Bacopa Platinum Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials)
Bacopa Platinum Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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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.
Bacopa Platinum 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!
Bacopa monnieri 'Platinum', or platinum bacopa, is a rare colour mutation of the classic green bacopa. It carries the same small, rounded, paired leaves on upright stems, but in a soft, pale silver green that catches the light. Use it as a calm midground hedge or a light toned accent towards the background.
In your tank it grows as an upright stem, best planted in small groups a few centimetres apart so it fills in as a soft block of colour. The pale foliage holds its best tone with steady, consistent conditions: medium light, CO2 and a good nutrient supply from a rich substrate and regular dosing. Trim on a schedule to keep tight internodes and a compact shape, and replant the healthiest tops to build density. It is rewarding to grow well and holds a refined, high end look once it is settled.
This plant is grown in a sterile tissue culture cup, densely packed and free of snails, algae, pests and disease, so it starts your tank clean.
Care at a glance
- Placement: Midground to background
- Lighting: Medium
- CO2: Medium
- Growth rate: Slow
- Difficulty: Expert
- Colour: White
How to plant your tissue culture Bacopa
- Rinse the clear nutrient gel from the base of the plant.
- Divide it into small portions.
- Plant each portion into the substrate with tweezers, spaced a few centimetres apart to fill in.
- Leave the roots undisturbed while it settles in.
Difficulty: Expert
Lighting Demand: Medium
CO₂: Medium
Growth Rate: Slow
NZ Rarity: New
Colour: White
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