Aquarium Supply Store V8

At least one Coldpack is reccommended for the Summer months.

Plants do not ship well in extremes of weather.
Please note it may be 70 degrees in your location and 90 degrees here

Please add @ least one to each Aquarium Plant order .

Aponogeton natans is found in Sri Lanka and India. Its leaves are mostly floating, with only the long slender petiole below the surface of the water. This growth pattern blocks light to the other plants in the tank and therefore may not be suitable if low level high-light demanding plants are desired. The strong point of Aponogeton natans is its extreme hardiness. It"s been used by growerers to create hybrids that have the decorative characteristics of other species, but are less likely to go dormant under aquarium conditions.

Aponogeton boivinianus is one of the most precious aquarium plants available. Given the right environmental conditions this plant can grow very heavy and it is thus suitable for large tanks only. On full-grown individuals, the petiole is up to 20 cm long and the length of the blade up to 60 cm and 8 cm wide. The old leaves are dark green whereas the younger are brighter green and sometimes brownish until fully developed. A. boivinianus is a rather easy plant and it thrives well in a nutrient rich substrate and in water ranging from weakly alkaline to acid and from medium hard to soft. A. boivinianus is a stream plant and thus it likes some water movements in the aquarium. Like many of the Aponogetons, A. boivinianus requires a rest period once a year and we therefore recommend keeping the plant in a pot so that the plant is easily removed from the tank. Store the tuber in a cool and dry place for a couple of months before replanting it into the aquarium.

Aponogeton crispus is among the most valuable and beautiful aquarium plants. It has translucently bright to dark green leaves which reach a length of 30 cm. The blade is gently crispate - hence the scientific name crispus - and is carried on a30-cm long petiole. Aponogeton crispus prefers a nutrient rich substrate with clay and it adapts quite easily to the environment in most aquaria. The inflorescence is an emergent spike with white or cream coloured flowers which can be artificially pollinated with a fine brush. Alternatively, Aponogeton crispuscan be reproduced by dividing the tuberous rootstock.

In Nature the plant primarily grows in temporal ponds which dry out during the dry season and during this period the Aponogeton crispus lies dormant. However, the plant does not require such a dormancy period in the aquarium.