Salvinia natans is an easy floating plant that gently shades your aquarium, helping reduce the intensity of bright LED lighting. Ideal for tanks where the light feels a little too strong.
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Tall narrow ribbon leaves on an easy fast-growing Sagittaria natans background plant
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Common name: Arrowhead
Origin: Europe/Asia
Position in Aquarium: Midground
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Growth rate: Slow
Sagittaria natans is a vigorous, grass-like aquarium plant from North America producing long, narrow, ribbon-like leaves that grow upright toward the light surface, creating a tall, naturalistic meadow effect in the background of planted aquariums. Its bold vertical form and bright green colouration make it an effective and easily managed background plant for a range of aquarium styles.
It is a tolerant and easy species growing well under low to medium light without CO2 injection and adapting to a wide range of water conditions including moderately hard water. Growth is fast once established and the plant spreads via runners to form a spreading colony over time. Regular thinning of runner-produced daughter plants keeps the planting tidy and in the desired position.
Supplied as an established potted plant, Sagittaria natans suits aquariums from 60 litres upward. Its easy care, fast growth, and tall grass-like form make it a reliable and visually effective background plant for community aquariums, biotope set-ups, and low-tech planted aquariums where a naturalistic grass meadow effect is wanted.
You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.
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Yes. It is a tolerant, undemanding plant that grows well in low to medium light without CO2, making it suitable for beginners and low-tech aquariums.
No. It adapts well to low-tech conditions and is one of the easier background grasses available for planted aquariums.
It spreads via runners that produce daughter plants nearby. Over time it can form a spreading colony in the background, which can be thinned as needed.
It can reach 30–50 cm or more in height, making it best suited to the background of aquariums from 60 litres upward.
Yes. Its easy care and tolerance of a range of water conditions make it well suited to community aquariums alongside a variety of fish species.
