Egeria densa

Egeria densa is a stem plant found all over the world that grows fast to 40–100 cm long and 2–4 cm wide. Its growth rate depends largely on light and nutrition.

A good plant for beginners according to Tropica – its rapid growth helps create balance from the start, and it takes up many nutrients from the water, which helps prevent algae. On Tropica's difficulty scale it is an easy plant (Easy).

According to Tropica, after two months in the aquarium the plant is on average 20–30 cm tall or more. Light demand is low. CO2 demand is low. The plant is found all over the world.

The stems of the bunch are held by an anchor – remove it and split them into separate plants. Strip the leaves from the lowest 5 cm and any damaged leaves, and plant them with some distance in the substrate. In poor conditions growth does not stop, but the plant turns pale and the shoots grow thin.

The plant is sold as a bunch.