A Bucephalandra Artemis plant prepared for use in blackwater aquariums, photographed against a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra Artemis

$10.00
Bucephalandra Catherinae Dark Carpet

Bucephalandra Catherinae Dark Carpet

$10.00
A group of five buce aquarium plants with varying hues of green, red, blue leaves for blackwater aquariums, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra Mix (Pack of 5)

$40.00
Venus Fly Trap carnivorous plant in pot with open traps, photographed on a natural background for blackwater pond use at Betta Botanicals.

Venus Fly Traps | Dionaea muscipula

$13.00
Potted Giant Hairgrass (Eleocharis montevidensis) aquarium plant with long, thin green stems in a black slotted pot, photographed on a natural background for Betta Botanicals.

Giant Hairgrass | Eleocharis montevidensis

From $6.99
Potted Bacopa caroliniana aquarium plant with upright green stems and leaves in a black slotted pot, photographed on a natural background for Betta Botanicals.

Bacopa Caroliniana

From $6.50
Potted Cryptocoryne parva aquarium plant with compact green leaves growing upright in a black slotted pot, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Parva

From $6.50
Potted Cryptocoryne lucens aquarium plant with clusters of upright green leaves in a black slotted pot, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Lucen

From $6.00
A Bucephalandra Theia aquatic plant prepared for use in blackwater aquariums, photographed against a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra Theia

$10.00
A bare root portion of buce godzilla for blackwater aquariums, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra Godzilla | sp. 'kedagang red'

$10.00
An Anubias hastifolia potted for use in blackwater aquariums, photographed on a white background at Betta Botanicals.

Arrowhead Anubias | Anubias hastifolia

From $9.99
A Green Ozelot Sword plant potted for use in blackwater aquariums, photographed against a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Green Ozelot Sword | Echinodorus Ozelot 'Green'

From $7.99
Rotala Blood Red (Rotala rotundifolia ‘Blood Red’) aquarium stem plant with red stems and green-red leaves, photographed on a natural background for Betta Botanicals.

Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'

$5.50
Potted Anubias congensis aquarium plant with upright green leaves and visible rhizome in a black slotted pot, photographed on a natural background for Betta Botanicals.

Anubias Congensis

From $7.50
Bare-root Cryptocoryne beckettii aquarium plant with green to brown wavy leaves and white roots, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Beckettii

$6.00
Potted Cryptocoryne lutea aquarium plant with clusters of tall green leaves in a black slotted pot, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Lutea

From $6.00
Bare-root Cryptocoryne costata aquarium plant with long, narrow green leaves and visible white roots, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Cryptocoryne Costata

$7.50
A bare root portion of buce mini boyan for blackwater aquariums, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Bucephalandra Mini Boyan

$10.00

Botanical Method, Blackwater, and Biotope Aquarium Plants

In the Botanical Method Aquarium, plants play a vital role. The species we’ve selected are tint-tolerant plants, adapted to thrive in low light and acidic conditions of blackwaters.

Resilient choices such as Anubias, Bucephalandra, Java Fern, Cryptocoryne, and Amazon Swords root into substrates or attach to wood and stone, where detritus and biofilms collect. Their leaves provide cover for fish, their roots oxygenate the substrate, and their steady growth creates foraging zones for shrimp and microfauna.

For aquarists keeping Betta fish, Apistogramma, and other community fish, these plants help recreate the forest streams and shaded tributaries where many of these fish evolved. They are not fast growers, but ideal aquarium plants for the long-term rhythms of a blackwater ecosystem—settling in slowly and rewarding patience with stability.