Keeping Fish Simple

Plants for Beginners

Plants are a great addition to any aquarium. Not only do the aquarium plants look great, they also help cycle your aquarium and are a natural way to reduce Nitrates in the water column, as they feed off the Nitrates in the water. All the plants we have listed below are all great for beginner aquarist. They are all easy to look after and do not require anythiong other than some root tabs and some good lighting.

ForeGround Plants

Anubias

Anubias aquarium plant

Java Moss

Java Moss aquarium plant

Mini Needle Leaf

Mini Needle Leaf plant

Hygrophila Corymbosa

Hygrophila Corymbosa plant

Mid-Ground Plants

Java Fern

Java Fern aquarium plant

Cryptocoryne

cryptocoryne aquarium plant

Echinodorus Red

Echinodorus Red aquarium plant

Micorsorum Petit

Micorsorum Petit aquarium plant

Background Plants

Amazon Sword

Amazon Sword aquarium plant

Micorsorum Trident

Micorsorum Trident aquarium plant

Vallisneria Sword

Amazon Sword aquarium plant

Ceratophyllum Demersum

Amazon Sword aquarium plant