All Aquatic Plants

Blackwater habitats around the globe mainly contain emergent plant growth - but a few aquarium appropriate plants have adapted to life in tannin stained waters. Our selection of H2O Plants here are a few of our favorites which we've grown over the years in our blackwater, biotope, and botanical method aquariums. We HIGHLY recommend signing up for back-in-stock notifications as we sell out of these quickly. Care should be taken to research how CO2, Light, and Nutrients are absorbed by plants in tinted water - we have a number of blogs on this topic we encourage you to read through!

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Bucephalandra brownie with broad green leaves and visible rhizome, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra sp. Brownie
$10.00
$10.00
Bucephalandra ‘Theia’ with elongated oval leaves and subtle red undertones, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra Theia
$10.00
$10.00
Bucephalandra with narrow wavy leaves and a pale bud, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra Velvet
$10.00
$10.00
A cup portion of green christmas moss for planted aquarims and botanical method aquariums against a dark substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Christmas Moss | Vesicularia montagnei
$9.99
$9.99
A bare root cryptocoryne balansae with a quarter for scale against a white backdrop for use in blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Balansae
$7.99
$7.99
A rooted cryptocoryne spiralis with tall green leaves in a blackwater aquarium with dark substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Spiralis
$7.99
$7.99
A rooted portion of Cryptocoryne undulata with lime green and brown leaves in a blackwater aquarium with a dark substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Undulata
$8.99
$8.99
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A rooted Cryptocoryne Wendtii Tropica plant with green hammered leaves for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Tropica'
$8.99
$8.99
$9.99
A rooted portion of Cryptocoryne Wendtii red with ruffled red foliage in a blackwater aquarium with a dark substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Portion: Green

Cryptocoryne Wendtii (Red, Green, or Brown)
from $6.99
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A cup portion of green duckweed for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Duckweed | Lemna minor
$5.99
$5.99
Dwarf Aquarium Lily | Nymphaea Stellata

Portion: Bulb

Dwarf Aquarium Lily | Nymphaea Stellata
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Dwarf water lettuce by Betta Botanicals, for planted tanks, betta fish tanks, and botanical aquariums.

Dwarf Water Lettuce
$7.00
$7.00
Green feathered moss on a silver wire mesh in an aquarium with dark substrate for blackwater, biotope and botanical method aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Fissidens Moss | Fissidens Nobilis
$18.00
$18.00
A potted portion of Eleocharis Vivipara with green slender leaves for use in a botanical method blackwater aquarium at Betta Botanicals.

Portion: Clump

Giant Hairgrass | Eleocharis Vivipara
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Giant Water Lettuce by Betta Botanicals, for fish tanks, aquariums, and blackwater biotope aquariums.

Giant Water Lettuce
$7.00
$7.00
A giant water sensitive plant with small green leaves a delicate yellow flowers for ponds at Betta Botanicals.

Portion: 2" Pot

Giant Water Sensitive Plant | Aeschynomene fluitans
from $8.50
from $8.50
A rooted green ozelot echinodorus plant in a blackwater aquarium with a dark substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Portion: Bare root

Green Ozelot Sword | Echinodorus Ozelot 'Green'
from $7.99
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A rooted clump of green and brown guppy grass with long slender leaves on its stem in a natural black substrate of an aquarium at Betta Botanicals.

Guppy Grass | Najas guadalupensis
$18.00
$18.00
A horsetail rush aquatic pond plant with tall green and brown shoots in a black grow pot for ponds and shallow aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Horsetail Rush | Equisetum hyemale
$10.00
$10.00
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A rooted portion of Italian Vallisneria with tall lime green leaves in a blackwater aquarium with a dark substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Portion: Bare Root (Single Plant)

Italian Vallisneria | Vallisneria spiralis
from $5.00
from $5.00
$5.99
A rooted java fern plant with tall lime green leaves in a blackwater aquarium with dark substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Portion: Bare root

Java Fern | Microsorum pteropus
from $6.99
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A portion of Singapore Java Moss Vesicularia dubyana in a growing cup against a dark background for use in blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Java Moss | Vesicularia dubyana
$8.99
$8.99
A potted portion of Water Mosaic plant for outdoor ponds and summer tubs at Betta Botanicals.

Portion: 2" Pot

Mosaic Plant | Ludwigia sedioides
from $8.99
from $8.99
A group of three Nepenthes pitcher plants in red planters for paludariums or house plant collections at Betta Botanicals

Nepenthes Carnivorous Plants
$15.00
$15.00

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Kielmeyera lathrophyton seed pods displayed in varied sizes and natural textures, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium and vivarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Kielmeyera Pod | Kielmeyera lathrophyton | Release Date 7/1
$10.00
$10.00
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Cariniana savu trumpet pods arranged in a circular cluster, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Savu Trumpet Pods | Cariniana sp. 'Savu' | Releasing 7/1
$21.00
$21.00
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Euphorbia antiquorum seed pods in varying shades of tannin brown, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Antiquorum Pods | Euphorbia Antiquorum Linn | Releasing 7/1
$9.50
$9.50
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Three textured Pente de Onca seed pods showing interior and exterior views, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Pente de Onca Pods | Bignoniaceae haplolophium | Releasing 7/1
$9.00
$9.00
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A flat lay of brown and green leaf litter and brown and red seed pods for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

2025 PRIDE PACK | A Variety Pack Fundraiser for The Trevor Project
$28.00
$28.00
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A group of three green and red pitcher plants in terracotta pots against a black background at Betta Botanicals.

Sarracenia Carnivorous Bog Plants
$15.00
$15.00
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A group of six hard shelled bornean ironwood tree seed pods with light brown exteriors and dark brown interiors for the blackwater botanical method aquarium at Betta Botanicals.

Ulin Pods | Eusideroxylon zwageri
$22.00
$22.00
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A red mangrove propagule with lime green leaves rooted in a dark aquarium substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Red Mangrove Propagule | Rhyzophora mangle
$10.00
$10.00
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Stems of Rotala Rotundifolia with lime green circular leaves planted into a dark substrate for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Rotala Rotundifolia Green
$6.99
$6.99
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A rooted clump of green and brown guppy grass with long slender leaves on its stem in a natural black substrate of an aquarium at Betta Botanicals.

Guppy Grass | Najas guadalupensis
$18.00
$18.00
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A group of three fibrous and branching Ceylon date palm flower stalks for blackwater biotope aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Style: 1c Ceylon Date Palm Stalk

Ceylon Date Palm Stalk | Phoenix pusilla
from $15.00
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A pile of brown and tan fishtail palm stems with rough outer texture against a white background for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Fishtail Palm Stems | Caryota mitis
$10.00
$10.00
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Kiriwel Bark | Ichnocarpus frutescens

Kiriwel Bark | Ichnocarpus frutescens
$13.00
$13.00
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A pile of green morus alba mulberry leaf litter for use in shrimp, snail, and pleco aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Mulberry Leaves | Morus alba
$12.00
$12.00
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A pile of brown, dried Tamarind indica leaves, ideal for botanical method aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Tamarind Leaf Litter | Tamarindus indica
$10.00
$10.00
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Nettle Leaves for Shrimp by Betta Botanicals with a Cherry Shrimp Colony eating the bright green leaves.

Nettle Leaves | Urtica dioica
$12.00
$12.00
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A selection of WYSIWYG Manzanita wood pieces for aquascaping blackwater, biotope and botanical method aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Select'Starwood' Manzanita: #2 'Starwood' Manzanita

Starwood Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $30.00
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Exotic manzanita wood for aquascaping in blackwater aquariums and bioactive vivariums at Betta Botanicals.

Manzanita Piece: #2 Exotic Manzanita

Exotic Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $28.00
from $28.00
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Branching manzanita driftwood for planted blackwater aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Manzanita Piece: #1 Branching Manzanita

Branching Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
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from $28.00
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Trio of large, textured Para Para seed pods with dark brown exteriors and split seams, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Para Para Pods | Jacaranda copaia | Releasing 7/1
$11.50
$11.50
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Terentang Leaves in mixed sizes and natural brown color tones, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Terentang Leaves | Campnosperma sp. | Releasing 7/1
$15.00
$15.00
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Swamp Grass in loose golden strands, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Swamp Grass | Carex sp. | Releasing 7/1
$10.00
$10.00

Build Your Ecosystem

Aquarium botanicals have varying levels of durability, which is predictive of the leafs waxy coating and the seed pods woody composition. All types are equally important to the botanical aquarium as they build different layers of the ecosystem.