How to Plant Aquarium Plants (Step by Step, by Plant Type)

How to plant live aquarium plants correctly: preparing plants, planting stems, rosettes, carpets and bulbs in gravel or sand, and attaching Anubias and Java fern.

Types of Aquarium Plants: Names, Groups and Where to Use Them

A simple guide to the main types of aquarium plants, from epiphytes and rosette plants to stem, carpet, floating, moss and bulb plants, with common names and examples.

Best Midground Aquarium Plants (Easy, Low-Light Picks)

The best midground aquarium plants to bridge your carpet and background: Anubias, Cryptocoryne, Bucephalandra, Java fern, Hygrophila pinnatifida and Red tiger lotus.

Best Foreground Aquarium Plants (With and Without CO2)

The best short foreground aquarium plants and carpets for Indian tanks, which ones grow without CO2, and how to plant them for a full front of tank.

Aquarium Plants That Don’t Need Substrate (Bare-Bottom Tanks)

Live aquarium plants you can grow without soil or gravel: epiphytes that attach to wood and rock, plus floating plants, for bare-bottom and easy-clean tanks.

Best Background Aquarium Plants (Tall Plants for Low-Tech and CO2 Tanks)

The best tall background aquarium plants for Indian tanks, from easy no-CO2 grasses and stems to red high-tech options, with planting and trimming tips.

Red Aquarium Plants: 7 Best Picks (Easy to Advanced)

The best red aquarium plants from easy no-CO2 options to demanding stem plants, plus what light, iron and CO2 each needs to show real red colour.

Fast-Growing Aquarium Plants: 8 Best Picks to Fight Algae

The fastest-growing aquarium plants for new tanks, algae control, goldfish and ponds, with light and CO2 needs for each and how to keep them under control.

Anubias Congensis Care Guide: Light, Placement and Growth

How to grow Anubias congensis, the larger narrow-leaf Anubias: light, CO2, temperature, attaching the rhizome, tank placement and common problems.

How to Remove Snails and Eggs from New Aquarium Plants (Safe Methods)

Stop pest snails hitchhiking into your tank: how to inspect, rinse and quarantine new aquarium plants, which dips are safe for Anubias and shrimp, and what to avoid.