Blyxa aubertii is a lovely aquatic plant and adds a spikey upright element in a planted aquarium. The long slender leaves of Blyxa auberti flow in the current of your planted aquarium In strong light, the plant has a bronze tinge to the leaves. In more modest lighting the leaves are a translucent green. This is the smaller of the two commercially available Blyxa sp. and makes a lovely addition to the front or midground of an aquascape. This plant does best in a well-tended high light CO2 suplemented tank with a nutritious substrate. It does not tolerate abuse from boisterous fish. This is an obligate aquatic, meaning that it cannot grow out of the water.
Common Name: Blyxa japonica
Family Name: Hydrocharitaceae
Native To: Asia from India and New Guinea to Japan and Australia
Lighting: Medium to high
Requirements: Prefers soft-medium hard water, supplemental CO2 and good nutrition
Growth Form: Rosette
Growth Rate: Fast in good conditons
True Aquatic: Obligate aquatic
Placement in Tank: Fore to midground
Available As: Bare root
