This tank is planted heavily with Hygrophila corymbosa, Hygrophila difformis, Bacopa monnieri, Anubis barteri, Anubias nana, Aponogeton ulvaceus and Ceratopteres thalictroides. Hygrophila corymboas, also called giant hygrophila originates from India, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is readily available locally and adapts well to aquarium life. The plants do best when planted far enough apart so that they are not seriously shading each other. Without adequate light the lower leaves drop off giving the plant a scraggly appearance.
Propagation is easy from cuttings and side shoots.
Hygrophila difformis, also sold as water wisteria, has similar requirements to H. corymbosa. Also coming from the same geographical regions, it differs from the giant hygrophila by its leaf structure. In cooler water tanks, the leaves are smaller and more lobate. Propagation is the same as H. corymbosa, from cuttings and side shoots. Larger specimens will grow laterally along the surface of the water with roots developing along the lower side of the stem.