Anubias Nana Petite

Plant Profile

Common Name: Anubias Nana Petite, Anubias Petite

Anubias Nana Petite is easily one of the most sought-after and celebrated varieties in the entire aquascaping community. True to its name, this epiphyte stays beautifully compact, featuring tiny, dark green leaves that form tight, dense clusters as it grows. If you are looking to add intricate detail to small hardscape crevices or need the perfect scale-building foreground accent for a nano tank, this miniature powerhouse is here to help you pull off a grand layout. It adapts seamlessly to both fully submerged aquariums and high-humidity emersed setups, such as terrariums and paludariums.

Key Features & Benefits

• The tiny, dense foliage provides an incredible sense of scale and depth, making it the premier choice for hardscape detailing and nano aquascapes.
• Its exceptionally durable leaf structure easily resists grazing from plant-eating fish and active shrimp, keeping your detailed design intact.
• This remarkably resilient species handles a wide range of water conditions with ease, offering a completely stress-free experience for beginners and seasoned aquascapers 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: 3-5”
• pH: 6-7.5
• Care: Easy
• Light: Low
• Co2: Not necessary
• Propagation: Separate by rhizome
• Growth rate: Slow to moderate