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Mermaid Weed Comparison Guides

Use these comparisons when you like the job Mermaid Weed does in the scape but want to weigh it against other plants with a similar role, shape, or care profile.

PlacementMidground
LightHigh
DifficultyIntermediate
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Slender Anubias

Anubias gracilis

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Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Spade-leaf Anubias

Anubias hastifolia

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Zippel's Fern

Microsorum zippelii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Banana Plant

Nymphoides aquatica

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerModerate

Beckett's Water Trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Giant Hairgrass

Eleocharis montevidensis

Related Option
Stolon / Runner Plant
Background
IntermediateModerate

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow

Undulata

Cryptocoryne undulata

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Downoi

Pogostemon helferi

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Spadeleaf Plant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Related Option
Stem Plant
Background
BeginnerModerate

Broadleaf Sword

Echinodorus bleheri

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Gillet's Anubias

Anubias gilletii

Related Option
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

African Onion Plant

Crinum calamistratum

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Compact Aponogeton

Aponogeton ulvaceus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Japan Clover

Hydrocotyle tripartita

Related Option
Stem Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Madagascar Lace Plant

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
AdvancedModerate

Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Radican Sword

Echinodorus cordifolius

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Spatterdock

Nuphar japonica

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea lotus

Related Option
Bulb / Tuber Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Uruguay Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

Related Option
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerModerate

Java Moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Foreground
BeginnerLow

Willow Moss

Fontinalis antipyretica

Related Option
Moss / Liverwort
Attached to hardscape
Midground
BeginnerLow