Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Propagating Echinodorus uruguayensis 'Horemanii'How to propagate the deep-red narrow-leaf Horemanii sword by adventitious plantlets on the flower stalk and by crown division in a planted a
- Propagating Echinodorus cordifolius 'Red Flame'Propagate the red-marbled 'Red Flame' cordate sword from adventitious plantlets on its arching flower stalk and by crown division, with heav
- Propagating Echinodorus 'Ozelot Red Diamond'Multiply the red, spotted 'Ozelot Red Diamond' sword cultivar from adventitious plantlets on its flower stalk and by crown division, with ro
- Propagating Echinodorus major (Ruffled Sword)How to propagate the ruffled Echinodorus major rosette sword from adventitious plantlets on its flowering stem and by crown division in a nu
- Propagating Echinodorus horizontalis (Horizontal Sword)How to propagate the horizontal-leaved Echinodorus horizontalis sword using adventitious plantlets on its inflorescence and division of the
- Propagating Echinodorus opacus (Opacus Sword)A practical guide to multiplying the compact Echinodorus opacus sword by adventitious plantlets on the inflorescence and by dividing its cro
- Propagating Salvinia molesta (Giant Salvinia)How to multiply giant salvinia by fragmentation in a closed tank, with strict warnings about its status as one of the world's worst invasive
- Propagating Syngonanthus anomalusHow to propagate the slim soft-water star plant Syngonanthus anomalus by dividing its rosette clump and separating side plantlets in CO2-ric
- Propagating Eriocaulon quinquangulareHow to propagate the pipewort rosette Eriocaulon quinquangulare by dividing its crowns and separating daughter plantlets in soft, CO2-rich a
- Propagating Syngonanthus sp. 'Ruby'How to propagate the demanding red rosette plant Syngonanthus sp. 'Ruby' by dividing its clump and separating side plantlets in soft, CO2-ri
- Echinodorus 'Vesuvius' Propagation: Runners, Plantlets and DivisionHow to propagate the corkscrew sword Echinodorus 'Vesuvius' via runners, adventitious plantlets on the inflorescence, and crown division in
- Echinodorus 'Rubin Narrow' Propagation: Plantlets and Crown DivisionHow to propagate the red sword Echinodorus 'Rubin Narrow' from adventitious plantlets on the inflorescence and by crown division in a freshw
- Rhizophora mangle Propagation: Growing Red Mangrove from PropagulesHow to propagate red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) from viviparous propagules and grow it emersed in a brackish or marine refugium for nutrie
- Propagating Floating Water Sprite (Ceratopteris pteridoides)How to propagate floating water sprite, Ceratopteris pteridoides: a fast floating fern that grows plantlets from proliferous buds on leaf ma
- Propagating Greater Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)How to propagate Spirodela polyrhiza, the multi-rooted greater duckweed: floating fronds bud daughters and form winter turions, doubling fas
- Propagating Watermeal (Wolffia arrhiza)How to propagate Wolffia arrhiza, the world's smallest flowering plant: rootless floating grains that bud daughters and double in days, plus
- Propagating Lemna trisulca (Star Duckweed)How to multiply Lemna trisulca, a submersed star duckweed of branching translucent fronds, through frond budding and division — and how to k
- Propagating Salvinia oblongifolia (Long Leaf Salvinia)A practical guide to multiplying Salvinia oblongifolia, an elongated-leaf floating fern, by dividing its branching floating stems into daugh
- Propagating Salvinia cucullata (Hooded Floating Fern)How to multiply Salvinia cucullata, a fast free-floating fern with cup-shaped hairy leaves, by splitting its floating stems into daughter pi
- Propagating Echinodorus 'Ozelot Green'Propagate the spotted hybrid Echinodorus 'Ozelot Green' through adventitious plantlets on its flower stalk and by dividing the rosette crown
- Propagating the Bleher Sword (Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae')Multiply the robust Bleher Sword (Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae') through adventitious plantlets on its flowering stalk and by splitting
- Propagating the Amazon Sword (Echinodorus amazonicus)How to multiply the Amazon Sword (Echinodorus amazonicus) using adventitious plantlets on the flower stalk and by dividing its rosette crown
- Propagating Water Sprite by Adventitious PlantletsWater sprite is a fast aquatic fern that grows adventitious plantlets on its leaf margins. Learn to detach rooted plantlets and split clumps
- Propagating Eleocharis vivipara by Adventitious PlantletsUmbrella hairgrass spreads by plantlets that form at its arching tips and root where they touch down. Learn to detach and replant these tip-
- Propagating Nymphaea micrantha by Adventitious PlantletsNymphaea micrantha is a viviparous water lily that forms daughter plantlets on its leaves. Learn to detach rooted leaf-plantlets and divide
- Propagating Cyperus helferi (Aquatic Umbrella Sedge)How to propagate the rosette sedge Cyperus helferi by separating side shoots, dividing the base, and detaching the rooted plantlets it forms
- Propagating Barclaya longifolia (Orchid Lily)How to propagate the orchid lily Barclaya longifolia by dividing its tuberous rhizome and by collecting the reliable seeds set by its self-p
- Propagating Fissidens nobilis (Noble Fissidens)How to propagate the large moss Fissidens nobilis by dividing clumps, spreading thin fragments on hardscape, and letting rhizoids anchor ove
- Propagating Nitella flexilis: Splitting the Smooth StonewortHow to propagate Nitella flexilis, a soft, fine-branched charophyte alga, by gentle fragmentation and oospores — a delicate stonewort anchor
- Propagating Chara vulgaris: Fragmenting the Common StonewortHow to multiply Chara vulgaris, a calcified charophyte alga, by fragmentation and oospores in hard alkaline water — anchored by rhizoids, no
- Propagating Aponogeton natans: Tubers, Seeds and the Rest PeriodHow to propagate the tuber-forming Aponogeton natans through tuber division and seeds, respecting its dormancy and feeding the roots in nutr
- Propagating Aponogeton undulatus (Wavy-Leaf Aponogeton)How to propagate Aponogeton undulatus by adventitious plantlets that form on the flower spike, plus tuber division and seed, with care notes
- Propagating Aponogeton rigidifoliusHow to propagate Aponogeton rigidifolius, the Sri Lankan rhizome aponogeton, by dividing its creeping rhizome and by seed, with care notes f
- Propagating Limnocharis flava (Yellow Velvetleaf)How to propagate Limnocharis flava, an emergent marginal wetland plant, by dividing its clumping rhizome and by seed for paludariums and pon
- Propagating Water Snowflake (Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan')How to propagate water snowflake by adventitious daughter plantlets at leaf junctions and rhizome division. A root-feeding floating-heart wi
- Propagating Softstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)How to propagate softstem bulrush by rhizome division and seed. A tall, emergent marginal pond rush for waterlines and paludariums, not a su
- Propagating Bog Bulrush (Schoenoplectiella mucronata)How to propagate bog bulrush by rhizome and clump division or seed. A marginal, emergent sedge for marsh paludariums and shallow water, not
- Propagating Acrostichum aureum (Golden Leather / Mangrove Fern)How to propagate the large brackish mangrove fern Acrostichum aureum by rhizome division and spores. An emergent marginal plant, not a subme
- Propagating Carex elata 'Aurea' (Bowles's Golden Sedge)How to propagate the tussock-forming Bowles's Golden sedge by clump division. A marginal bog and waterside plant, not a submerged aquarium p
- Propagating Nuphar lutea (Yellow Water-Lily)How to propagate Nuphar lutea by dividing its stout branching rhizome or sowing seeds, with conditions for floating and submersed leaves in
- Propagating Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' by Rhizome DivisionDivide the rhizome of variegated Japanese sweet flag to multiply it. Honest note: it is a marginal bog plant, not a true aquatic, and slowly
- Propagating Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata' by Rhizome DivisionDivide the rhizome of variegated yellow flag iris to multiply this marginal pond plant. Note: it is emergent, not a submerged aquarium plant
- Propagating Halymenia 'Dragon Breath' MacroalgaeHow to propagate the vivid red marine macroalga Halymenia 'Dragon Breath' by fragmentation, anchor it in rubble, and keep it thriving with l
- Propagating Gracilaria parvispora (Hawaiian Ogo) by DivisionHow to propagate the red macroalga Gracilaria parvispora by fragmentation and tumbling in a refugium for nutrient export and high-value tang
- Propagating Codium decorticatum (Dead Man's Fingers) by FragmentationA guide to propagating the spongy, dichotomously branched marine macroalga Codium decorticatum by careful branch fragmentation in advanced r
- Propagating Ulva intestinalis (Gutweed) in Marine RefugiumsHow to propagate Ulva intestinalis by dividing its tubular thallus for fast nutrient export, tang food, and lush green growth in marine and
- Propagating Caulerpa lentillifera (Sea Grapes)How to propagate sea grapes, an edible marine green macroalga, by dividing its creeping stolon, with refugium and aquaculture tips and a war
- Propagating Caulerpa peltata (Disk Caulerpa)How to propagate Caulerpa peltata, a marine green macroalga, by dividing its creeping stolon runner, with warnings about going sexual and th
- Propagating Utricularia gibba (Humped Bladderwort)How to propagate humped bladderwort, a rootless free-floating carnivorous plant, by dividing its tangled stolon mat, plus tips to keep this
- Propagating Aldrovanda vesiculosa (Waterwheel Plant)How to propagate the rootless, free-floating carnivorous waterwheel plant by dividing its branching floating stem, plus turions for dormancy