Looking for specific plant recommendations

[NC AL]

I am planning my next tank and need some recommendations for a specific plant. I just don’t know enough and never really get the info I need from vendor sites. Any recommendations will be welcomed. Pictures of the plant in a/your tank would be awesome. Here is what I am looking for.

1. Height 2-6” (or easily trimmed to maintain that height)
2. Color, but not predominately red or predominately light green
3. Easier care is a plus
Tank will be CO2 injected

Anubias petite white is what I have in mind, but curious what else might be there.

 

[JayP]

Any Anubias is going to be a slow grower and will take a long time to start expanding out, if that's OK. Anubias white is a challenging plant, although @Dennis Wong has mastered it. Something that's a little easier but gives you that splash of white with the green is Anubias Nana Pinto. I'll try to get some photos of mine tomorrow and post them.

 

[Dennis Wong]

Bucephalandra comes in many colors and stay short, Anubias white petite and Hygrophila polysperma white are the two I've used recently. However, polysperma should be illegal if you're in the states.

Rotala florida, Staurogyne purple for purple hues. Florida is easily trimmed down to size.

Crypts have many color variations, Flamingo is pink, not too hard to grow, just slow.

Hygrophila chai is pink, but more troublesome plant for most folks.

Bunch of other variegated stuff like Variegated Eriocaulon vietnam, Variegated pearlweed, Variegated Microsorum umbrosum etc. The vietnam is easy to grow.

Blood vomit has attractive dual tone red/green

 

[NC AL]

Bucephalandra comes in many colors and stay short, Anubias white petite and Hygrophila polysperma white are the two I've used recently. However, polysperma should be illegal if you're in the states.

Rotala florida, Staurogyne purple for purple hues. Florida is easily trimmed down to size.

Crypts have many color variations, Flamingo is pink, not too hard to grow, just slow.

Hygrophila chai is pink, but more troublesome plant for most folks.

Bunch of other variegated stuff like Variegated Eriocaulon vietnam, Variegated pearlweed, Variegated Microsorum umbrosum etc. The vietnam is easy to grow.

Blood vomit has attractive dual tone red/green

Thanks for these suggestions. The Rotala Florida looks ideal for me. The ability to trim at different heights is appealing for where I intend to place it. Now The hard part is going to be trying to sources these plants.

 

[NC AL]

Any Anubias is going to be a slow grower and will take a long time to start expanding out, if that's OK. Anubias white is a challenging plant, although @Dennis Wong has mastered it. Something that's a little easier but gives you that splash of white with the green is Anubias Nana Pinto. I'll try to get some photos of mine tomorrow and post them.

Thanks, I will definitely look at the anubias nano pinto

 

[Koan]

APF and Aqua Imports both have Rotala Florida in stock

 

[NC AL]

APF and Aqua Imports both have Rotala Florida in stock

It will likely be mid June when I order. Hopefully they stay in stock. Can I assume you recommend both of these vendors?

 

[Naturescapes_Rocco]

Aqua Imports is local to me, their plant quality isn't always great (they're more fish-focused) but they do still sell plants that are in decent health.

I use APF for almost all of my orders. If I can't get it from Burr's List, I get it from APF. These two sources cover 95% of the plants I've ever wanted.

 

[BenB]

I want to add Blyxa japonica to the list. In my tank it ranges from green to copper and never grows above 4-6" I think it's an easy plant.

Lots of Crypts have great earth tone reds and green/bronze colors that you might like, but if they are happy, they can really bulk up. On the good side, many stay around 6-8."