Shrimp Plant Pack for the Botanical Method Aquarium
Shrimp Plant Pack on the Surface:
The Shrimp Plant Pack is a curated live-plant assortment matched to your aquarium's tank size, lighting, and CO2, drawing from the same tint-tolerant, low-tech plants available individually on our site, plus new arrivals still working their way in from the grow-out ponds. Every plant offered in this assortment grows well without supplemental CO2 diffusion, the same conditions typical of a shrimp or nano fish aquarium. Each pack scales with tank volume, from a 5-gallon minimum of three plants up to a 10-gallon minimum of five.
Essential Details
- Care Level: Easy
- Growth Habit: Varies by selection – mosses, or floating and loosely rooted stems, and rhizome plants
- Light: Low to Low/Medium
- CO2: Not Necessary – every species in this assortment is selected to grow well without supplemental CO2
- Propagation: Varies by species – fragmentation for mosses, stem cuttings for guppy grass and similar stem plants
- Tint Tolerance: Moderate to High – most species in this assortment grow naturally in shaded, tannin-stained streams and tolerate blackwater tint
- Habitat Location: Global ecosystems where shrimp can be natural found, not biotope-specific
- Optimal For: Shrimp aquariums, nano fish aquariums, and low-tech planted aquariums without CO2 injection
- Use with Caution: May carry beneficial hitchhiking snails, snail eggs, or duckweed. We keep these in our own aquariums for the benefits they provide and do not guarantee a hitchhiker-free shipment.
- Size Range: Varies by species and growth form
- Quantities: 5-Gallon Pack: minimum 3 plants. 10-Gallon Pack: minimum 5 plants. Packs may include more than the stated minimum; total plant value always meets or exceeds the pack price.
- Shipping Restrictions: Some floating species carry state-level restrictions (e.g., Salvinia minima is restricted in CA, TX, and LA). Plants will be selected accordingly.
Shrimp Plant Pack for Planted Aquariums & Blackwater Biotopes
Because every plant in this assortment tolerates tinted, acidic water, this pack is built for the botanical method shrimp aquarium. Shrimp don't tolerate low pH water well, since it reduces their ability to calcify their shells, so many keepers dose added minerals to compensate. The plants in this pack tolerate that mineral content as readily as the tint. Your curated selection may include a plant not yet listed on the website, since new arrivals from the grow-out ponds enter this pack before they're sold individually.
The plants chosen in this pack are selected for their fine textures, high surface area, and ability to create refuge for baby shrimplets. Dense mosses and fine-stemmed plants like guppy grass grow into a tangle of roots and high surface area that shrimp need for their continual grazing; the biofilm colonizing every stem and leaf is their food source between regular feedings.
That same dense growth gives shrimp somewhere to retreat right after molting, when a shrimp's new exoskeleton is still soft, and it is at its most vulnerable to tankmates. Shrimplets rely on the same cover to stay out of sight of adult shrimp and fish until they are large enough to hold their own.
Beneath the Leaves: The Pack in the Wild
Nature's tinted ecosystems stretch across most of the world's continents, and the plants that colonize them provide refuge, habitat structure, and nutrient uptake that keep those habitats functioning. Across genera and continents, the plants in this pack contribute those same ecological roles inside the aquarium.
Where a botanical contributes as it breaks down, an aquatic plant is living and contributes as it grows. So let them grow. Mother Nature leads the way.
Sustainability Note:
Please select a heat/cold pack if necessary. Check your local weather before ordering to avoid any shipment holds or cancellations. All Plants may contain snails or snail eggs. We keep them in all of our aquariums for the benefits they provide. Our blackwater aquarium plants are provided in cooperation with PNW Bettas in adherence to their Shipping and DOA Policies. Your curated selection will arrive in their packaging separate from your botanical, wood & merch orders.
Shrimp Plant Pack for the Botanical Method Aquarium
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?
To ensure our aquatic plants ship under the best conditions, we are currently shipping our aquatic plants on Mondays. Please have your orders placed by 11:59 pm on Sundays. Aquatic plants usually arrive within 1-4 business days
How are your plants packaged?
All of our aquatic plants are shipped in sealed bags or cups, inside insulated mailers. Void fill is used to ensure plants stay secure during transit to your ecosystem. Heat & Cold Packs are available for purchase.
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.