Microsorum pteropus ‘Windelov’ also known as Leptochilus pteropus is one of the many varieties of Java fern. I picked up a pot from Pro Shrimp in an order that also included Alternanthera reineckii ‘Mini’. Developed by Tropica, the ‘Windelov’ version I received was grown by Aquadip. The ‘Windelov’ arrived totally overgrown and just a touch […]
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After an unsuccessful go with Alternanthera reineckii (didn’t thrive) and another with Alternanthera reineckii ‘Rosanervig’ (eaten by Amano shrimp), I’m giving it try with Alternanthera reineckii ‘Mini’. This AR ‘Mini’ came from Pro Shrimp, and was grown by Tropica. I have had mixed results purchasing aquatic plant tissue culture cups before, but this AR ‘Mini’ cup […]
Read more →I’ve been looking for a red plant to replace the Ludwigia palustris mini ‘Super Red’ which is an awesome stem plant, but which comfortably exceeds 50 cm in length and so is really too large for the Fireplace Aquarium – keeping it trimmed was just too much hassle. Previously, I had a go with Alternanthera […]
Read more →Golden creeping Jenny in an aquarium Also known as ‘moneywort’, the golden form of creeping Jenny came up in the weekly sales email from Aqua Essentials and even though I know impulse buying isn’t a good way to go with a planted aquarium, I was looking for a plant that gets to around 30 cm […]
Read more →Echinodorus radicans time lapse I was looking for a nice foreground/midground plant and so we went to our local Maidenhead Aquatics centre and looked at what was available. I liked this echindorus because it had pretty rounded oval leaves, was a nice colour and was pretty small – the pot shown in the image is […]
Read more →Time lapse of alternanthera reineckii ‘rot’ ‘Rot’ is German for ‘red’; this plant was grown by Dennerle and purchased from Pro Shrimp. I’m not sure if it’s the same as ‘alternanthera reineckii’ without the ‘red’ qualifier on the end. It’s the red plant at the back left. The plant was shipped on 1-Jun-2020 and arrived […]
Read more →If you are looking for a completely bomb-proof stem plant that grows under maximally abusive conditions, hygrophila polysperma might be your best pick. I picked this up from Maidenhead Aquatics without knowing anything about it other than it looked pretty in the store. I wound up planting it in a mix of Aquasoil overlayed on […]
Read more →Littorella uniflora comes as a tissue culture clone from Tropica, and I purchased several pots from Aqua Essentials. I thought the look of this plant resembled terrestrial grass and if you’re supposed to have your garden landscaped in grass (right?) then why not landscape your aquarium in grass as well? In retrospect that doesn’t make […]
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