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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African fern, attaches to wood or rock, prefers low light and water flow
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Rating: Easy
Common name: Congo fern
Origin: Africa
Position in Aquarium: Attach to wood/rock
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Growth rate: Slow
Bolbitus heudelotii is a great-looking plant with fern like stems and leaves. With an eye-catching shade of green and lush cascading leaves this plant will bring an earthy and natural look to your aquarium. This plant reaches 15-40cm tall and wide. When planting do not cover the rhizome because it will rot.
Originating from Africa, the Bolbitus heudelotii, like the Anubias, prefer less light. However more CO2 will encourage lush growth. This plant will grow best when bound to wood or rock, they also prefer strong water movement so place close to a filter where possible.
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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It is moderately easy. It prefers low light and good water movement, making it well suited to tanks with strong filtration near the outlet.
Attach it to wood or rock using fishing line or super glue gel. Never cover the rhizome with substrate as this will cause it to rot.
CO2 is not essential but will encourage lusher, faster growth. Good water movement is more important than CO2 for this species.
It reaches 15 to 40cm tall and wide, making it suitable as a midground or background feature plant in medium to large aquariums.
It originates from Africa and is sometimes called the African water fern. Like Anubias, it prefers lower light and attaches naturally to hardscape in the wild.
