Live Aquatic Plants
Buy healthy, snail-free live aquarium plants online in India. Tissue-culture & submerged aquatic plants for aquascaping and nano shrimp tanks.
Products in Live Aquatic Plants
Amazon Frogbit
Limnobium laevigatum
Amazon Frogbit is a surface plant with floating leaves and trailing roots. Plan open surface space and access for fish rather than allowing floating plants to cover the entire aquarium.
Sale size: One portion of 3 plants
Starting from
βΉ60
Anubias Nana Petite
Anubias barteri nana petite
Anubias Nana Petite has small, sturdy leaves on a creeping rhizome. Use it on wood or rock where its compact form can be seen; keep the rhizome above the substrate. This listing is Petite, not standard Nana.
Starting from
βΉ150
Bucephalandra Green Wavy
Bucephalandra sp.
Bucephalandra Green Wavy is a trade-named rhizome plant valued for textured green foliage. Attach it above the substrate. Confirm the supplied trade form rather than assuming a precise botanical species.
Starting from
βΉ200
Christmas Moss
Vesicularia montagnei
Christmas Moss forms branching fronds with a layered appearance. Secure a thin layer to hardscape and let it establish instead of pressing a thick bundle into the substrate.
Sale size: One loose 5 Γ 5 cm portion
Starting from
βΉ100
Cryptocoryne Parva
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne Parva is a small, slow-growing crypt for the foreground. It rewards patient planting and clear access to light rather than frequent uprooting or shading by taller neighbours.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ100
Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green'
Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green forms a green rosette for a planted midground. Its height and spread depend on conditions, so leave room around each plant rather than crowding the crown.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ90
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis sp.
Dwarf Hairgrass adds fine green texture to the planted foreground. Plant small rooted portions with space between them; the final height and carpet density depend on the supplied growth form and aquarium conditions.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ90
Dwarf Sagittaria
Sagittaria sp.
Dwarf Sagittaria brings narrow ribbon-like leaves to a planted aquarium. Give the rooted rosettes room to spread and choose placement according to their growth in your aquarium.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ70
Flame Moss
Taxiphyllum sp. 'Flame Moss'
Flame Moss is a trade form with upright, gently twisting green shoots. Use small attached portions where the vertical growth can stand clear of neighbouring plants.
Sale size: One loose 5 Γ 5 cm portion
Starting from
βΉ110
Java Fern
Microsorum pteropus
Java Fern adds upright green leaves to wood and stone. This page is for the standard form; Narrow, Trident and Windelov should not be supplied as interchangeable varieties.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ100
Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Java Moss makes a soft, branching green cover on aquarium wood and stones. It can provide shelter in planted aquariums, but the amount supplied is a portion rather than a finished aquascape.
Starting from
βΉ80
Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis is a grass-like foreground plant for a textured aquascape. Space small rooted portions apart so new growth can fill the gaps rather than burying one dense clump.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ90
Marsilea Hirsuta
Marsilea hirsuta
Marsilea Hirsuta brings small clover-like leaves to the aquarium foreground. Its submerged leaf shape can change as it settles, and runners gradually connect the planted portions.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ90
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'
Monte Carlo is a small-leaved creeping aquarium plant used in the foreground. A reference image shows the plantβs appearance, not the amount supplied; confirm the actual portion before ordering.
Details awaiting confirmation
Red Root Floater
Phyllanthus fluitans
Red Root Floater is a floating plant with rounded leaves and hanging roots. Colour varies with growing conditions; the name does not guarantee uniformly red leaves in every aquarium.
Sale size: One portion of 3 plants
Starting from
βΉ80
Salvinia Minima
Salvinia minima
Salvinia Minima is a small floating fern for a planted aquarium surface. Confirm the species because other Salvinia are sold under similar names.
Sale size: One portion of 3 plants
Starting from
βΉ50
Staurogyne Repens
Staurogyne repens
Staurogyne Repens forms fresh-green, compact groups around foreground stones and wood. Trim upright shoots to encourage a bushier shape while leaving space for lateral growth.
Sale size: One rooted portion; pot/cup not promised
Starting from
βΉ90
Weeping Moss
Vesicularia ferriei
Weeping Moss develops hanging shoots that suit elevated aquarium wood and stone. Its draping form adds a different texture from the more upright Flame Moss.
Sale size: One loose 5 Γ 5 cm portion
Starting from
βΉ110
π Planted Nano Aquarium Flora: Growth, Lighting & Substrates
Live aquatic plants are the biological cornerstone of every healthy nano ecosystem. By absorbing ammonium and nitrates, aquatic flora outcompetes nuisance algae and oxygenates the water column for livestock.
Check the supplied form and portion on each plant page. Monte Carlo portion details are awaiting confirmation; an illustration does not show the quantity supplied.
π‘ Expert Aquarist Tips for Indian Hobbyists
- β’ Nutrient Balance: Use nutrient-rich aquasoils for heavy root feeders, and balance liquid micro/macro fertilizers for stem plants.
- β’ Lighting Photoperiod: Maintain a consistent 6 to 8 hour daily lighting schedule on an automatic timer to avoid algae blooms.
- β’ CO2 Injection: While mosses and epiphytes thrive in low-tech setups, demanding foreground carpets benefit greatly from pressurized CO2.