Foreground aquarium plants
Foreground plants stay short enough to sit at the front of the tank without blocking the view. Each profile lists the light and CO2 a plant wants and how quickly it fills in.
33 plants
Alternanthera reineckii mini
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'Medium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Banana plant
Nymphoides aquaticaMedium lightForeground5.9 in (15 cm)
Brookweed
Samolus valerandiHigh lightForeground5.9 in (15 cm)
Common nardoo
Marsilea drummondiiMedium lightForeground4.7 in (12 cm)
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne parvaMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Cryptocoryne willisii
Cryptocoryne × willisiiLow lightForeground5.9 in (15 cm)
Dwarf baby tears
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'High lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Dwarf chain sword
Ranalisma rostratumMedium lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Dwarf hairgrass
Eleocharis parvulaMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Dwarf sagittaria
Sagittaria subulataLow lightForeground11.8 in (30 cm)
Dwarf water clover
Marsilea crenataLow lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Eriocaulon cinereum
Eriocaulon cinereumHigh lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)Eriocaulon Sulawesi
Eriocaulon sp. 'Sulawesi'High lightForeground1.2 in (3 cm)
Glosso
Glossostigma elatinoidesHigh lightForeground1.6 in (4 cm)
Hydrocotyle Japan
Hydrocotyle tripartitaMedium lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Hydrocotyle mini
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioidesHigh lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Marimo moss ball
Aegagropila linnaeiLow lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Marsilea hirsuta
Marsilea hirsutaMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Marsilea quadrifolia
Marsilea quadrifoliaMedium lightForeground4.7 in (12 cm)
Mauritius micro sword
Lilaeopsis mauritianaMedium lightForeground2.8 in (7 cm)
Micro sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensisMedium lightForeground2.4 in (6 cm)Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweedieiMedium lightForeground2 in (5 cm)Narrow leaf water clover
Marsilea angustifoliaMedium lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Needle hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularisMedium lightForeground7.9 in (20 cm)
Pogostemon helferi
Pogostemon helferiHigh lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Pygmy chain sword
Helanthium tenellumMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Ranunculus
Ranunculus inundatusHigh lightForeground5.9 in (15 cm)Schismatoglottis prietoi
Schismatoglottis prietoiLow lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)Staurogyne Porto Velho
Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho'High lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Staurogyne repens
Staurogyne repensMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
UG
Utricularia graminifoliaHigh lightForeground1.6 in (4 cm)
Waterwort
Elatine hydropiperHigh lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Whorled pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillataHigh lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
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