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Cabomba

Carolina Fanwort, Green CabombaCabomba carolinianaPhoto © Animal-World

   Cabomba is a very common and beautiful aquarium plant that is great for beginner aquariums!

   Cabomba will root if the shoots are buried in the gravel. The stems will grow up to 50 cm (20 in) and so in an aquarium they will need to be trimmed periodically. They are also easily propagated by simply planting cuttings from the present plants. Cabomba will do great in almost any aquarium environment, including harder water and minimal light. However, the brighter the light the better it will grow.

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Distribution:    Cabomba can be found in Central and South America.

Water conditions:    Temperature: 72-82° F (22-28° C)
   pH: 6.5 - 7.5
   dCH: 2-12°

Lighting:
   Light level: Moderate to bright

Propagation:    Cuttings and side shoots.

Availability:    Cabomba is readily available.

Author: Jasmine Brough

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hasib - 2010-05-16 Here's another confusion....I've bought 9 cabomba plants and 8 another plants that the shopkeeper called some kind of fern...but here I can see that the fern turned out to be the real cabomba...then what about the plant that the shopkeeper called cabomba? Though I can see them here in the second picture of cabomba....they are actually behind the cabomba plant....can anyone help recognize them? Click For Replies (1) Nancy - 2011-07-11 Hasib, If you are referring to the light green plant behind the Cabomba on the right rear in the 2nd picture that is called Wisteria or Hygrophila difformis. It's a very prolific plant and quite attractive. Reply

AQUA GARDENER - 2006-05-14 Cabomba is a very nice plant i'm lucky enough to get tons of it here in louisiana at a local pond. i have it mixed in with a low growing water grass that i also get from the pond plus a few other assorted aquatic plants from other ponds in the area. my fish love it. i have a 175 gallon tank full of it my fish breed in it quite nicely. it gets very tall and very lush. its a good starter plant just get a proper grow light bulb and it will do fine. pleco's (alagea eaters) like chewing on it. you can break a long stem into several parts and each one will eventually grow as a seperate plant. can you really eat it?? thats news to me! lol Click For Replies (1) Abelard A - 2011-06-27 My cabomba stop growing. All the leaves are falling apart. It started when I cut the stems to replant it. I feel guilty for doing this. Can you please advice me on what to do, to make my cabomba grow again? Thanks. Reply

Devanshi - 2010-04-01 They are nice to look at, and my red Danios also enjoy swimming through them. Reply

bill - 2006-10-07 This plant is good for any enviroment and grows fast under a good light. I use pro-glo from Hagen for lighting and can watch it grow. This plant can grow an inch a day. Only have had this plant for about two weeks but all my mollies love this plant and will peck at it and its flowers. Reply

Alleen - 2006-04-06 Cabomba is a really good plant, but the roots are damaged very easily, so be carefull when planting them. I recently got some of the red cabomba,and it has a little pinkish\white bloom on it. It is very pretty in the aquarium! Reply

Kevin Aylward - 2005-11-26 Being a newbie to fishkeeping, this looked like a good place to start with plants. I bought ten bunches of cabomba, and placed them at the back and corners of the tank. The fish seem to love the fact that they can swim around and through them. I think it stimulates them. I know these live plants have it all over the artificials for appearance. Their whispy texture flows gracefully, and is visually pleasant. Thank you for giving me a selection that even us newbies can enjoy and succeed with. Kevin from Maryland Reply

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