Anubias Nana Petite 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 Nana Petite 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 'Petite', known simply as Anubias Nana Petite, is one of the smallest Anubias, with rounded deep green leaves that grow in tight, low clusters. It is an epiphyte that sits in the foreground or across the midground, attached to driftwood and rock rather than rooted in the substrate.
It grows from a creeping rhizome, so the trick is to keep that rhizome above the substrate and let the roots grip your hardscape. Tie or glue it to wood or stone and it slowly spreads into a neat, compact clump. Anubias is tolerant and undemanding: it does well in low light, needs no CO2, and its tough, thick leaves shrug off grazing fish, so it holds its form even in busy community tanks. Growth is slow, which means very little trimming and a tidy look for a long time.
Grown in sterile tissue culture and densely packed in a sealed cup, this plant arrives free of snails, algae, pests and disease, giving your aquascape a clean, healthy start.
Care at a glance
- Placement: Attached to hardscape, foreground or midground
- Lighting: Low
- CO2: Low, not required
- Growth rate: Slow
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Colour: Green
How to plant your tissue culture Anubias
- Rinse the clear nutrient gel from the base of the plant.
- Divide it into small portions so you can spread it across your hardscape.
- Attach each portion to driftwood or rock with cotton thread or a little gel glue, keeping the rhizome sitting above the substrate so it does not rot.
- Leave the roots undisturbed while it grips and settles in.
Difficulty: Beginner
Lighting Demand: Low
CO₂: Low
Growth Rate: Slow
NZ Rarity: Common
Colour: Green
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