Favorite low-light stem plant?

Hands down my favorite would have to be Limnophila Sessiliflora. This plant will absolutely take over most tanks in medium to high lighting and in low light will definately provide a decent amount of coverage. I only suggest to start with a tiny piece of it because that's all you'll ever really need, it just propagates so easily.

i am going to keep my eyes open for that one, I am looking for a suitable replacement for my wisteria

The only problem with cabomba is that it gets leggy in low light, but I was reading about this one that low light makes this one grow more compact!

Hygrophila corymbosa

Bacopa caroliniana or Rotala rotundifolia.

Rotala definitely has the smaller leaves and IMO would be a great scale for a tank this small.

Fanwort never did well in my tank... it would shed all of its lower leaves... does that mean I should probably rule out the Limnophila? I love the look of it but I hated having all the dead fanwort leaves clogging my filter. Right now I have ludwigia repens in that corner and it grows pretty slowly and loses some leaves here and there, so I'm hoping to replace it with a hardy, fast grower.

lauraleellbp said:

Bacopa caroliniana or Rotala rotundifolia.

Rotala definitely has the smaller leaves and IMO would be a great scale for a tank this small.

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I second the Rotala--wonderful choice.

However, if want something completely different from all that's been mentioned, try Hydrocoytle leucocephela (aka "Brazilian Pennywort")--very unique and easy to grow.

I third that R. rotundifolia. My stems are multiplying without my taking cuttings. Which means they're doing fine.

Ceratopteris thalictroides, I think is wickedly pretty. Mine would be alive today, if I had not first killed it with bleach. It's usually pretty hardy, despite looking like lace.

The Rotala genus is one of my favorites!

Anybody have any rotala for sale?

I got a bunch. How much do you want? Send me a PM.