Freshwater
Ceratopteris cornuta
Pteridaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background, Surface
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 40 cm
Range
Native
Lives wild in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, and 25 more countries.
More about the species
Other names
Other scientific names
- Ellobocarpus cornutus
- Furcaria cornuta
- Onychium cornutum
- Pteris cornuta
Articles
All articles
Easy plants for beginners4 min read
Plants that cope with low light, soft water and a beginner’s mistakes, and how to plant them so they grow.
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
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.