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African Water Fern Coexistence Guides

African Water Fern is most often used midground, background, and attached to hardscape, so these coexistence guides focus on other plants that can share that space and care envelope without turning the scape into a maintenance fight.

PlacementMidground
LightLow
DifficultyBeginner
FlowHigh (River/Stream)
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Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei

Grows Well Together
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Prieto's Plant

Schismatoglottis prietoi

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Singapore Moss

Vesicularia dubyana

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Belinda's Buce

Bucephalandra belindae

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Buce Motleyana

Bucephalandra motleyana

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Dwarf Buce

Bucephalandra pygmaea

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Phoenix Moss

Fissidens fontanus

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Afzel's Anubias

Anubias afzelii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Anubias Barteri

Anubias barteri

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Congo Anubias

Anubias heterophylla

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Java Fern

Leptochilus pteropus

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Taiwan Moss

Taxiphyllum alternans

Grows Well Together
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Crepidomanes Fern

Crepidomanes auriculatum

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
AdvancedLow

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Conflicting Needs
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Cryptocoryne Lutea

Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea

Conflicting Needs
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Wendtii Crypt

Cryptocoryne wendtii

Conflicting Needs
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Zipper Moss

Fissidens zippelianus

Works with Planning
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
IntermediateModerate

Pelia

Monosolenium tenerum

Conflicting Needs
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Conflicting Needs
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Giant Crypt

Cryptocoryne usteriana

Works with Planning
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Süßwassertang

Lomariopsis lineata

Conflicting Needs
Moss / Liverwort
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow