Richard James

Monte Carlo (more properly called Micranthemum ‘Monte Carlo’) is one of the easiest carpeting aquarium plants to grow across the aquarium floor. This plant is famed for being used by professional aquascapers to create lush, green carpets in their displays. Monte Carlo is a surprisingly undemanding plant that will quickly spread across the bottom of […]

Amazon Sword plants are probably one of the most recognizable plants, and certainly one of the most popular plants in the freshwater fishkeeping hobby. Amazon Sword plants have been in the hobby for 50 years or more, and their popularity has barely wained. Amazon Sword plants are beautiful, architectural, and incredibly hardy, making them an

I am fairly sure, with the possible exception of algae, Java Moss is the easiest plant to grow in an aquarium. Simply place it in water, give in some light and some nutrients, and Java Moss can’t help but grow. Not only is Java Moss really easy to grow, but it is also possibly one

Mermaid Weed, which is also known as Saw-Tooth Hygro thanks to the saw-like edges to its leaves, is one of the most dramatic plants in the aquascaping hobby. Not only do the leaves have a stunning natural shape, but they also change from green to deep pink when conditions are right. Although not the easiest

In recent years there has been a massive rise in the popularity of planted aquariums. The high number of professional aquascapers showing their skills on YouTube has given rise to a whole generation of fish keepers who are now interested in growing aquatic plants. Temple Plant, which is also known by its scientific name Hygrophila