Light
Medium
CO₂
Helps · 13–30 mg/L
Temperature
Not known yet · Add
Difficulty
Medium
Growth
Fast
Where to plant itThe front glass faces you · hover a tile for tips
Foreground
Suits this plantForegroundRight at the front glass. Low plants and carpets that never block the view.
Midground
Not for this plantMidgroundBetween front and back. Medium-height plants that fill the middle.
Background
Not for this plantBackgroundAlong the back glass. Tall plants that hide equipment and frame the scape.
On wood / rock
Not for this plantOn wood / rockGrows attached to hardscape rather than rooted in the substrate.
Floating
Not for this plantFloatingFloats at the surface with its roots hanging in the water.
Plant it foreground. Also used as: carpet, group, nano tanks.
Where it grows wild
EditSouth America
Care tips
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General
- Aquarium suitability
- yes
- Growth habit
- Rosette
- Width
- 0–10 cm
- Availability
- Frequently available commercially
Care
- Propagation
- Runners
- Can grow emersed
- yes
Water parameters
- Temperature tolerance
- 10–35 °C
Nutrients
- Nitrate (NO₃⁻)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄³⁻)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K⁺)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0–0.5 mg/L
More Helanthium
See the genusSources: Flowgrow: Helanthium tenellum · Barr Report: Helanthium Tenellum