Selaginella Kraussiana Small Leaf Pot

The Selaginella Kraussiana Small Leaf Pot is an epiphytic aquatic plant that can be attached to driftwood or rocks.

Key Features

• Epiphytic plant — attach to hardscape rather than planting in substrate
• Low to moderate light requirements
• Provides natural cover and grazing surfaces for fish and shrimp

Growing Selaginella kraussiana in a Singapore epiphyte layout

This small-leaf spikemoss gives a soft, ferny texture that we love for foreground detail and for clothing driftwood. As an epiphyte it does not want its base buried; tie or glue it to wood or rock and let the rhizome anchor naturally. It enjoys the gentler light levels that many Singapore nano and shrimp tanks already run, so it slots in without forcing you to chase high-tech intensity.

It is often grown emersed, so expect a settling-in period as it adjusts to being fully submerged, and trim away any melted older growth to push fresh shoots. The fine fronds become a grazing surface that shrimp and small fish pick over for biofilm, which fits the planted communities popular here. Steady flow and the odd liquid dose keep it tidy rather than leggy.

Browse our other epiphytes, and see our epiphyte aquascape guide and the methods in how to attach plants to wood and rock for clean mounting.