Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' – A compact, intense splash of red
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' is a little color bomb for the foreground of your aquarium. With its vibrant purple leaves and ultra-compact size, it's ideal for creating contrast in even the smallest planted tanks. Its moderate growth makes it easy to control, and with regular pruning, you'll achieve a dense, colorful carpet barely 5 cm high. It loves light, and a CO2 system can do it good, but it remains relatively easy to maintain. Perfect for aquascaping as well as for nano-aquariums, it adds a real aesthetic plus to any type of decor.
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' is a dwarf version grown in vitro, ensuring a healthy plant free from algae and pests . This perennial plant, with dark red to purple leaves, was selected for its ability to provide a nice density in small spaces. Unlike its larger sister, it remains at a modest height of 5 to 10 cm , making it ideal for small aquariums or for foreground displays in larger tanks.
Highly prized in aquascaping, it helps break up the monotony of greenery by providing a real visual contrast. Its short, dense foliage gives it a very graphic appearance when pruned regularly. It grows rather slowly, which limits intensive maintenance, but still requires a well-designed environment: medium to strong light, and good nutrition via suitable nutrients .
Growing conditions and tips for beautiful growth
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' thrives in a well-lit aquarium with a temperature between 20 and 28°C, a pH of 6 to 7.5, and a moderate GH. For its most beautiful colors, intense lighting is recommended. Although it can survive without CO2, it will truly thrive with moderate CO2 diffusion.
It thrives in rich, well-drained soil. Rock or engineered soil will be a good ally to support its growth. To encourage rooting, it can be combined with an aquarium root or decorative elements that will maintain humidity at its base. Be careful when watering: like many plants grown from emerged culture, it can be a little sluggish when submerged. You will need to give it time to adapt.
As for maintenance, it's not rocket science. Regular pruning is necessary to prevent it from reaching the surface and losing its compact shape. It can also be easily replanted from cuttings. To maximize its potential, also remember to keep the filter well-cleaned to keep the water clean and clear, essential for photosynthesis.
Finally, this plant being a cultivar , it does not exist in nature in this form. It is a true horticultural creation, selected for its beauty and compactness. It was introduced in Europe in the 1960s, and since then, it has conquered aquarists around the world thanks to its unique aesthetic and ease of maintenance.
Planting tips and daily maintenance
Before planting your Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini', carefully remove it from its pot, remove all the rock wool, and trim any overly long roots. Feel free to divide the plant into small clumps for a more harmonious and denser planting. It can be planted alone or in groups, depending on the desired effect.
In an aquarium, it pairs very well with green plants with fine foliage or natural elements such as light aquarium sand or a contrasting nutrient substrate . Keep in mind that to maintain its pretty red hues, it needs a little more attention than a classic green plant. But the rewards are well worth it.
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AQUAEL Filter Foam for Unifilter: Biological and mechanical filtration
Give your aquarium optimal filtration with AQUAEL filter foam for Unifilter 750/1000. Designed to capture impurities and promote biological balance, this foam guarantees clearer and healthier water. Thanks to its porous texture, it supports the beneficial bacteria essential to your aquarium's ecosystem. Easy to install and replace, it extends the life of your filter and ensures an optimal environment for your fish.
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Echinodorus 'Reni' is a real gem for your aquarium. This compact cultivar is attractive for its controlled size and leaves in shades ranging from saffron red to beetroot red . It is one of the lowest growing red Echinodorus, perfect for tanks of all sizes. Its moderate growth and resistance make it an ally of choice for beginners and experienced aquarists. It thrives even without the addition of a CO2 system , and simply requires moderate light and a little nutrients to reveal its full potential. Versatile and easy to maintain, it can be planted in the background or in the background to create a lively and structured decor.
Spectacular red plant with intense and varied reflections
Ideal for small and large aquariums, easy to maintain
Hottonia palustris – Fine, dense foliage, perfect for mid-season areas
Hottonia palustris , or Marsh Hottonia, is an aquarium plant with light and very graphic foliage . Native to Europe and Asia, it is perfect for creating a soft transition between low and tall plants. With its bright light green stems and finely cut leaves, it immediately brings a natural and airy effect to the decor. Undemanding, it grows slowly but surely, and its maintenance remains easy even for beginners. It can reach up to 30 cm in height and is ideally placed in the middle or background zone in nano tanks. It grows well without CO2, although a small contribution can boost its density. A beautiful plant, discreet but full of charm.
Fine, light green foliage for a natural, light effect
Perfect for the intermediate areas of the aquarium
ShrimpsSoil BROWN 9l from JBL is a substrate without additional nutrients for shrimp aquariums : special soil for aquascaping aquariums. Vigorous plants: optimal oxygen supply and average grain size. For an immediate supply of nutrients and minerals .
Unifilter UV 750from Aquael are internal filters equipped with UV diodes , which guarantee the clarity of the water and help to provide the right conditions for the inhabitants of the aquarium.
AQUAEL Filter Foam for Unifilter: Biological and mechanical filtration
Give your aquarium optimal filtration with AQUAEL filter foam for Unifilter 750/1000. Designed to capture impurities and promote biological balance, this foam guarantees clearer and healthier water. Thanks to its porous texture, it supports the beneficial bacteria essential to your aquarium's ecosystem. Easy to install and replace, it extends the life of your filter and ensures an optimal environment for your fish.
Double mechanical and biological filtration for clear water
Echinodorus 'Reni' is a real gem for your aquarium. This compact cultivar is attractive for its controlled size and leaves in shades ranging from saffron red to beetroot red . It is one of the lowest growing red Echinodorus, perfect for tanks of all sizes. Its moderate growth and resistance make it an ally of choice for beginners and experienced aquarists. It thrives even without the addition of a CO2 system , and simply requires moderate light and a little nutrients to reveal its full potential. Versatile and easy to maintain, it can be planted in the background or in the background to create a lively and structured decor.
Spectacular red plant with intense and varied reflections
Ideal for small and large aquariums, easy to maintain
Hottonia palustris – Fine, dense foliage, perfect for mid-season areas
Hottonia palustris , or Marsh Hottonia, is an aquarium plant with light and very graphic foliage . Native to Europe and Asia, it is perfect for creating a soft transition between low and tall plants. With its bright light green stems and finely cut leaves, it immediately brings a natural and airy effect to the decor. Undemanding, it grows slowly but surely, and its maintenance remains easy even for beginners. It can reach up to 30 cm in height and is ideally placed in the middle or background zone in nano tanks. It grows well without CO2, although a small contribution can boost its density. A beautiful plant, discreet but full of charm.
Fine, light green foliage for a natural, light effect
Perfect for the intermediate areas of the aquarium
ShrimpsSoil BROWN 9l from JBL is a substrate without additional nutrients for shrimp aquariums : special soil for aquascaping aquariums. Vigorous plants: optimal oxygen supply and average grain size. For an immediate supply of nutrients and minerals .
Unifilter UV 750from Aquael are internal filters equipped with UV diodes , which guarantee the clarity of the water and help to provide the right conditions for the inhabitants of the aquarium.
AQUAEL Filter Foam for Unifilter: Biological and mechanical filtration
Give your aquarium optimal filtration with AQUAEL filter foam for Unifilter 750/1000. Designed to capture impurities and promote biological balance, this foam guarantees clearer and healthier water. Thanks to its porous texture, it supports the beneficial bacteria essential to your aquarium's ecosystem. Easy to install and replace, it extends the life of your filter and ensures an optimal environment for your fish.
Double mechanical and biological filtration for clear water
Staurogyne repens - A compact and robust aquarium plant
Staurogyne repens is a compact and resilient aquatic plant, ideal for the foreground of your aquarium. Native to the Rio Cristalino in Brazil, this plant forms a dense, low bush thanks to its small, bright green leaves. It grows slowly and adapts easily to different aquatic environments. Its maintenance is simple: with medium light and a moderate supply of CO2, it flourishes effortlessly. Perfect for aquascaping , it creates a superb plant carpet that will enhance your natural decor. Grown in vitro, it guarantees a healthy and pest-free introduction to your aquarium.
Limnobium laevigatum - A decorative and easy floating plant
Limnobium laevigatum , also known as Frogweed , is a floating plant native to South America. It is ideal for uncovered aquariums and adds a natural touch with its bright green leaves. Popular for its long roots that provide hiding places for surface fish, this plant is also an excellent indicator of nutrients in the water. Easy to maintain and with medium growth, it is suitable for both beginners and experienced aquarists.
Aesthetic floating plant: Perfect for uncovered aquariums.
Easy to maintain: Low light and CO2 requirements.
Ideal hiding places: Provides shelter for surface fish.
Salvinia minima - The perfect floating plant for your aquarium
Salvinia minima is a small floating fern that adds a natural and elegant touch to aquariums. Highly prized for its water-repellent leaves and rapid growth , it forms a green carpet on the water's surface, providing ideal shelter for fish and helping to limit algae growth. Easy to maintain, it grows quickly in optimal conditions and filters light for a more natural environment.
Decorative floating plant: Decorates the surface of the aquarium.
Balances the aquarium: Reduces nitrates and limits algae.
Phyllanthus fluitans - A floating plant with red highlights
Phyllanthus fluitans , also known as Red Root Floater , is a floating plant native to South America. It is particularly popular for its heart-shaped leaves , which take on a reddish hue under intense lighting . Easy to maintain, it grows quickly and creates a spectacular surface effect while providing ideal shade for fish such as bettas. Its red roots and white flowers add a natural and original touch to any aquarium.
Unique decorative effect: Red foliage under strong light.
Fish Hideouts: Provides shelter for bettas and shrimp.
Dreaming of a lush, natural plant carpet for your aquarium? Eleocharis acicularis is the plant for you! Easy to grow, it grows quickly and adapts to a wide range of conditions. Ideal for beginners and experienced aquascapers alike, this grassy plant forms a dense, attractive carpet. It guarantees a natural look while improving water quality. Grown in vitro, it is guaranteed to be pest-free, algae-free, and free from chemical fertilizers.
Easy to grow : ideal for creating a natural plant carpet.
Parasite-free : from in vitro culture, guaranteed to be free of algae and snails.
Adaptable : suitable for both nano-aquariums and large volumes.
Micranthemum Monte Carlo - The ideal plant for a lush carpet
Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo' is a ground cover aquarium plant that forms a dense, lush carpet in the foreground of the tank. Native to South America, it is distinguished by its light green, rounded, and very compact foliage , perfect for creating a natural plant substrate. Easy to maintain, it thrives with good lighting and a moderate CO2 system . This versatile plant can be grown in a "dry start" to encourage its rooting before immersion. Suitable for beginners and experienced aquarists alike, it enhances any type of aquarium by adding a natural and harmonious touch.
Creates a dense plant carpet for a spectacular aquascaping effect.
Easy to care for with regular pruning to prevent suffocation.
Compatible with various conditions , even under moderate lighting.
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' - The ideal plant for a lawn carpet
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' is one of the most popular ground cover plants in aquascaping. With its tiny, rounded leaves , it creates a dense, lush carpet in the foreground of the aquarium. This exceptional plant, native to Cuba, requires good lighting and a CO2 system to express its full potential. Highly appreciated for its natural, lively appearance, it produces small oxygen bubbles that delicately attach to its leaves. Regular maintenance helps maintain its perfect grassy effect and prevents the lower parts from suffocating.
Creates a compact grass carpet for a natural and aesthetic look.
Ideal for aquascaping , perfect in the foreground of an aquarium.
Promotes oxygenation through the production of oxygen bubbles.
Taxiphyllum barbieri 'Java Moss' - The easy and versatile aquatic moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri , better known as Java Moss , is one of the most popular plants in aquariums. Very easy to maintain, it grows easily and requires neither intense lighting nor a CO2 system . It can be attached to rocks, roots or left free for a natural and lush effect. This aquatic moss is ideal for providing a refuge for fry and shrimp . Perfect for community aquariums as well as for breeding tanks, it allows you to create natural decors while promoting the balance of the tank.
Easy aquatic foam , perfect for beginners and experts.
Ideal for shrimp and fry , providing them with shelter and food.
Can be fixed to rocks and roots for a natural effect.
Staurogyne repens - A compact and robust aquarium plant
Staurogyne repens is a compact and resilient aquatic plant, ideal for the foreground of your aquarium. Native to the Rio Cristalino in Brazil, this plant forms a dense, low bush thanks to its small, bright green leaves. It grows slowly and adapts easily to different aquatic environments. Its maintenance is simple: with medium light and a moderate supply of CO2, it flourishes effortlessly. Perfect for aquascaping , it creates a superb plant carpet that will enhance your natural decor. Grown in vitro, it guarantees a healthy and pest-free introduction to your aquarium.
Limnobium laevigatum - A decorative and easy floating plant
Limnobium laevigatum , also known as Frogweed , is a floating plant native to South America. It is ideal for uncovered aquariums and adds a natural touch with its bright green leaves. Popular for its long roots that provide hiding places for surface fish, this plant is also an excellent indicator of nutrients in the water. Easy to maintain and with medium growth, it is suitable for both beginners and experienced aquarists.
Aesthetic floating plant: Perfect for uncovered aquariums.
Easy to maintain: Low light and CO2 requirements.
Ideal hiding places: Provides shelter for surface fish.
Salvinia minima - The perfect floating plant for your aquarium
Salvinia minima is a small floating fern that adds a natural and elegant touch to aquariums. Highly prized for its water-repellent leaves and rapid growth , it forms a green carpet on the water's surface, providing ideal shelter for fish and helping to limit algae growth. Easy to maintain, it grows quickly in optimal conditions and filters light for a more natural environment.
Decorative floating plant: Decorates the surface of the aquarium.
Balances the aquarium: Reduces nitrates and limits algae.
Phyllanthus fluitans - A floating plant with red highlights
Phyllanthus fluitans , also known as Red Root Floater , is a floating plant native to South America. It is particularly popular for its heart-shaped leaves , which take on a reddish hue under intense lighting . Easy to maintain, it grows quickly and creates a spectacular surface effect while providing ideal shade for fish such as bettas. Its red roots and white flowers add a natural and original touch to any aquarium.
Unique decorative effect: Red foliage under strong light.
Fish Hideouts: Provides shelter for bettas and shrimp.
Dreaming of a lush, natural plant carpet for your aquarium? Eleocharis acicularis is the plant for you! Easy to grow, it grows quickly and adapts to a wide range of conditions. Ideal for beginners and experienced aquascapers alike, this grassy plant forms a dense, attractive carpet. It guarantees a natural look while improving water quality. Grown in vitro, it is guaranteed to be pest-free, algae-free, and free from chemical fertilizers.
Easy to grow : ideal for creating a natural plant carpet.
Parasite-free : from in vitro culture, guaranteed to be free of algae and snails.
Adaptable : suitable for both nano-aquariums and large volumes.
Micranthemum Monte Carlo - The ideal plant for a lush carpet
Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo' is a ground cover aquarium plant that forms a dense, lush carpet in the foreground of the tank. Native to South America, it is distinguished by its light green, rounded, and very compact foliage , perfect for creating a natural plant substrate. Easy to maintain, it thrives with good lighting and a moderate CO2 system . This versatile plant can be grown in a "dry start" to encourage its rooting before immersion. Suitable for beginners and experienced aquarists alike, it enhances any type of aquarium by adding a natural and harmonious touch.
Creates a dense plant carpet for a spectacular aquascaping effect.
Easy to care for with regular pruning to prevent suffocation.
Compatible with various conditions , even under moderate lighting.
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' - The ideal plant for a lawn carpet
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' is one of the most popular ground cover plants in aquascaping. With its tiny, rounded leaves , it creates a dense, lush carpet in the foreground of the aquarium. This exceptional plant, native to Cuba, requires good lighting and a CO2 system to express its full potential. Highly appreciated for its natural, lively appearance, it produces small oxygen bubbles that delicately attach to its leaves. Regular maintenance helps maintain its perfect grassy effect and prevents the lower parts from suffocating.
Creates a compact grass carpet for a natural and aesthetic look.
Ideal for aquascaping , perfect in the foreground of an aquarium.
Promotes oxygenation through the production of oxygen bubbles.
Taxiphyllum barbieri 'Java Moss' - The easy and versatile aquatic moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri , better known as Java Moss , is one of the most popular plants in aquariums. Very easy to maintain, it grows easily and requires neither intense lighting nor a CO2 system . It can be attached to rocks, roots or left free for a natural and lush effect. This aquatic moss is ideal for providing a refuge for fry and shrimp . Perfect for community aquariums as well as for breeding tanks, it allows you to create natural decors while promoting the balance of the tank.
Easy aquatic foam , perfect for beginners and experts.
Ideal for shrimp and fry , providing them with shelter and food.
Can be fixed to rocks and roots for a natural effect.
Staurogyne repens - A compact and robust aquarium plant
Staurogyne repens is a compact and resilient aquatic plant, ideal for the foreground of your aquarium. Native to the Rio Cristalino in Brazil, this plant forms a dense, low bush thanks to its small, bright green leaves. It grows slowly and adapts easily to different aquatic environments. Its maintenance is simple: with medium light and a moderate supply of CO2, it flourishes effortlessly. Perfect for aquascaping , it creates a superb plant carpet that will enhance your natural decor. Grown in vitro, it guarantees a healthy and pest-free introduction to your aquarium.
Limnobium laevigatum - A decorative and easy floating plant
Limnobium laevigatum , also known as Frogweed , is a floating plant native to South America. It is ideal for uncovered aquariums and adds a natural touch with its bright green leaves. Popular for its long roots that provide hiding places for surface fish, this plant is also an excellent indicator of nutrients in the water. Easy to maintain and with medium growth, it is suitable for both beginners and experienced aquarists.
Aesthetic floating plant: Perfect for uncovered aquariums.
Easy to maintain: Low light and CO2 requirements.
Ideal hiding places: Provides shelter for surface fish.
Salvinia minima - The perfect floating plant for your aquarium
Salvinia minima is a small floating fern that adds a natural and elegant touch to aquariums. Highly prized for its water-repellent leaves and rapid growth , it forms a green carpet on the water's surface, providing ideal shelter for fish and helping to limit algae growth. Easy to maintain, it grows quickly in optimal conditions and filters light for a more natural environment.
Decorative floating plant: Decorates the surface of the aquarium.
Balances the aquarium: Reduces nitrates and limits algae.
Phyllanthus fluitans - A floating plant with red highlights
Phyllanthus fluitans , also known as Red Root Floater , is a floating plant native to South America. It is particularly popular for its heart-shaped leaves , which take on a reddish hue under intense lighting . Easy to maintain, it grows quickly and creates a spectacular surface effect while providing ideal shade for fish such as bettas. Its red roots and white flowers add a natural and original touch to any aquarium.
Unique decorative effect: Red foliage under strong light.
Fish Hideouts: Provides shelter for bettas and shrimp.
Easy to maintain: Low light and CO2 requirements.
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TROPICA - Alternanthera Reineckii 'Mini' - In vitro
