Live Aquarium Plant Pack for 10–29 Gallon Low-Tech Tanks, 18 Easy Plants for a Balanced Layout
Give your 10–29 gallon aquarium a healthy, heavily planted start with an 18-plant assortment curated for low-tech setups. The balanced selection brings together fast-growing stems, rooted plants, carpeting varieties, a fern and a floater, so you can establish several planting zones from one pack.
This mix suits a natural aquarium routine without added CO₂, liquid fertilizer or chemicals. Its substantial initial plant mass supports quicker stability and algae control while creating a varied planted layout.
Key Features
- Four assorted fast-growing stem plants add immediate height and plant mass, making it easier to begin a densely planted background.
- Three Cryptocoryne and two sword plants provide rooted midground and background structure for a more balanced arrangement.
- Two Micro Sword, narrowleaf or hairgrass plants join two Dwarf Sagittaria plants to establish lower-growing areas across the aquarium floor.
- One fern and one Anubias add contrasting leaf shapes, giving the aquascape visual variety without requiring a high-tech setup.
- Two Corkscrew Val plants and one floating plant extend the arrangement from the substrate toward the water surface.
- The heavy initial biomass is curated for quick stability and algae control, supporting a smoother start for a newly planted tank.
Specifications
- Pack size: 18 live aquarium plants.
- Aquarium size: 10–29 gallons.
- Setup type: Low-tech planted aquarium.
- Stem plants: 4 assorted plants.
- Cryptocoryne: 3 plants.
- Micro Sword, narrowleaf or hairgrass: 2 plants.
- Fern: 1 Java Fern, Water Sprite or similar available fern.
- Floating plants: 1 plant.
- Sword plants: 2 Echinodorus plants.
- Dwarf Sagittaria: 2 narrow- or broadleaf plants.
- Corkscrew Val: 2 plants.
- Anubias: 1 plant.
- Species vary by season and availability.
- Added CO₂ and liquid fertilizer are not required.
- Recommended substrate setup: ¾–1 inch of natural soil capped with about 2 inches of sand.
A practical choice for fish keepers who want to plant multiple levels of a medium aquarium at once. Plant deeply on day one, leave the sand cap undisturbed and replant trimmed tops as the stems grow to build thickness.