Amazon Jungle Upright Spinifex Aquarium Plant

Tall spiky spinifex blades, 42cm high and only 165g — the best height-to-weight ratio in the range. Narrow blades with air between them mean it adds a full 42cm of height while barely reading as mass, so the tank still feels open.

If you want the same height with actual screening, the Broad Fern or Butterfly Palm at 50cm do that job. This one is for height without bulk. Being light, it needs its base bedded in or tucked out of the main flow.

Features

• 42cm tall, 165g — the lightest plant in the range for its height
• Fine upright blades — vertical line without visual mass
• Plain green — the naturalistic alternative to the Flowering Spinifex
• No maintenance — no lighting, CO2, fertiliser or trimming, and herbivorous fish will not eat it

Care

Rinse under warm running water before it goes in the tank. Every few months, lift it out and swish it in a bucket of old tank water to shift the algae film that settles on any decor — never use soap or detergent.

Worth knowing

Artificial plants do not take up nitrate or oxygenate the water the way live plants do. They are for structure, cover and looks — your filter and water changes still do the work.

See the rest of the range in the Amazon Jungle collection, or browse all fish & aquarium supplies.