🌿 Broadleaf Sagittaria (Sagittaria sp. ‘Broadleaf’) is a resilient, beginner-friendly runner that brings a bold, grassy look to your scape. Built for a natural aquarium, its wider, paddle-shaped leaves add texture and contrast while staying compact and manageable. It spreads via runners to form lush colonies across the midground or background—no CO2, no bottled fertilizers—just deep soil, a sand cap, and patience.
Why it’s great for a natural aquarium
- 🌿 Easy-care, low-tech growth—perfect starter plant
- 🐠 Shrimp & fry friendly—provides shelter and grazing zones
- 🌱 Spreads by runners—naturally fills open space
- 💧 Helps stabilize substrate and support balance
- 🪴 Adapts well—handles a wide range of conditions
Care
- Lighting: low–medium (benefits from a simple grow light)
- Placement: midground or background (leave room for runners)
- CO2: not required
- Growth rate: moderate
- Temperature: 68–82°F
- pH: ~6.5–8.0
- Tank size: 10 gallons and up
🌱 Plant small clumps with the crown at sand level. Allow space between plants so runners can spread and knit a natural colony.
Father Fish tip
“Plant it deep in real soil, then leave it alone. Broadleaf sagittaria will handle traffic and ‘busy’ zones while quietly balancing your tank.”
👉 Build your natural aquarium foundation with Aqua Preta soils, and see more easy foregrounds in the Carpeting Plants Collection.
