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Spiral Crypt Coexistence Guides

Spiral Crypt is most often used midground and background, 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
FlowModerate (Standard)
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Sivadasan's Crypt

Cryptocoryne sivadasanii

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateLow

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

Crepidomanes Fern

Crepidomanes auriculatum

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

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

Marimo Moss Ball

Aegagropila linnaei

Grows Well Together
Other
Foreground
Midground
BeginnerLow

Giant Crypt

Cryptocoryne usteriana

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Background
BeginnerLow

Nair's Lagenandra

Lagenandra nairii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Attached to hardscape
IntermediateModerate

Silver Lagenandra

Lagenandra thwaitesii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Water Rose

Samolus valerandi

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

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

Dwarf Sagittaria

Sagittaria subulata

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
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

Zippel's Fern

Microsorum zippelii

Grows Well Together
Rhizome / Epiphyte Plant
Midground
Background
BeginnerLow

Mauritius Micro Sword

Lilaeopsis mauritiana

Grows Well Together
Stolon / Runner Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
IntermediateModerate

Quillwort

Isoetes lacustris

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Midground
IntermediateModerate

Shoreweed

Littorella uniflora

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Foreground
Carpeting
BeginnerModerate

Water Orchid

Spiranthes odorata

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
IntermediateModerate

Broad-leaved Crypt

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Grows Well Together
Rosette / Crown Plant
Midground
Background
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