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Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
Ammannia gracilis, also known as Red Ammannia, is a demanding plant that requires ample light and a rich supply of macro- and micronutrients from the substrate. It prefers soft water but can thrive in medium-hard water with CO2 supplementation. This plant flourishes in temperatures above 24°C and can tolerate up to 32°C. For optimal growth, plant several stems of varying lengths apart from each other. Propagation is simple through stem-tip and side-shoot cuttings.
Ammannia gracilis, also known as Red Ammannia, is a demanding plant that requires ample light and a rich supply of macro- and micronutrients from the substrate. It prefers soft water but can thrive in medium-hard water with CO2 supplementation. This plant flourishes in temperatures above 24°C and can tolerate up to 32°C. For optimal growth, plant several stems of varying lengths apart from each other. Propagation is simple through stem-tip and side-shoot cuttings.
Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
Step-by-step visual guide on how to prepare tissue culture plants by Aquarium Plants Factory, featuring numbered watercolor-style illustrations for each stage: unpacking the plant bag, rinsing off gel, separating plantlets, planting with tweezers, and providing ideal growing conditions in an aquarium.
Step-by-step visual guide on how to prepare tissue culture plants by Aquarium Plants Factory, featuring numbered watercolor-style illustrations for each stage: unpacking the plant bag, rinsing off gel, separating plantlets, planting with tweezers, and providing ideal growing conditions in an aquarium.
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Ammannia Gracilis Vitro Culture

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Ammannia Gracilis Vitro Culture

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Ammannia gracilis in Vitro Culture® – Vibrant Red-Stem Plant for High-Impact Aquascaping

Ammannia gracilis is a bold and colorful aquatic stem plant native to West Africa, admired for its vibrant pink, red, and purple hues under optimal conditions. With its broad, slightly curved leaves and upright growth, it creates a dramatic contrast in midground to background areas of planted aquariums, making it a favorite among aquascaping enthusiasts who seek high-impact color and structure.

Now available in our Vitro Culture® 4-inch sterile bag, Ammannia gracilis is cultivated using advanced Tissue Culture Technology, ensuring each plantlet is free from snails, algae, pesticides, and pathogens. This clean, sustainable propagation method makes it a safe choice for shrimp tanks and sensitive aquascapes, while offering superior shelf life and planting ease.

🌿 Key Features:

  • Scientific Name: Ammannia gracilis

  • Common Name: Ammannia Red or Red Ammannia

  • Leaf Color: Bright green when young, transitioning to pink, or red under strong light

  • Growth Habit: Upright stem plant with slightly arching broad leaves

  • Vitro Culture® Format: 4-inch sealed bag with multiple healthy plantlets in vitamin-enriched gel or liquid

  • Placement: Midground to background

  • Growth Rate: Medium to fast

  • Difficulty Level: Moderate to advanced

💧 Optimal Growing Conditions:

  • Lighting: Medium to high (essential for red and purple coloration)

  • CO₂: Strongly recommended for optimal growth and vibrant color

  • Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate or root tabs required

  • Water Parameters: pH 6.0–7.2 | Temperature: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

  • Fertilization: Consistent macro and micronutrient dosing recommended

🧪 Vitro Culture® Advantages:

  • 100% Free from Snails, Algae, Pathogens, and Pesticides

  • Sterile Growth Environment: Ideal for clean aquascaping and sensitive ecosystems

  • Long Shelf Life: Store under light until ready to plant

  • Easy Planting: Simply rinse, separate, and insert into substrate with aquascaping tweezers

🐠 Aquascaping Benefits:

  • High-Impact Color: Adds bold pink, red, and purple tones to contrast green foliage

  • Vertical Accent: Ideal for creating height and layered structure in the background

  • Versatile Use: Suitable for Dutch-style layouts, color-focused scapes, and highlight zones

  • Safe for Inverts: Clean start ensures safety in shrimp and nano tanks

📦 What You’ll Receive:

One 4-inch sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing multiple clumps of Ammannia gracilis, ready to be rinsed and planted in your aquascape.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Photos shown are sample representations. Actual coloration depends on lighting, nutrients, and CO₂ levels. Growth form may vary during the transition from tissue culture to submerged environment.

Handling time for Live Plants orders:
 
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
 
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from  Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
Free Shipping: We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
  • Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
  • If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
  • Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands customers are not qualified for the Free Shipping program. Please upgrade to Expedited or Express Mail for faster delivery. 
    Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail. 
    • We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
    Refused Shipment Policy: All customers must keep their address information up-to-date!
    • Please always keep your shipping address up-to-date! ( Debit and Credit Card, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Shopify Pay, Ali Pay, and other payment processing services )
    • Any shipment being refused or shipped back to us by providing a wrong address or other reasons will not be refundable. 
    Cancellations: We understand sometimes thing goes out of control.
    • Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers. 

    Return Policy: All sales are final

    • We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals

       WHAT WE GUARANTEE

      24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

      1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
      2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

      Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

      It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

      Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

       

      WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

      Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

      However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

      1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
      2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
      3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
      4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

      Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

      Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

      Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.

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      Aaron G. (United States)

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      Graham T. (United States)
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      Terrific and already a week later new growth on all plants. Perfect

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      Wesley

      No complaints at all. Plants came healthy and well kept. Not a single dead one at all. Not to mention the early delivery. Will buy from them again in the future.

      Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
      Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
      Ammannia gracilis, also known as Red Ammannia, is a demanding plant that requires ample light and a rich supply of macro- and micronutrients from the substrate. It prefers soft water but can thrive in medium-hard water with CO2 supplementation. This plant flourishes in temperatures above 24°C and can tolerate up to 32°C. For optimal growth, plant several stems of varying lengths apart from each other. Propagation is simple through stem-tip and side-shoot cuttings.
      Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
      Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
      Step-by-step visual guide on how to prepare tissue culture plants by Aquarium Plants Factory, featuring numbered watercolor-style illustrations for each stage: unpacking the plant bag, rinsing off gel, separating plantlets, planting with tweezers, and providing ideal growing conditions in an aquarium.
      Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
      Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®Ammannia gracilis, often misidentified as Nesaea crassicaulis in the trade, has been a beloved choice among aquarium enthusiasts for years. Though true Ammannia crassicaulis, which turns yellowish-green to reddish underwater, is no longer commonly farmed, Ammannia gracilis continues to captivate with its striking colors and robust growth.
      Ammannia gracilis, also known as Red Ammannia, is a demanding plant that requires ample light and a rich supply of macro- and micronutrients from the substrate. It prefers soft water but can thrive in medium-hard water with CO2 supplementation. This plant flourishes in temperatures above 24°C and can tolerate up to 32°C. For optimal growth, plant several stems of varying lengths apart from each other. Propagation is simple through stem-tip and side-shoot cuttings.
      Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
      Ammannia Gracilis Tissue Culture APF Aquarium Plants Factory®
      Step-by-step visual guide on how to prepare tissue culture plants by Aquarium Plants Factory, featuring numbered watercolor-style illustrations for each stage: unpacking the plant bag, rinsing off gel, separating plantlets, planting with tweezers, and providing ideal growing conditions in an aquarium.

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