Ludwigia Brocklee Green – Elegant Stem Plant with a Soft Green Glow
Introduce subtle beauty and vibrant growth to your aquarium with Ludwigia Brocklee Green, a refined variant of the Ludwigia family known for its delicate stems and light green, almost lime-toned leaves. Perfect for adding structure and movement to your midground or background, this plant is both attractive and easy to grow.
🌿 Why It Stands Out:✔️ Soft, light green leaves for a bright, clean aquascape look✔️ Ideal for Dutch-style or nature-style layouts✔️ Easy to care for – great for beginners and pros alike✔️ Helps absorb excess nutrients and maintain water balance✔️ Pairs beautifully with red or darker green plants
💡 Care Guidelines:
Light: Medium to high
CO₂: Recommended for lush, compact growth
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
Placement: Midground to background
Trimming: Regular trimming encourages bushier growth
🌱 Aquascaping Tip:Use Ludwigia Brocklee Green in rows or clusters to form soft, flowing hedges or as a gentle transition between foreground carpets and tall background plants.
📦 Locally Grown in SA – Fresh, healthy, and pest-free. All plants are hand-selected and shipped with care to ensure optimal quality upon arrival.
Note: This Ludwigia variety is a favourite among aquascapers for its graceful shape and soft colouration that enhances any planted tank setup.
Add bold, eye-catching colour to your aquarium with Ludwigia repens, one of the most popular and reliable red plants in the aquascaping world. With its striking red to deep burgundy leaves, this fast-growing stem plant brings warmth, contrast, and depth to any freshwater setup.
🌿 Why Choose Ludwigia Repens?✔️ Stunning red and bronze tones✔️ Easy to grow and beginner-friendly✔️ Fast-growing – great for filling space quickly✔️ Enhances colour contrast in planted tanks✔️ Helps absorb excess nutrients and supports water quality
💡 Care Info:
Light: Medium to high (higher light = deeper red tones)
CO₂: Not required, but enhances colour and growth
Growth Rate: Fast
Placement: Midground to background
Trimming: Responds well to pruning and easy to propagate
🌱 Aquascaping Tip:Use Ludwigia repens in groups to create a bold red focal point or plant it behind green or yellow-toned plants to create dramatic contrast. It also looks great flowing along the sides or back of the tank.
📦 Locally Grown in SA – Fresh, healthy, and pest-free. All plants are hand-selected and shipped with care for safe arrival and easy planting.
Note: Ludwigia repens is a must-have for hobbyists wanting to introduce natural red tones to their aquascape without needing advanced care.
Hygrophila siamensis
The Hygrophila siamensis is a beautiful and versatile stem plant that adds a lush, natural look to freshwater aquariums. With its long, slender green leaves and bushy growth, this plant makes an excellent background choice while also improving water quality and providing shelter for fish.
Key Features:
Attractive appearance – elegant, narrow green leaves create a natural aquascape look.
Hardy and adaptable – thrives in a wide range of aquarium conditions.
Great background plant – grows tall and dense, perfect for filling in larger tanks.
Supports aquarium health – absorbs excess nutrients and reduces algae growth.
Beginner-friendly – easy to care for, fast-growing, and simple to propagate.
Care Guidelines:
Lighting: Low to medium (higher light encourages more compact growth).
Substrate: Grows well in sand, gravel, or nutrient-rich substrates.
CO₂ & Fertiliser: Not essential but will enhance growth and colour.
Temperature: 22–28°C
Placement: Best suited as a background plant in community or planted tanks.
Suitable For:
Freshwater aquariums
Community tanks
Beginner to advanced aquascapers
Ceratopteris Siliquosa is a delicate and fast-growing aquatic fern that adds a wild, natural look to any aquarium. With its finely divided, lace-like green leaves, this plant creates soft movement in the water and serves as excellent cover for small fish and shrimp.
Ideal for floating or rooted setups, Ceratopteris Siliquosa thrives in a wide range of tank conditions and is especially valued for its ability to absorb excess nutrients and reduce algae growth.
✅ Quick Specs:
Scientific Name: Ceratopteris siliquosa
Common Name: Water Fern
Height: 20–50 cm
Lighting: Low to Medium
CO₂: Not required (beneficial)
Temperature: 22–28°C
Placement: Floating, Midground, or Background
Growth Rate: Fast
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced
🌱 Why You'll Love It:
Beautiful lace-like foliage for a soft, natural look
Can be used as a floating plant or rooted in substrate
Provides shade, cover, and biofilm for fry and shrimp
Grows quickly and helps improve water quality
Great for jungle-style or low-tech tanks
💡 Care Tips:
Grows well under moderate light; no CO₂ needed
Float it to create a green canopy or plant it for structure
Remove older leaves and thin out to avoid crowding
Propagates easily from plantlets or shoots
📦 Sold Individually – Farm-Grown and Ready for Aquascaping!Perfect for planted tanks, shrimp colonies, natural aquascapes, and nutrient control.
Echinodorus Cordifolius – Large Heart-Leaf Sword for Background Impact
Echinodorus Cordifolius, also known as the Heart-Leaf Sword or Creeping Burhead, is a large, bold aquarium plant prized for its broad, round-to-heart-shaped leaves and towering growth. Ideal for background placement, this plant thrives in medium to large tanks and brings a dramatic, natural look to any aquascape.
Highly adaptable and beginner-friendly, it’s perfect for aquarists who want a statement plant that’s both functional and beautiful.
✅ Quick Specs:
Scientific Name: Echinodorus cordifolius
Common Name: Heart-Leaf Sword, Creeping Burhead
Height: 30–60+ cm
Lighting: Medium to High
CO₂: Optional (beneficial for faster growth)
Temperature: 20–28°C
Placement: Background
Growth Rate: Fast
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
🌱 Why Choose Echinodorus Cordifolius?
Broad, vibrant green leaves for bold visual appeal
Fast-growing and hardy—perfect for low- or high-tech tanks
Can grow emersed in open-top aquariums or paludariums
Excellent natural shelter for fish and shrimp
Helps reduce algae by outcompeting for nutrients
💡 Care Tips:
Plant in a nutrient-rich substrate for best results
Trim large outer leaves to promote compact growth
Can produce emersed flowers in open or shallow tanks
Avoid shading smaller plants nearby due to large leaf size
📦 Sold Individually – Strong Roots and Ready to Plant!Perfect for large aquariums, jungle-style scapes, biotopes, or open-top displays.
🌿 Echinodorus Martii Hybrid – Lush, Ruffled Sword for Aquascape Drama
The Echinodorus Martii Hybrid is a beautifully ruffled sword plant that combines the dramatic size and form of traditional Amazon swords with the refined foliage of cultivated hybrids. Its broad, wavy leaves form a graceful, fountain-like shape, making it a show-stopping centerpiece in any medium to large planted aquarium.
Perfect for aquarists looking to add structure, movement, and natural elegance to their background or midground layout.
✅ Quick Specs:
Scientific Name: Echinodorus martii (Hybrid)
Common Names: Martii Hybrid Sword, Ruffled Sword Plant
Height: 30–60+ cm
Lighting: Medium to High
CO₂: Optional but encourages faster, richer growth
Temperature: 22–28°C
Placement: Background or Midground (larger tanks)
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
🌱 Why You'll Love It:
Ruffled, flowing leaves for added depth and texture
Hybrid form is more compact than wild E. major/martii
Adds volume without overwhelming the tank
Provides shelter and shade for fish and shrimp
Easy to grow in a wide range of tank conditions
💡 Care Tips:
Prefers nutrient-rich substrate or regular root tabs
Tolerates low-tech tanks, but thrives with CO₂ and good lighting
Trim older leaves to promote fresh, vibrant growth
Avoid in nano tanks due to eventual size
📦 Sold Individually – Healthy, Rooted, and Ready to Plant!Great for aquascaping centerpieces, natural biotopes, and large planted tanks.
🍁 Echinodorus Osiris ‘Rubra’ – Striking Red Sword for Background Color
Echinodorus Osiris ‘Rubra’, also known as the Red Melon Sword, is a bold and colorful background plant that brings a warm splash of red to bronze hues into your aquascape. This stunning sword plant is known for its broad, slightly ruffled leaves and adaptable nature, making it a favorite for hobbyists who want to add contrast and vibrance to green-dominated tanks.
Perfect for medium to large aquariums, this plant stands out beautifully without requiring complicated care.
✅ Quick Specs:
Scientific Name: Echinodorus osiris ‘Rubra’
Common Name: Red Melon Sword, Osiris Rubra
Height: 30–50+ cm
Lighting: Medium to High
CO₂: Optional, but enhances red coloration
Temperature: 22–28°C
Placement: Midground to Background
Growth Rate: Moderate
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
🌱 Why You'll Love It:
Deep red to reddish-green foliage adds contrast and depth
Great for natural or Dutch-style aquascapes
Large, textured leaves create visual flow and movement
Provides excellent cover for fish and shrimp
Easy to grow in most freshwater tank conditions
💡 Care Tips:
Plant in a nutrient-rich substrate or use root tabs
High lighting and CO₂ will bring out deeper red tones
Trim older leaves to maintain size and shape
Best in aquariums 60L and up due to mature size
Can grow emersed and may flower in open tanks
📦 Sold Individually – Healthy, Rooted, and Ready for Planting!Perfect for aquascapers who want to introduce warm color into planted tanks.
🌿 Echinodorus Radicans – Graceful Giant for Background Aquascaping
Echinodorus Radicans, also known as the Radican Sword, is a robust, fast-growing background plant ideal for large aquariums. With its broad, slightly ruffled green leaves and towering height, it creates an impressive, natural centerpiece or dense green curtain in the rear of the tank.
Native to South America, this plant thrives in nutrient-rich substrate and is perfect for hobbyists looking to create a lush Amazonian or jungle-style aquascape.
✅ Quick Specs:
Scientific Name: Echinodorus radicans
Common Name: Radican Sword
Height: 40–60+ cm
Lighting: Medium to High
CO₂: Optional but improves growth and color
Temperature: 22–28°C
Placement: Background
Growth Rate: Fast
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
🌱 Why You'll Love It:
Produces large, ruffled green leaves—great visual impact
Excellent choice for large or open-top tanks
Provides great cover for fish, shrimp, and fry
Can grow submerged or emersed (flowers in emersed setups)
Low-maintenance once established
💡 Care Tips:
Best results in a nutrient-rich substrate or with root tabs
Requires adequate space—grows tall and wide
May produce emersed leaves and flowering stalks in open setups
Trim outer leaves to encourage compact, lush new growth
Avoid in nano tanks due to its size
📦 Sold Individually – Healthy, Rooted, and Ready to Plant!Perfect for Amazonian biotopes, large planted aquariums, or natural-style aquascapes.
🌸 Echinodorus x 'Rose' – Stunning Rosy Sword Plant for Bold Midground Displays
Echinodorus x 'Rose' is a hybrid sword plant known for its broad, wavy leaves and unique coloration—ranging from soft pinks and reds to deep olive green, depending on light and nutrients. This medium-sized sword stands out in aquascapes and makes a perfect midground to background feature in planted tanks.
With its striking color and graceful shape, it's ideal for aquascapers who want a centerpiece plant that doesn’t overpower the tank.
✅ Quick Specs:
Scientific Name: Echinodorus x 'Rose'
Common Name: Rose Sword, Red Rose Sword
Height: 20–40 cm
Lighting: Medium to High
CO₂: Optional (brings out red hues)
Temperature: 22–28°C
Placement: Midground to Background
Growth Rate: Moderate
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
🌿 Why You'll Love It:
Rosy, reddish-pink hues under high light
Unique leaf shape with gentle ruffles and texture
Compact enough for midground use
Ideal for Dutch-style and color-contrasting layouts
Easy to grow and maintain in most tanks
💡 Care Tips:
Plant in nutrient-rich substrate for vibrant growth
Use root tabs if planted in inert substrate
Strong lighting enhances red and pink coloration
Regular trimming keeps the plant bushy and compact
Can tolerate a wide range of water parameters
📦 Sold Individually – Rooted and Aquascape-Ready!Perfect for planted tanks needing a warm-toned focal point or soft transition between plant layers.
Hemigraphis colorata – Add Vibrant Color to Your Aquascape
Bring a splash of rich purples and metallic tones to your tank or terrarium with Hemigraphis colorata, also known as the Purple Waffle Plant. This striking plant offers more than just beauty – it plays a supportive role in water quality and tank aesthetics.
🌿 Why Hemigraphis colorata?With its deep purple undersides and textured green leaves, this ornamental plant adds eye-catching contrast and dimension to any aquascape or paludarium setup.
✨ Key Features:
💜 Striking Purple-Green Foliage – Ideal for creating bold color accents.
🐟 Aquarium & Terrarium Friendly – Suitable for emersed growth or short-term submerged use.
🌱 Low Maintenance – Thrives in moderate light and warm temperatures.
🌬 Improves Water Quality – Assists with oxygenation and nutrient absorption in suitable setups.
📏 Growth & Placement:
Medium growth rate
Best placed mid-ground or as a decorative corner piece
Height: Up to 15cm
Light: Moderate to high
Temperature: 22–28°C
⚠️ Please Note:Hemigraphis colorata is best used in paludariums or emersed tanks. It may not thrive long-term fully submerged in traditional aquariums.
🌿 Perfect For:
Paludariums and vivariums
Decorative aquascapes
Bioactive terrariums
Semi-aquatic displays
Add exotic flair and natural function to your setup with the unique beauty of Hemigraphis colorata.
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The Aquarium Plastic Plant – P9685 is an artificial aquarium decoration used to make fish tanks look more natural and provide hiding spots for fish.
Here’s a clear breakdown of what it is and what it does:
It’s a plastic aquarium plant designed to sit in the gravel of your tank. The base is usually weighted so it stays upright underwater, and the leaves are made from soft, flexible plastic so fish can swim around it safely. These kinds of plants (including the P9986 series) are typically made to be non-toxic, fade-resistant, and safe for freshwater aquariums.
Key features
Material: Soft aquarium-safe plastic
Base: Weighted (usually ceramic or plastic) so it anchors in gravel
Purpose: Decoration + hiding place for fish
Maintenance: No light, fertiliser, or trimming needed
Care: Rinse before first use (no soap)
What it’s used for
Adds colour and “life” to an aquarium
Gives fish places to hide and feel secure (especially shy species)
Helps break up empty tank space for a more natural look
Pros
Very easy to maintain (no dying or rotting like real plants)
Long-lasting
Good for beginners or low-maintenance tanks
Cons
Can collect algae over time and need cleaning
Doesn’t improve water quality like real plants
Some cheaper plastic plants can become brittle after a long time
Bottom line
The P9985 plastic plant is a basic, low-maintenance aquarium decoration—mainly for looks and fish comfort rather than biological benefits. It’s a solid choice if you want a simple, colourful tank without the hassle of live plants.
Hemigraphis Colorata – Narrow Leaf
Bring unique texture and colour to your aquarium with the Hemigraphis Colorata – Narrow Leaf. This variety of Hemigraphis is known for its elongated leaves with a shimmering green surface and a deep purple underside, making it a beautiful choice for aquascaping enthusiasts.
Key Features:
Striking appearance – narrow leaves with vibrant purple tones underneath.
Aquascaping appeal – adds contrast, texture, and colour variation to planted tanks.
Moderate care – suitable for hobbyists with some plant-keeping experience.
Water quality benefits – assists in nitrate absorption and creates a natural balance.
Versatile plant – grows well submerged in aquariums or emersed in paludariums.
Care Guidelines:
Lighting: Medium to high for best colour expression.
Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate supports stronger root growth.
CO₂ & Fertiliser: CO₂ supplementation and liquid fertilisers recommended for lush growth.
Temperature: 22–28°C
Placement: Midground or background depending on aquascape design.
Suitable For:
Freshwater aquariums
Planted aquascapes
Paludariums and terrarium setups
