Vallisneria
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Care snapshot
Vallisneria is a classic and highly popular aquarium plant, valued for its long, flowing green leaves and easy-care nature. Its grass-like growth creates a natural underwater appearance and makes it an excellent choice for filling the background of freshwater aquariums.
Once established, Vallisneria spreads readily through runners, gradually forming dense groups that provide excellent cover for fish and help create a lush, natural aquascape.
Key Features
- Long, attractive ribbon-like green leaves
- Excellent background aquarium plant
- Easy to grow and suitable for beginners
- Spreads naturally through runners
- Creates dense, natural-looking vegetation
- Provides shelter and cover for fish and shrimp
- Suitable for a wide variety of freshwater aquariums
Care Requirements
- Light: Low to Moderate
- CO₂: Not required, but additional CO₂ can encourage faster growth
- Temperature: 18–28°C
- pH: 6.5–8.0
- Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
- Difficulty: Easy
- Placement: Background
Vallisneria is primarily a root-feeding plant and benefits from a nutrient-rich substrate or regular use of root fertiliser. Avoid planting the crown too deeply; the base of the leaves should remain just above the substrate.
Aquascaping Applications
Vallisneria is ideal for creating tall, flowing backgrounds in planted aquariums. It can be planted along the rear or sides of the aquarium to soften hardscape, hide equipment and create a natural wall of vegetation.
Its long leaves move gently with the aquarium's water flow, adding movement and depth to the aquascape. For the best visual effect, plant several Vallisneria together and allow the runners to gradually fill the surrounding area.
School of Scape Quality
Our Vallisneria plants are carefully selected for quality, healthy growth and suitability for freshwater aquariums. Plants may vary slightly in size and appearance due to their natural growth.
Ensure a gradual acclimation to minimise stress to your new plant.
Acclimation: Float the bag in your tank for 15 minutes to equalise temperature, then plant directly in substrate.
Lighting: Most aquatic plants thrive at 0.5+ watts/litre with 6500K colour temperature for 6-8 hours/day.
Fertilising: Use a quality liquid fertiliser weekly. Root tabs help heavy root feeders.
CO₂: While not essential for most plants, CO₂ injection dramatically improves growth and colour.
Trimming: Regular trimming encourages bushy, healthy growth and prevents shading of lower leaves.
Dispatch: Plants are usually dispatched Monday to Friday from Perth, WA. During summer (Dec–Feb), dispatch is limited to early in the week (Mon–Wed) to avoid heat damage in transit.
Live shipping: Plants ship via Express Post with insulation and heat/cool packs as needed.
Live arrival guarantee: If your plants arrive unhealthy, send a photo within 24 hours of delivery for replacement or refund.
Tracking: You'll receive a tracking number by email as soon as your order ships.
Hardware & consumables: 30-day return window for unopened items in original packaging.
Live items: Cannot be returned but are covered by our healthy arrival guarantee.
Refunds: Processed within 5 business days of receiving your return.
Need help? Contact us — we're real aquascapers based in Perth.
Will my plant survive the trip in summer/winter?
Yes — we ship via Express Post and add insulation plus heat or cool packs as needed. Most orders arrive within 1–3 business days. If anything goes wrong, our healthy plant guarantee kicks in.
Are these plants beginner friendly?
It depends on the species. Check the Care guide tab — we've tagged each plant with difficulty (Easy / Medium / Advanced). Most of our range is suited to beginners with basic lighting.
Do I need CO₂ for this plant?
Most aquatic plants we stock will grow without injected CO₂, but growth is dramatically faster and more vibrant with CO₂. The Care guide tab indicates whether CO₂ is required, recommended or optional.
What if my plant arrives damaged?
Send a photo to us within 24 hours of delivery and we'll replace or refund. That's our healthy plant guarantee.
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FAQs
Most stem plants come in bunches of 4-6 stems. Thicker-stemmed species typically come in portions of 2-3 stems. Mosses and some carpet plants are supplied as 5x5cm portions. Exact portion details are listed in the product description for each plant.
All live plants are shipped express via Australia Post to ensure they arrive fresh and healthy. We carefully package plants to protect them during transit, even if you select standard shipping at checkout
We guarantee your plants will arrive healthy. If they don't, contact us within 24 hours of delivery with photos, and we'll replace or refund them. See our Refund Policy for details.
CO2 requirements vary by species. Check the Care Information tab for this specific plant. Many of our plants can thrive without CO2, though growth may be slower.
Most of our aquarium plants are grown submerged (underwater), which means they adapt faster to your tank and are less likely to melt. This gives you stronger roots and instant success. The exception is our terrarium plants, which are grown emersed (above water)
Due to the perishable nature of live plants, we cannot accept change-of-mind returns once dispatched. However, our 24-hour arrival guarantee covers any plants that arrive in poor condition.
Orders typically dispatch within 1-2 business days. Delivery times are 1-2 days for WA and 2-4 days for interstate. All plants ship express for freshness.