Aquarium Banana Plant – Nymphoides Aquatica

Add a distinctive accent to your freshwater aquarium with the Aquarium Banana Plant (Nymphoides aquatica). Its banana-shaped green storage tubers and rounded leaves create a natural focal point. As it grows, it may send lily-like leaves toward the water’s surface.

What You’ll Receive

• One live Aquarium Banana Plant
• Shipped without a pot or substrate
• Tuber size, leaf count, and root development vary naturally

Often called a “banana plant bulb,” this plant grows from a cluster of thick storage tubers. Plants may arrive with small leaves or limited foliage.

Planting & Care

Rest the banana-shaped tubers on top of your aquarium substrate. Gently anchor any developed roots while keeping the tubers exposed. Do not bury the entire cluster, as this can encourage rot.

Provide moderate aquarium lighting and nutrients through aquarium fertilizer or root tabs placed near developing roots. Added CO₂ is not required. Allow room above the plant for new leaves, and trim unwanted surface-reaching leaves near their base if desired.

After Arrival

Some yellowing or leaf loss may occur during shipping or as the plant adjusts to your aquarium. Gently remove declining leaves while preserving firm tubers and healthy new growth.

Please Note

Each plant is unique. Size, shape, color, and foliage vary from the example photos. Snails, snail eggs, or other hitchhikers may be present.

Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.