Anubias Nana
Anubias Nana
Anubias barteri var. nana is a hobby cornerstone — a compact, virtually bulletproof plant with thick, deep-green leaves on a slow-creeping rhizome. Attach it to wood or rock rather than burying the rhizome, and it will thrive in low light with no CO2, shrugging off conditions that kill fussier plants. Its tough leaves even stand up to plecos and cichlids, making it a go-to for the foreground and midground.
Care level: Easy · Placement: Epiphyte (on wood/rock) · Lighting: Low-Medium · CO2: Not required · Growth rate: Slow · Propagation: rhizome division
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Anubias barteri var. nana
- Common name
- Anubias Nana
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Care level
- Easy
When it ships
Most non-quarantined stock goes out the week you order. If we do not already have the animal in-house we source it first — allow up to two weeks for it to reach us. Live animals leave Monday and Tuesday, and Early AM Overnight is the only service that carries a live arrival guarantee.
The live guarantee
Shipped Early AM Overnight: a 1-hour DOA window from confirmed delivery, and nothing beyond it. Next Day Air and 2-Day carry no live arrival guarantee, and neither does USPS Priority. Local pickup or local delivery: 24 hours, if you bring a water sample from your aquarium and we test it before the animal goes home. Maintenance clients: 60 days when we service the aquarium at least twice a month, 28 days on a monthly plan.
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