Bucephalandra Mini Boyan
Bucephalandra Mini Boyan
Common Name: Buce Mini Boyan
Bucephalandra Mini Boyan is a compact, rhizome-based aquatic plant known for its rounded, glossy leaves and tight growth pattern, making it an excellent choice for small aquariums, shrimp tanks, or foreground placement in blackwater and botanical method setups. This variety does best when tied to wood, rock, or botanicals such as Sapucaia Pods or Catappa Bark, and should never be planted in the substrate.
As with most Bucephalandra, Mini Boyan is a slow grower, but it rewards patient aquarists with rich coloration as new growth transitions from emersed to submerged form. Its small leaf size and tight spacing make it ideal for nano tanks and aquascapes where scale and detail matter. Low to medium light and stable water conditions will promote healthy, algae-free development.
To propagate, trim the rhizome into segments with at least 3 leaves and reattach to a new surface. All Bucephalandra are sustainably cultivated—not wild harvested—to protect native habitats and ensure long-term viability in the hobby.
Caring for Bucephalandra Mini Boyan in Blackwater Aquariums
Please note that each piece may vary slightly in leaf shape and size due to natural variation.
Sold As: Individual Plant
Care Level: Easy
Lighting Requirement: Low to Medium
CO2: Not needed, but beneficial
Growth Rate: Slow
Native Habitat: Borneo
Tint Tolerance: Low to High
Tank Placement: Foreground – Mid-ground
All plants may contain snails or snail eggs. We keep them in all of our tanks for the benefits they provide. Our blackwater aquarium plants are provided by H2OPlants in adherence to their Shipping and DOA Policies. Your curated selection will arrive in their packaging, separate from your botanical and merch orders.
contrast the tint with greenery
While the aesthetic appeal of tinted waters can be quite attractive to us, the recreation of nature—which includes both submerged and emersed plants—is the end goal. Flora helps to improve water conditions, feeding patterns, spawning displays, and territory building.
Aquatic Plant FAQs
DOA Policy
Please ensure that you add a heat pack or cold pack to your orders if temperatures in your area are above 90°F or below 40°F. Click for more info on our DOA Policy.
Are these plants duckweed and snail free?
All Plants may contain snails or snail eggs, small macroinvertebrates, and duckweed. We keep them in all of our tanks for the benefits they provide. We have experienced the presence of small snails, ostracods, daphnia, and beneficial detritus worms.
Are your plants only for tinted water conditions?
Nope! All of our plants will grow perfectly in untinted aquariums that have CO2 and aquasoils, or low-tech planted aquariums. Our selection, though, is optimized for emersed plant growth and low- to medium-tinted water environments.
What is your aquatic plant shipping schedule?
We’re a small company and ship Tuesdays & Thursdays only. Orders placed Wednesday–Sunday → Ship Tuesday. Orders placed Monday–Tuesday → Ship Thursday
Are your plants just for bettas?
Nope. Our aquatic plants are safe for almost all aquariums, terrariums, vivariums, and paludariums. Many of our plants can be grown emersed in filter compartments, vivariums, or incorporated into wabikua.
What are Tannins?
Tannins are natural compounds released by leaves, seed pods, and bark as they decompose in water. They soften water, gently lower pH, and create the characteristic tea-stained tint found in blackwater habitats. But their role goes far beyond color—tannins fuel beneficial bacteria, fungi, and biofilms, which form the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. They also offer mild antifungal benefits and help reduce stress in fish by replicating the natural conditions they’ve evolved in. At their core, tannins are plant-derived antioxidants that connect your aquarium to the same processes at work in wild flooded forests and streams.