Light
Medium
CO₂
Helps · 8–30 mg/L
Temperature
Not known yet · Add
Difficulty
Easy
Growth
Fast
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
Suits this plantMidgroundBetween front and back. Medium-height plants that fill the middle.
Background
Suits 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
Suits this plantFloatingFloats at the surface with its roots hanging in the water.
Plant it midground, background or floating.
Where it grows wild
EditNorth America
Central America
Care tips
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General
- Aquarium suitability
- yes
- Growth habit
- Stem plant
- Availability
- Rarely available
Care
- Propagation
- Cuttings, Splitting / division, Cutting off daughter plants
- Can grow emersed
- no
Water parameters
- Temperature tolerance
- 12–32 °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 Najas
See the genusSources: Flowgrow: Najas conferta · Barr Report: Najas Conferta