Vallisneria Narrow (Submersed)
Vallisneria Narrow is a hardy and fast-growing aquarium plant known for its long, flowing ribbon-like leaves and vibrant green colouration. Its graceful appearance and natural movement make it an excellent background plant for planted aquariums, community tanks, and jungle-style aquascapes.
As a beginner-friendly and adaptable aquarium plant, Vallisneria Narrow thrives in a wide range of water conditions and helps create a lush natural appearance within the aquarium. This submersed-grown specimen arrives already adapted to underwater aquarium conditions, allowing for easier transition and instant aquascape impact.
At N8 Aquatics, our plants are carefully quarantined before sale to help ensure they arrive healthy, clean, and pest-free.
Species Snapshot
- Size Sold: Healthy submersed plant
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Lighting: Low to moderate
- CO2: Not required
- Difficulty: Easy
Recommended Setup
- Ideal as a background plant
- Excellent for jungle-style and natural aquascapes
- Perfect for low-tech and planted aquariums
- Spreads naturally through runners over time
Care Requirements
- Temperature: 20–28°C
- pH: 6.0 – 8.0
- Maintenance: Low — occasional trimming and runner management recommended
Why Buy From N8 Aquatics
- Healthy quarantined plants
- Strong established growth
- Beginner friendly
- Carefully packed with care
Shipping Information
Unlike our live fish and invertebrates, aquarium plants are able to be shipped.
Plants are carefully packed to arrive in good condition, with standard shipping available at checkout.
Important
All plants sold by N8 Aquatics should be introduced to established aquariums with appropriate water parameters for the species being kept.
Emersed vs Submersed — Which Grown Form Should You Choose?
Submersed plants are grown fully underwater and are already adapted to aquarium life, so they settle into a planted tank with minimal melt — the best pick for aquascapes and established aquariums.
Emersed plants are nursery-grown above the waterline, ideal for terrariums, paludariums and wabi-kusa. Submerged in an aquarium they typically melt back and regrow as submersed foliage — more so in low-tech tanks without added CO2 — but recover well with good lighting and nutrients.
Choose your preferred grown form above. Every plant is nursery-grown, dispatched from our Rockhampton fishroom, with live arrival guaranteed and shipping Australia-wide.