Plants / Epiphytes
Epiphytes · Tough
Anubias
Anubias barteri
Leaves last for years and herbivorous fish do not eat them. It grows best attached to stone or wood.
Needs
Care levelEasy
LightLow
CO₂Not needed
GrowthSlow
HeightUp to 15 cm
Temperature22–26 °C
WhereTied to wood or rock
Feeds throughLeaves, from the water
FamilyAraceae
Native toWest-Central Africa: Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria (var. nana: Cameroon)
How to keep it
- Tie or glue it to wood or rock
- Low to medium light
- Be patient: slow but very hardy
- Burying the rhizome (it rots)
- Too much light (algae on leaves)
Don't bury it. Tie or glue it to wood or rock.
Sources
13 facts checked with sources
- Scientific namePOWO: Anubias barteri Schott · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- FamilycorrectedPOWO: Anubias barteri Schott · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- Native rangecorrectedPOWO: Anubias barteri Schott · Tropica: Anubias barteri var. nana (101) · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- LightTropica: Anubias barteri nana (101TC) · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- CO₂Tropica: Anubias barteri nana (101TC) · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- GrowthTropica: Anubias barteri nana (101TC) · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- Care levelTropica: Anubias barteri var. nana (101) · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- HeightcorrectedTropica: Anubias barteri var. nana (101) · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. barteri
- TemperaturecorrectedFlowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
- Where to plantFlowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana · Tropica: Anubias barteri var. nana (101)
- Water or land plantcorrectedFlowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. barteri · Tropica: Anubias barteri var. nana (101)
- AboutTropica: Anubias barteri var. nana (101)
- Care tipsTropica: Anubias barteri var. nana (101) · Flowgrow: Anubias barteri var. nana
Good with
Animals that leave it alone
