Anubias Nana Bonsai

Common Name: Anubias Bonsai, Anubias Nana Petite, Anubias Nana Bonsai

Anubias Nana Bonsai is a fantastic miniature marvel that brings a manicured, high-end look to your tank without any of the high-maintenance drama. Striking the perfect architectural balance, this unique variety falls right into the sweet spot between Anubias Nana Petite and standard Anubias Nana in terms of leaf size. If you have been searching for a way to branch out and add tight clusters of lush, dazzling greenery to your midground, this compact beauty is here to help you cultivate a masterpiece. It transitions effortlessly between fully submerged aquariums and high-humidity emersed setups, giving you total freedom over your next layout design.

Key Features & Benefits

• The mid-sized, dazzling green foliage serves as the perfect scale-building transition plant between tiny foreground varieties and larger background species.
• Its exceptionally thick and leathery leaf structure is highly resilient against curious or herbivorous fish, keeping your carefully designed layout completely safe.
• This incredibly hardy specimen easily adapts to a wide variety of water conditions, making it an excellent, stress-free choice for beginners and pros alike.

Care & Planting Instructions

• Carefully remove the plant from its pot and clear away all rockwool from the roots. For a deep dive on prepping potted 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.
• Read more on securing and styling these plants in your layout by reading our step-by-step guide on How to Plant Epiphyte Aquatic Plants.
• Master the long-term care and propagation of this unique genus in the comprehensive article All About Anubias Aquarium Plants.

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: West Africa
• Height: 2-3"
• pH: 6-7.5
• Care: Easy
• Light: Low to Medium
• CO2: Not required, but recommended
• Propagation: Separate by rhizome
• Growth Rate: Slow