Floating Fern
Salvinia natans
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
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Dwarf Chain Sword Comparison Guides
Use these comparisons when you like the job Dwarf Chain Sword does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.
PlacementForeground
LightModerate
DifficultyBeginner
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Jungle Val
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BeginnerLow
Leopard Val
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Stolon / Runner Plant
Midground
Background
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Stolon / Runner Plant
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Background
IntermediateModerate
Watermeal
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Floating Plant
Floating
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Asian Watergrass
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Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Floating Water Sprite
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Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Skeleton King
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Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Attached to hardscape
Midground
IntermediateModerate
Water Cabbage
Pistia stratiotes
Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Willow Moss
Fontinalis antipyretica
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow
Amazon Frogbit
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Floating Plant
Floating
BeginnerModerate
Anacharis
Egeria densa
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Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Baby Tears
Lindernia rotundifolia
Stem Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate
Beckett's Water Trumpet
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow
Bog Moss
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh
Carolina Fanwort
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Stem Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateHigh