Blyxa Japonica
Care Requirements:
Lighting: Low-Medium or greater
Substrate: Enriched
Growth: Moderate
Tank Placement: Foreground/Mid/Transition plant
Blyxa Japonica, a beautiful native from SE Asia. This plant is relatively new to the scene, and is still referred to as Blyxa. There are other types of Blyxa, so it's important to add the species name to avoid confusion.
While at first appearing to be a grass, this is actually a stem plant. It is propogated by offshoots that grow on top of the plant and can be replanted accordingly.
This plant can be grown in low-medium light conditions, but definitely appreciates higher light. It has even been known to take on a bronze or red coloration if it is given ample lighting and fertilizer to utilize.
I have kept this plant in temperatures ranging from 70° F all the way up to 84° F and it seems unphased. Ph range is similar to that of other aquatic plants, this plant is undemanding and quite adaptable.
I primarily keep my blyxa in non-co2 injected tanks and excel dosed tanks. In inert substrates, like sand, along with sub-par lighting, this plant has minimal growth. Bump up the lighting and add ferts/co2 to really see what it's capable of.
This plant is an aquascaper's dream, providing a good transition between tall stem plants and low foreground. And because of it's size, just a few plants can take up quite a large area.
Here are a few pictures of our own tanks that we've done with blyxa japonica.
On 3m colorquartz S-grade black sand.
Used as filler on one side of driftwood
along the edges towards the front transitioning from tall in the back to short in the front
In these 2 we used it in a very small photo tank as a background plant
Care Requirements:
Lighting: Low-Medium or greater
Substrate: Enriched
Growth: Moderate
Tank Placement: Foreground/Mid/Transition plant
Blyxa Japonica, a beautiful native from SE Asia. This plant is relatively new to the scene, and is still referred to as Blyxa. There are other types of Blyxa, so it's important to add the species name to avoid confusion.
While at first appearing to be a grass, this is actually a stem plant. It is propogated by offshoots that grow on top of the plant and can be replanted accordingly.
This plant can be grown in low-medium light conditions, but definitely appreciates higher light. It has even been known to take on a bronze or red coloration if it is given ample lighting and fertilizer to utilize.
I have kept this plant in temperatures ranging from 70° F all the way up to 84° F and it seems unphased. Ph range is similar to that of other aquatic plants, this plant is undemanding and quite adaptable.
I primarily keep my blyxa in non-co2 injected tanks and excel dosed tanks. In inert substrates, like sand, along with sub-par lighting, this plant has minimal growth. Bump up the lighting and add ferts/co2 to really see what it's capable of.
This plant is an aquascaper's dream, providing a good transition between tall stem plants and low foreground. And because of it's size, just a few plants can take up quite a large area.
Here are a few pictures of our own tanks that we've done with blyxa japonica.
On 3m colorquartz S-grade black sand.
Used as filler on one side of driftwood
along the edges towards the front transitioning from tall in the back to short in the front
In these 2 we used it in a very small photo tank as a background plant
