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Water Sprite Pot (Ceratopteris thalictroides)
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$5.39
This plant normally grows fast, but the addition of CO2 may be necessary to promote growth. In small, open aquariums, it can grow out of the aquarium and form beautiful surface leaves. The finely branched leaves are very decorative and provide good contrast to other leaf shapes. In good light, Ceratopteris thalictroides grows fast and helps prevent algae by consuming large amounts of nutrients. This makes it a good starter plant in small aquariums. I personally recommend this beautiful plant for initial setups. It is fast growing and so helps to out compete algae. It is the first plant I started with as a child. Undemanding and easy to grow.
Not for sale in California
- Common Name: Water Sprite
- Family Name: Pteridaceae
- Native To: Asia
- Lighting: Low-High
- pH: 5-9
- Growth Demands: Easy
- Growth Form: Rosette
- Growth Rate: Fast
- True Aquatic: Yes
- Placement In Tank: Mid-Background
- Available As: Pot
- Identifier Exists:
- False
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Beautiful plant
Beautiful, healthy plants that are growing like crazy. I love the look of it in my Betta tank and he loves playing in it all. Removal from the pots was easy and they took to the substrate straight away.
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Great plants
These are growing like crazy. I love these plants. I have them in all of my 10 aquariums.
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Watersprite potted plant
Shipping was fast ,packaged professionally ,after acclimation period plant is growing very healthy would purchase again
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Water sprite
With the ice pack they arrived fast and in excellent conditions. The color , density, health. Excellent examples of the plant.
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Water sprite
There were two healthy plants in this pot. It's doing very well. All of the plants were so healthy and are doing well!
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Amazing growth
Fast and easy. Loves the high light, slow water side of the tank but growing fast everywhere I placed it. New shoots will be placed in a separate tank for future plantings. I love this stuff!
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An Invaluable Aquatic Plant!
I have included water sprite in my aquaria for almost 50 years. It is nature's water condition barometer. It's a vigorous grower - but only if your water quality is first rate. It also grows in varied forms. Planted, it's more wiry. Floating, it takes on a more broadleaf form. It serves as a formidable nursery, for livebearer fry, dropped in a community tank. Its fibrous roots house microorganisms that nourish the growing fry, and provide effective protection from predation.
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Great Plant
Beautiful, easy to grow, healthy plant. Some fish like to eat it, but it doesn't seem to bother the plant, just keeps growing.
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Never seen growth like this
Without CO2 injection, this plant grows like a weed. Substrate could be anything. Grows up at least 18" and spread out on surface. Large branches quickly become new plants as they are bunched out. Very aggressive. Baby plants even grow well in a low light tank... My betta really likes swimming in it, but otherwise the fish just tend to swim around it.