Anubias Nana and Nana Petite are two of the most popular aquarium plants — and the most common question we get is which to choose. Here’s a quick, practical comparison.
Quick answer: Anubias Nana carries 4–6 cm leaves and suits the foreground and midground of standard community tanks; Nana Petite is a miniature cultivar with tiny 1–2 cm leaves, ideal for nano tanks and detailed aquascapes. Care is identical for both: attach the rhizome to wood or rock (never bury it), keep light low to moderate, skip CO2, and dose a weekly liquid fertiliser. Choose by scale — Petite for nano precision, Nana for fuller coverage.
The short answer
Anubias Nana is the classic compact Anubias with leaves around 4–6 cm — ideal for the foreground and midground of most tanks. Nana Petite is a miniature cultivar with tiny 1–2 cm leaves — perfect for nano tanks, detailed aquascapes and foreground accents.
Which one for your tank?
- Nano tank / detailed scape: Nana Petite — its small leaves keep scale right.
- Standard community tank: Nana — fuller coverage, easy impact.
- Both work attached to wood or rock, in low light, with no CO₂.
Care is identical
Both are hardy epiphytes: attach the rhizome to hardscape (never bury it), keep light low-to-moderate, and dose a weekly liquid fertiliser. See our full Anubias care guide.
Browse both in our Anubias collection — shipped across India with a live-arrival guarantee.
Both are easy-care Anubias varieties — see our full Anubias care guide for propagation and attachment basics. Curious how Nana Gold stacks up too? See our expanded Anubias Nana vs Nana Petite vs Nana Gold comparison.
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