Need a single plant with real presence in a shaded tank? Anubias Barteri in large size is the one. Broad leathery leaves reaching ten to fourteen inches, tough enough to shrug off almost any water condition, and it grows on wood or stone rather than in substrate.
What You’ll Receive
- Loose Bare-Root Plants: ~6 or more leaves of robust, loose bare-root Anubias Barteri for flexible aquascaping.
- Rooted Potted Plants: ~6 or more leaves in a net pot with rock wool, ready to place directly into your aquascape.
Plant Profile
- Common name — Anubias Barteri, Large Size
- Scientific name — Anubias barteri
- Placement — Midground to background, on wood or stone
- Mature height — 10–14 in
- Growth rate — Slow
Care
- Difficulty — Beginner. One of the hardiest plants in the hobby
- Light — Low to medium. Too much light means algae on slow-turning leaves
- CO₂ — Not required. It grows at the same steady pace regardless
- Water — 72–82°F · pH 6.0–7.5, soft to moderately hard
- Feeding — Root and water column
- Propagation — Rhizome division; cut sections with 3+ leaves
Grower’s Notes
- Never bury the rhizome. Roots can go into substrate; the rhizome cannot. Buried, it rots — the most common way an Anubias is lost.
- Buying large is the shortcut. Anubias grows a leaf every few weeks, so a plant this size represents years of growth — you cannot get here quickly from a small one.
- Keep it shaded. Broad leaves catch more light than a nana, and slow growth means algae settles faster than the plant replaces the leaf.
- A big rhizome divides well. Cut it into sections of three or more leaves and you have several plants from one purchase.
- At this size it needs room — a 20-gallon tank or larger, mounted toward the back where it will not shade everything in front of it.
Want to go deeper? Read our complete Anubias Care Guide.
Notes
- Photos are for reference; leaf size, count and form vary with growing conditions.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
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Good to know
- Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
- Please bring your package indoors and unpack it the day it arrives.
- Free promotional items and shipping charges are not covered.
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