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    Cryptocoryne spp. for a nano tank?

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    I'm playing around with replacing the stem plants in my nano tank with some easier to maintain crypts. It's a 25cm cube tank. Besides Crypt becketti, what else can i use as a background (max 20cm height) and a midground (about 10cm in height?) plant for my tank?

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    For background, I could only think of C. becketti. For foreground, C. parva.

    Because I have both for back and fore.

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    C.parva is too small for my midground i'm afraid i already have a jap hairgrass foreground. i'm looking for a midground plant

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    what is a word that is synonomus with small?? pygmy.... *hint* *hint*

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    Hmm is there a Cryptocoryne pygmeus?

    How is Crypt. x willisii?

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    just googled and found Crypt. pygmeae that grows to 25cm max...hmmm

    perhaps i could have Crypt. pygmeae as my background and Crypt. x willisii as a midground, since the latter grows to 15cm max?

    now to find out where to obtain these crypts locally

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    C. x willisii although the length of stem is long about 10-15 cm, it will stay very low, the stem will bend greatly to lay low. Not sure if its because of my strong lights, they are all very low (3-10 cm at most) in my tank. More suitable as foreground as such.

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    cool that will actually suit my requirements for a midground plant as this is a 25cm cube nano tank, so my midground is probably the foreground in most other tanks thanks! hopefully i can order C. x willisii from one of the LFS around

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    I got my first batch from colorful (all 4 pots) although the uncle does not even know it's x willisii. Then I order another 7 pots from Biotope. I think colorful no more already, can try biotope.

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    Hi O2bubble,

    Do you have a photo to show how does the C.W. look like as foreground plant?

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