Light
Medium-high
CO₂
Helps · 10–40 mg/L
Temperature
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Difficulty
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Growth
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Where to plant itThe front glass faces you · hover a tile for tips
Foreground
Not for 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.
Also used as: carpet.
Where it grows wild
EditOceania
Care tips
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General
- Aquarium suitability
- yes
- Growth habit
- Rhizome
- Availability
- Occasionally available
Care
- Propagation
- Splitting / division, Runners, Cutting off daughter plants, Rhizome division
- Can grow emersed
- yes
Water parameters
- Temperature tolerance
- 68–82.4 °F
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 Marsilea
See the genusSources: Flowgrow: Marsilea angustifolia