is right on the money if you love tiny details. This diminutive variety features exceptionally small, vibrant green leaves that look almost like miniature clovers or the highly sought-after Bucephalandra Mini Coin. If you have been staring at your tank, wondering how to make your layout feel grander in scale, this pocket-sized epiphyte is here to help you achieve that perfect sense of perspective.
By choosing the Tissue Culture version of this plant, you are guaranteed a 100% pest-free, algae-free, and pesticide-free start for your aquarium. These plants are grown in-vitro in a sterile laboratory setting, ensuring no unwanted snails or hitchhikers enter your system. While these plantlets start smaller and require more time to mature, they offer the cleanest and most reliable method for establishing a healthy colony in planted tanks.
Key Features & Benefits
- The miniature, coin-shaped leaves provide an incredibly delicate texture that makes it the ultimate pick for meticulous detail work in nano aquascapes.
- Its remarkably compact growth habit allows it to easily tuck into tiny crevices between rocks and driftwood without quickly outgrowing its space.
- The sterile laboratory environment guarantees your new plant arrives completely free of pests.
Care Tips & Preparation
- Carefully remove the plantlets from the cup and rinse away the sterile nutrient gel under lukewarm, dechlorinated water before mounting. For instructions on how to properly plant tissue culture aquarium plants, click here.
- Secure the plant directly to your chosen hardscape elements using aquarium-safe glue or thread. Avoid burying the thick horizontal stem in gravel or soil because restricting water flow around the rhizome will cause the plant to melt, rot, and die.
- Maintain stable water parameters and avoid sudden environmental shifts to ensure your new greenery acclimates smoothly without shedding leaves.
- Position the plant away from intense, direct light and ensure healthy water flow to prevent slow-growing leaves from collecting unwanted spot algae.
- Provide low to moderate lighting and optional carbon dioxide injection to achieve faster growth and more robust leaves, though it will happily thrive without high-tech setups.
- Master the prep and planting process by checking out a beginner's guide to tissue culture plants to prevent your delicate new plantlets from melting or floating away.
Quick Facts
Listed information should be treated as general guidelines only. Team Buce Plant encourages you to do thorough research to ensure healthy growth!
- Family name: Araceae
- Origin: Africa
- pH: 6-7.5
- Care: Easy
- Lighting: Low to medium
- CO2: Not required, but recommended for TC transition
- Propagation: Separate at the rhizome
- Growth rate: Slow