Anubias Nana and the Bulletproof Plant That Survives Anything You Throw at It
# Anubias Nana and the Bulletproof Plant That Survives Anything You Throw at It I bought my first Anubias nana because the bloke at the shop said it was impossible…
Amazon Sword and the Centrepiece Plant That Takes Over Your Entire Tank
# Amazon Sword and the Centrepiece Plant That Takes Over Your Entire Tank I bought my first Amazon sword because I needed something green and substantial for the back corner…
Crypts and the Low Maintenance Root Feeders That Hate Being Moved
# Crypts and the Low Maintenance Root Feeders That Hate Being Moved I learned about crypt melt the hard way. Three weeks into keeping my first planted tank, I decided…
Bacopa Monnieri and the Beginner Stem Plant That Actually Looks Good
# Bacopa Monnieri and the Beginner Stem Plant That Actually Looks Good I’ve been teaching middle school biology for eight years, and I’ve learned that the best way to get…
Java Moss and Why Every Planted Tank Eventually Ends Up Covered in It
# Java Moss and Why Every Planted Tank Eventually Ends Up Covered in It I started keeping a small tub of java moss as backup material for my classroom tanks.…
Bucephalandra and the Slow Grower That Became the Most Collected Plant in the Hobby
# Bucephalandra and the Slow Grower That Became the Most Collected Plant in the Hobby I’ve got a confession: I started collecting Bucephalandra because I thought it would be cheap.…
Anacharis and the Fast Growing Stem Plant That Doubles as a Water Purifier
# Anacharis: The Fast Growing Stem Plant That Doubles as a Water Purifier I walked into that aquatics shop eighteen months ago planning to buy a goldfish bowl and some…
Hornwort and the Floating Stem Plant That Grows Whether You Want It to or Not
# Hornwort and the Floating Stem Plant That Grows Whether You Want It to or Not I bought my first bit of hornwort for three pounds fifty from a local…
Ludwigia Repens and the Red Plant That Doesn’t Need Expert Level Lighting
# Ludwigia Repens and the Red Plant That Doesn’t Need Expert Level Lighting I spent my first eighteen months in this hobby convinced that red plants were for other people.…
Monte Carlo and the Carpet Plant That Changed What Beginners Think Is Possible
# Monte Carlo and the Carpet Plant That Changed What Beginners Think Is Possible I’ve been keeping planted tanks for over two years now, and I still remember the first…