Tropica's expeditions
By Claus Christensen, Troels Andersen and Ole Pedersen

This is the first part of a report from an expedition to the border region between Burma and Thailand in November 2007. It ...




…and the plants keep coming! About Tropica's plant pipeline
New plants are generated at Tropica's product development department on an ongoing basis for the benefit of the market and the hobby. These can either be completely new plants discovered ...
AquaCare - developed to benefit your waterplants
Utricularia graminifolia – the carnivorous foreground plant



The hunt for the new Echinodorus
Quality does not necessarily equal size – about aquarium plants and quality
by Claus Christensen

When assessing the quality of an aquarium plant we must consider its purpose! The plant should eventually become a beautiful, healthy and vigorous aquarium plant with an aquarist ...
Two new Vallisneria and four oldies!



Marsilea hirsuta– the ideal foreground plant for the beginner as well as for the experienced aquarist
By Troels Andersen and Oliver Knott

Marsilea hirsutais well suited to create a low and dense, green cover in the foreground of the aquarium. This plant is only a few centimetres ...

Hemianthus callitrichoides ”Cuba” – a beautiful carpet in AquaCube and in the aquarium
By Troels Andersen

This species of Hemianthus quickly forms a low, dense and brightly green carpet covering the bottom of the aquarium. Oxygen bubbles form on leaves resulting in vivid reflections ...

Pogostemon helferi – a different but beautiful foreground plant



Lilaeopsis macloviana – an exiting and different Lilaeopsis
by Troels Andersen

This Lilaeopsis species has been known in our hobby since the 1980s. Lilaeopsis macloviana (Gandoger) Hill (Tropica No 040D) is significantly taller than most other species of Lilaeopsis ...

Monosolenium tenerum (erroneously “Pellia”)
Plants cultivated on stones and tree roots - AquaDecor®
by Claus Christensen

In Nature, some plants used in the aquarium grow naturally on stones and tree roots. Prime examples are Anubias, Microsorum, Bolbitis and Javanese moss (Vesicularia). The typical biotope for ...




Achieving good results with Tropica plants
Most Tropica aquarium plants are sold in plastic pots containing mineral wool. This protects the plants and gives the roots ideal growing conditions from the time the first tiny cutting ...