Anubias barteri var. nana "Snow White"

 

Anubias barteri var. Nana Snow White is a rather smaller aquatic plant and a variety of its kind. It is between 5-10 cm tall. Its leaves are geometrically rounded and have a smooth structure. As the name suggests, it brings out a rich, snow-white color with just a delicate hint of a light green shade. This Anubias needs light, at least partial shade, if it is to keep its white color. Overall, it looks very natural, which is why it is so popular in the aquarium.
 

Anubias in German also called spear leaves is a water plant that is also very popular in the aquarium hobby. Their name is derived from the Egyptian god of the dead Anubis. Probably because it grows in shady places in the rainforests of West Africa. It mainly thrives on the edge of water and tropical swamps.
 

Anubias are very easy to care for and are therefore particularly popular with newcomers to the aquarium hobby. In the great outdoors, she loves a shady place, so that she hardly needs any light when positioned in the aquarium. The Anubias are epiphytes (perch plants) that grow emersed (above the surface of the water), but also submerged (below the surface of the water. Ideally on hard ground (hardscape) such as stones, bones, roots etc. around them with their rhizomes It is fixed with a special thread or glue that we offer for you to order here in our Buce2Love shop.
 

The Anubias really have hardly any demands and are extremely robust. They get by without the addition of CO2 and hardly need any light. Naturally, it only grows very slowly, so that the plants become real rarities and thus a collector's item that you can have a lot of fun with. Who doesn't enjoy the calming effect of a local water landscape ?!