Blyxa japonica

Blyxa aubertiiis a lovely aquatic plant and adds a spikey upright element in a planted aquarium. The long slender leaves of Blyxa auberti flow in the current of your planted aquarium In strong light, the plant has a bronze tinge to the leaves. In more modest lighting the leaves are a translucent green. This is the smaller of the two commercially availableBlyxasp. and makes a lovely addition to the front or midground of an aquascape. This plant does best in a well-tended high light CO2 suplemented tank with a nutritious substrate. It does not tolerate abuse from boisterous fish. This is an obligate aquatic, meaning that it cannot grow out of the water.

Common Name: Blyxa japonica

Family Name:Hydrocharitaceae

Native To: Asia from India and New Guinea to Japan and Australia

Lighting: Medium to high

Requirements: Prefers soft-medium hard water, supplemental CO2 and good nutrition

Growth Form:Rosette

Growth Rate:Fast in good conditons

True Aquatic:Obligate aquatic

Placement in Tank: Fore to midground

Available As: Bare root