Pilea Silver

Description

Add natural beauty to your aquarium with the Pilea Silver.

Key Features

• Live aquatic plant suitable for freshwater aquariums
• Helps maintain water quality by absorbing nitrates
• Provides shelter and habitat for fish and shrimp

Pilea Silver for Paludariums and Wabi-Kusa

Pilea Silver is a marsh-loving plant best treated as an emersed or paludarium species rather than a fully submerged stem. In our experience it performs beautifully along the damp margins of a paludarium, on wabi-kusa mounds, or in the humid upper section of a riparium where its silvered foliage stays crisp. Kept truly underwater long-term it tends to weaken, so we recommend planting it where the roots stay wet but the leaves breathe.

Singapore’s natural humidity is an advantage here, especially in covered tanks where condensation keeps emersed foliage turgid. Give it bright, indirect light, a moist soil or aquasoil margin, and steady airflow to discourage mould. It pairs well with mosses and other terrestrial accents, drawing up nitrates through its roots and softening the transition between water and hardscape in a layered scape.

Explore more options in our live plants range, and read our aquarium vs paludarium guide alongside our growing emersed plants guide to place it correctly.