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Anubias nana Bonsai

The smallest Anubias, ideal for nano aquariums

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Quick Facts

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Origin: Africa

Position in Aquarium: Attach to wood/rock

Grows up to (cm): 5 cm

Pot Size: 5 cm

Growth rate: Slow

Description

Anubias nana Bonsai is a true miniature Anubias, prized for its very small, thick leaves and slow, controlled growth. It’s ideal for nano tanks, foreground detail, or attaching to hardscape where scale really matters. Compared to standard Anubias nana, the leaves are noticeably shorter and tighter, giving a neat, refined look that works well in minimal or high-end aquascapes.

Like all Anubias, it should be attached to wood or stone rather than planted in the substrate, as burying the rhizome will cause rot. Growth is slow but steady, even in low light, and CO2 is not required. Higher light and added nutrients will improve colour and leaf density, but keep lighting sensible to avoid algae settling on the leaves. A tough, undemanding plant that rewards patience rather than effort.

Plant Sizes

You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.

Shipping

Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 4pm, Monday to Friday. Tracked 24 Service from £4.99, DPD Express from £6.99.

Anubias nana bonzai Aquafleur
Anubias nana Bonzai plant in a pot with text describing the plant on a white background
Anubias nana Bonzai plant with text about slow controlled growth and rewards patience.
Anubias nana Bonzai plant attached to wood and rock with text on how to care for it.
Small green plant on a rock with text about its suitability for nano tanks.
Green plant on a rock with text about low light friendliness and easy care.
Anubias nana bonzai Aquafleur

Customers praised this compact aquarium plant for arriving in "excellent condition" with healthy, vibrant dark green leaves. Most found it perfect for small/nano tanks and easy to attach to rocks or driftwood. The plant typically arrives larger than expected and can often be split into multiple portions. A few customers reported issues with plant survival or melting.

  • That deep GREEN against the backdrop is fantastic!
  • Best commercially prepared plant I've had in 50 aquarium years.
  • Already settled and starting to grow, love this plant
  • 5 stars: 71 (92%)
  • 4 stars: 3 (4%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (3%)
  • 1 star: 1 (1%)
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Sonia (Kirkby Stephen, GB)
Lovely plant

Great good quality plants. Arrived packaged well and very good condition

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Andrea A. (Southport, GB)
Anubias nana bonsai top notch

Lovely condition, nice amount of plant, is already settled and starting to grow, love this plant

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Ian H. (Manchester, GB)
A good portion of anubias

Excellent health on arrival and is already producing new leaves .
Most of my tank plants are from this company as they are always nice and healthy on arrival and settle in well.

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Zoey

Excellent quality plant, growing well. Very happy

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Robert S. (Sunderland, GB)
Great condition

Ordered a large selection of plants for new aquarium, all arrived quickly , no damage and in great condition

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Anthony T. (Basingstoke, GB)
Beautiful plant

Plant arrived in a great condition and has settles well in to the tank! Beautiful little Anubias for a nano tank!

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Sandra C. (Southampton, GB)
.healthy plants

Neat, compact, healthy. Well packaged as always.

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David S. (Bath, GB)
Quality Plant

The Nana Bonsai is a perfect Anubis for small tanks. The plant I received was really healthy with plenty of established leaves and some recent growth. Very pleased.

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Stuart C. (Luton, GB)

Lovely healthy dark green looks lovely in the tank

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Tom M. (Chesham, GB)
Its that GREEN!

The plant arrived as healthy as it could be. Placed into a 200L Aquascape I've been working on and that deep GREEN against the backdrop of the Alternanthera Reineckii Rosanervig red is fantastic! Aquaessentials know their plants and know how to get them to you!

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Keith P.P. (London, GB)
5* Service

Good product delivered in good time.

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Karin K.
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Arrived strong and healthy.Very unusual dark green looking colour.Gives nice accents in the tank.I planted it indeed with Java moss on a piece of drift wood.Was a great choice.

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Lesley M.
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Ordered from aqua essentials a few times now, plants delivered quickly and in perfect condition, cant fault them and will be ordering again

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Rosemary D.D.
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Plant arrived in good condition and is thriving - pleased and have and will buy from this company in the future.

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Jo T.
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Lovely little plant. Delivered ny standard delivery, but no issues at all. Only a week in to being in my tank, but it seems very happy. I attached to decor with black cotton that I hope will eat as the plant attaches.

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Sean B.
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Perfect healthy plant, when I remove the rock wall it had already split to 3 healthy plants.

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James W.
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Bought 2 for a 60l tank and managed to split into 7 portions, came in great condition

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Russ b.
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Fantastic quality. Would highly recommend

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Joey G.
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Lovely plant. Very healthy when It arrived. A great addition to my planted tank. Would definitely buy this again.

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Nathan C.
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Arrived in perfect condition, as usual. Very small, it makes barteri petite look big! perfect for those awkward spaces

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Sandra C.
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Unfortunately the roots were very short on plant kept floating up to top tried to tie to stone but fish ate it all quite disappointed

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Annelies v.
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You don't expect sudden miracles from an anubia but tied up with windelov on a piece of wood this looks good!

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Chris J.
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Excellent quality,prompt delivery.very happy

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Andy T.
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I can see why its called 'Bonzai' such an attractive plant it arrived well packaged and healthy. I have glued it to a rock and its sitting happily in my tank.

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Stephen C.
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Excellent plant A1

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Dulshan H.
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Excellent condition and color..

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Michael R.
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On arrival they were lovely but within 2 days they had melted .

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Shaun G.
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Great little plant doing well attached to my spiderwood

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John F.
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Nice plant, arrived in excellent condition and very well packaged. Split the rhizome into two smaller plants and both seem to be doing well.

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Andy C.
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Top quality plants all growing and healthy ????????????

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John S.
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nice little plant

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Annamaria F.
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Received a nice big plant, which looked fab. Looks great in the aquarium and luckily survived everything so far. About to order another one as it seems to like my aquarium better then many other plants.

Product FAQs

Helpful details before you buy.

Is Anubias nana Bonzai easy to grow?

Yes, Anubias nana Bonzai is an easy aquarium plant. It grows slowly, handles low light well, and does not need CO2, making it a good choice for beginners and smaller aquariums.

Where should I place Anubias nana Bonzai in my aquarium?

Anubias nana Bonzai is best used in the foreground, nano tanks, or attached to hardscape such as wood or rock. Its compact size makes it ideal where small detail matters.

Can Anubias nana Bonzai be planted in substrate?

No, the rhizome should not be buried in substrate as this can cause rot. Attach Anubias nana Bonzai to wood, rock, or aquarium decor with the rhizome exposed.

Does Anubias nana Bonzai need CO2?

No, Anubias nana Bonzai does not need CO2. It will grow steadily in a low-tech aquarium, although added nutrients and stable conditions can improve overall plant health.

How big does Anubias nana Bonzai grow?

Anubias nana Bonzai stays very small, usually growing up to around 5 cm. This makes it perfect for nano aquariums, foreground detail, and neat hardscape layouts.