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Anubias Minima Variegated Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials)

Hardy Anubias Minima with white and light green markings, for tying onto rock or driftwood.

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Tissue culture: Arrives in a densely packed cup.

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MediumLight
LowCO2
SlowGrowth
BeginnerDifficulty

Placement Foreground to midground, on hardscape

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 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

  1. Rinse off the gel (do not plant the goo)
  2. Divide into small chunks — trust us, there’s more than it looks
  3. Plant using tweezers, spaced evenly across the substrate
  4. 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.

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!

Description

Anubias Minima 'Variegated' carries soft white to light green markings across its narrow, elongated leaves. The variegation is random, so no two plants look quite alike. It is a rhizome plant that sits well in the foreground to midground, tied onto rock or driftwood.

Like all anubias it is hardy and undemanding, growing slowly from a creeping rhizome that must stay above the substrate. Attach it to hardscape with thread or glue and let it establish. A little more light keeps the variegation bright without stressing the plant, and its tough leaves are largely left alone by grazing fish while the dense foliage gives smaller fish somewhere to shelter. It suits low-tech setups, nano tanks and planted community aquariums.

Grown in sterile tissue culture and packed densely in the cup, it arrives free of snails, algae, pests and disease.

Care at a glance

  • Placement: Foreground to midground, on hardscape
  • Lighting: Medium
  • CO2: Low, not required
  • Growth rate: Slow
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Colour: White

How to plant your tissue culture Anubias

  1. Rinse the clear nutrient gel from the base of the plant.
  2. Divide it into small portions.
  3. Attach each portion to rock or driftwood with thread or glue, keeping the rhizome exposed and never buried.
  4. Leave the roots and rhizome undisturbed while it settles in.

Specifications

  • NZ Rarity
    Rare
  • Colour
    White
  • 5 stars: 3 (100%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Brian (New Zealand)
Anubias minima

So many little plants, I can’t wait for them to grow in my underwater forest. Very happy with this product

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Anna (New Zealand)
Healthy and packed full

Packed full of healthy baby plants, really good for setting up a new tank, great value for money. Looking forward to them getting bigger.

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Darren (New Zealand)
great high-quality plants

excellent plants with several in a pottle