Anubias Chili Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials)
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Standard Shipping: Orders are typically dispatched within 1 business day. Delivery times vary based on the destination.
- Urban Areas: 1-3 business days
- Rural Areas: 2-5 business days
- Courier Services Used: NZ Post and Aramex.
Free shipping is available for New Zealand customers with a minimum purchase of $150.00.
- Non-Rural Addresses Only: This offer applies only to non-rural addresses.
- Exclusions: Bulky items such as aquariums are excluded from the free shipping offer.
About Tissue Culture Plants
About Tissue Culture Plants
What’s the Deal with Tissue Culture Plants?
Tiny plants. Big benefits. Zero unwanted surprises.
Grown in a Lab (On Purpose)
These aren’t your average aquarium plants.
Tissue culture plants are grown in pristine lab conditions — no pests, no snails, no algae. Just vibrant, healthy growth suspended in a sealed pot of nutrient gel that looks like dessert (but please, don’t).
Why They’re a Big Deal
- 100% algae-free — start clean, stay clean
- No snails — unless you’re into surprise hitchhikers
- Pesticide-free — safe for shrimp, snails, and sensitive fish
- Incredible value — you get heaps of plant once it’s split and planted
- Long shelf life — lasts weeks sealed in its cup (great for planning your scape)
- Small in size, big on payoff
How to Use (Don’t Just Chuck It In)
Peel the lid — it’ll feel oddly satisfying
- Rinse off the gel (do not plant the goo)
- Divide into small chunks — trust us, there’s more than it looks
- Plant using tweezers, spaced evenly across the substrate
- Watch it take off like it’s been waiting its whole life to grow in your tank
Pro tip: One pot can cover a surprising amount of space — plant wisely and it’ll spread quickly.
Anubias Chili Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Lab Grown, Algae Free, Snail Free.
Grown in sterile conditions with no snails, algae, or hitchhikers — the cleanest start for any freshwater tank.
Great Value in Every Cup
Each tissue culture cup contains multiple portions — simply rinse, divide, and plant. One pot can cover more ground than you'd expect!
Anubias barteri var. nana 'Chili', usually just called Anubias 'Chili', is a compact rhizome plant with narrow, pointed leaves in a deep dark green. It stays small and grows into dense, bushy clusters, which suits it to the foreground or mid-ground and makes it a good fit for nano tanks.
Like other Anubias, this is a rhizome plant that is attached to hardscape rather than planted into the substrate. Tie or wedge it onto driftwood, rocks or decor and keep the rhizome exposed so it does not rot. Growth is slow, so it needs little trimming, and its thick, tough leaves hold up well against nibbling from herbivorous fish. It does not need CO2 and stays happy under low light, which makes it an easy plant to settle into a community or nano layout.
It is grown in sterile tissue culture and arrives in a densely packed cup, free of snails, algae, pests and disease, giving you a clean, healthy start.
Care at a glance
- Placement: Foreground to mid-ground, attached to hardscape
- Lighting: Low
- CO2: Low, not required
- Growth rate: Slow
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Colour: Dark Green
How to plant your tissue culture Anubias
- Rinse the clear nutrient gel from the base of the plant.
- Divide it into small portions.
- Attach the portions to driftwood or rock with thread or glue, keeping the rhizome exposed and spacing them to fill in over time.
- Leave the roots undisturbed while it settles onto the hardscape.
Difficulty: Beginner
Lighting Demand: Low
CO₂: Low
Growth Rate: Slow
NZ Rarity: New
Colour: Dark Green
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