Freshwater
Blyxa japonica
Hydrocharitaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Needed
- Growth
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Height
- Up to 15 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, China Southeast, India, Indonesia, Japan, and 8 more countries.
Introduced to Italy and Portugal.
Videos
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More about the species
Description
Blyixa japonica is a species of plant in the family Hydrocharitaceae. It is known as Japanese blyxa or dwarf Asian grass.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Hydrilla japonica
Articles
All articles
Lighting: how long and how bright3 min read
How many hours the light should be on, why more light does not mean better plants, and how to avoid algae.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to care for aquarium plants3 min read
Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.