Encyclopedia > List of freshwater aquarium plant species
Aquatic plants are used to give the aquarium a realistic appearance, oxygenate the water, and provide habitat for fish, especially fry (babies) and for invertebrate species. Some aquarium fish and invertebrates also eat live plants. Many commonly-used plant species come from the rivers of South America. Aquatic plants — also called hydrophytic plants or hydrophytes — are plants that have adapted to living in or on aquatic environments. ... A 335,000 U.S. gallon (1. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Several species of land plants such as umbrella pine and aluminum plant (Pilea cadairei) are also frequently sold as "aquarium plants". While such plants can survive for a few weeks immersed, they will eventually die and must be removed so their decay does not contaminate the aquarium water. Species See text The Anubias are an undemanding and adaptable group of plants that are commonly used in the aquarium. ... Species Ceratophyllum is a cosmopolitan genus of flowering plants, commonly found in ponds, marshes, and quiet streams in tropical and in temperate regions. ... Orders Anthocerotales Nothothylales Hornworts (or horned liverworts) are a group of non-vascular plants comprising the class Anthocerotae. ... Species See text Cryptocoryne (water trumpet) is a genus of aquatic monocot plants from the family Araceae (arums). ... Species See text Cryptocoryne (water trumpet) is a genus of aquatic monocot plants from the family Araceae (arums). ... Species Elodea canadensis Elodea nuttallii Elodea is a genus of aquatic plants often called the Water weeds. ... Genera Landoltia Lemna Spirodela Wolffia Wolffiella Lemnaceae, or the Duckweed family, is a family of monocot flowering plants containing the duckweeds (also known as water lentils). ... Species Pistia stratoites Pistia is a genus of aquatic plant, its members are often called water lettuces. ... Species Vallisneria aethiopica Vallisneria americana Vallisneria alternifolia Vallisneria anhuiensis Vallisneria asiatica Vallisneria natans Vallisneria spiralis Vallisneria is a genus of aquatic plant, commonly called eelgrass or tape grass. ... Umbrella Pine is another name for Stone Pine Sciadopitys (Japanese Umbrella-pine) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a clear-sided container (typically constructed of glass or high-strength plastic) in which water-dwelling plants and animals (usually fish, and sometimes invertebrates, as well as amphibians, marine mammals, and reptiles) are kept in captivity, often for public display; or it is an establishment featuring such displays.
The framed-glass aquarium was a specialized version of the glazed Wardian case developed for British horticulturists in the 1830s to protect exotic plants on long sea voyages.
Freshwater aquaria remain the most popular due to their lower cost and easier maintenance, but marine (saltwater) aquaria have gained cachet as dedicated enthusiasts prove it is possible to preserve these challenging environments.
It is established in vicinities of aquarium fish farms in the Tamiami and Snapper creek canals in Dade County.
This species is native to rivers and lakes throughout western Africa, in the Chad Basin, in the Nile River, and south to the Congo River (Daget and Iltis 1965).
This species of tilapia occurs in Africa in the Bandama, Benue, Chari, Ituri, Niger, Sassandra, Senegal, Ubangi, Uele, Volta rivers; in lakes Albert, Chad, and George; and in the Near East in the Jordan River (Thys van den Audenaerde 1968).
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