Plant Similar to Crypt Spiralis but Shorter?

DGalt

DGalt

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I got a bunch of crypt spiralis and retrospiralis a while back for my 15g planted without knowing how tall they would get.

Needless to say, they are much too tall. They've grown to the surface of the water and then span the length of the tank (floating on the top). My dwarf hairgrass is not a fan of the shade they supply ;)

Is there anything that looks similar but stay shorter? Or really any other type of thing background plant that'll stay around 12"? Doing a rescape soon so need to find some info :clap:
 
There's Echinodorus Angustifolia (I think I spelled that right) commonly known as "Vesuvius"-- It is hard to find, but has the same twisted look. I haven't had much luck with it, but it is a really neat plant that looks kind of like crypt spiralis.
 
It doesn't need to necessarily look like spiralis. More concerned about finding a semi broad leaf (thicker than a normal hairgrass type plant but thinner than an amazon sword leaf, hence why spiralis attracted me) plant that won't get too tall but will be tall enough to act as a background plant.
 
I have some dwarf sag in the tank. Some has grown up to the water's surface, other pieces have stayed at about 3-4 inches :huh:

Those ferns look nice. :)
 
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