The water in tropical aquariums can reach temperatures of up to 30 °C. Not every plant can cope well with such a high increase in temperature, especially not cold water plants. In order for the aquarium to still have its green landscape, heat-tolerant varieties must be selected.
Can aquarium plants tolerate 30 degrees?
Not all aquarium plants can tolerate a water temperature of 30 degrees. This includes most cold water plants. However, numerous aquatic plants that originally come from tropical and subtropical areas like or tolerate this temperature. Align the care with the needs of the varieties used in the aquarium.
Which aquarium plants can tolerate 30 degrees?
A selection of popular and interesting aquarium plants, including ground cover plants for the substrate as well as medium and tall growing varieties:
- Egyptian lotus flower
- Anubias nana and other Anubias (spear leaf) varieties
- Argentine Frog Spoon
- Broad-leaved dwarf sword plant
- Bucephalandra, diverse
- Dark Red Parrot Leaf
- Echinodorus, various varieties
- Fat Leaf: Compact and Large
- Pinball Lotus
- River Buttercup
- Flooding Arrowhead
- Yellow pennywort
- Common Hornleaf, Hornwort
- Java fern (Pteropus)
- Cardinal Lobelia
- Small Duckweed and Small Frogbite
- Small-eared Swimming Farm
- Mato Grosso Milfoil
- Mexican Oak Leaf
- Montecarlo Pearlwort
- Moss: bogor moss, flame moss, phoenix moss, Christmas moss, bras. Moss weed, weeping moss
- Shell flower (Pistia stratiotes)
- Needlecorn (Eleocharis acicularis)
- New Zealand grass
- Rotala: Dense-leaved and Indian
- Red-green Nesaea
- Starwort (Pogostemon)
- Water Ear: Boivins and Real Madagascar
- Water banana
- Water Friend: Araguaia and Feathered One
- Water Goblet (Cryptocoryne): Knobbed, Curled and Brown
- Water Spurge
- Dwarf Amazon Plant
- Cyprus grass
Can aquatic plants adapt to warmer temperatures?
First of all, even in a tropical aquarium 30 degrees is not the rule. Rather, this temperature is the upper limit that can be expected of tropical aquarium inhabitants. Ideally, the water temperature is between 23 and 28 °C. Real cold water plants have a hard time with this temperature. Some plant species that need temperatures around 25 °C can adapt to a few more degrees. But good adaptability cannot generally be assumed. Find out what the maximum temperature limit is for each variety separately.
How do I care for aquarium plants at 30 degrees?
When it comes to water temperature, you should make sure that it does not exceed 30 degrees. This can easily happen, especially in summer. Otherwise, there are no special care requirements that are explicitly related to the water temperature. The care measuresdepend on which variety you have put in your aquarium.
How do I know that a plant cannot tolerate 30 °C?
You can usually tell a plant clearly if it doesn't like being in a warm pool. It grows little or not at all, lookssicklyorstarting to die.
Tip
When planting, pay attention to similar care requirements
The different aquarium plants that can tolerate 30 degrees have different needs in terms of light, CO2 content, water hardness, etc. Therefore, choose varieties that have similar requirements, because conflicting needs are difficult to meet in the aquarium. Usually a plant suffers.
