Tropica Sagittaria Subulata in Pot

Sagittaria Subulata

Sagittaria subulata from South America is an ideal, undemanding foreground plant whose short runners form a compact group.
Place individual plants 2-4 cm apart.
This plant may cause problems because in certain conditions it suddenly grows to a height of 50 cm when it grows older.
But if it is then moved into the background it may become low again.
In the aquarium, it sometimes sends a long flower stem to the surface, and small white flowers unfold just above the water surface.

Plant Info

Growing Tropica Sagittaria Subulata in SG Tanks

This Tropica pot of Sagittaria subulata is one of the easiest carpeting-to-midground plants we stock, and it suits our local water well. Singapore tap water is soft and slightly acidic, which this hardy stolon plant tolerates comfortably, and it does not demand pressurised CO2 to establish. Trim the pot, remove the rockwool, and split it into small portions spaced a few centimetres apart so the runners knit into a low spreading group.

Light is the main lever here: under moderate-to-strong LED it stays compact in the foreground, while in dimmer tanks the leaves stretch tall and it works better as a midground filler. In our warm 27-29C tanks it grows steadily, so thin runners during weekly maintenance to stop it overrunning a small scape. A nutrient-rich substrate or root tabs gives it the best start.

See more in our foreground plants range, and our Sagittaria-only aquascape, carpet plant comparison and best plant substrate guide will help you place and feed it.