High Temp Stem Plants

[zayackylepga]

Does anyone have any good high temperature stem plants to recommend? The tank hovers from 80-81 and is medium to low light. Have a lot of swords but currently nothing besides some Pogostemon feeding from the water column. Just set up the tank and want to cycle with some plants in there. Thanks!!

Edited August 26, 2022 by zayackylepga

[Randall from Texas]

Get some bacopa in there. I have it in my discus tank.

[Seattle_Aquarist]

On 8/26/2022 at 12:36 PM, zayackylepga said:

Does anyone have any good high temperature stem plants to recommend? The tank hovers from 80-81 and is medium to low light. Have a lot of swords but currently nothing besides some Pogostemon feeding from the water column. Just set up the tank and want to cycle with some plants in there. Thanks!!

Hi @zayackylepga

80 - 81 isn't bad at all, most plants can easily tolerate that temperature with the exception of some cold water species.  A few plants that come to mind are:
Ceratopteris cornuta - Broadleaf Watersprite
Ceratopteris thalictroides - Indian Water Fern
Rotala 'Bangladesh' -
Rotala H'ra -
Bacopa colorata -
Ludwigia arcuata -
Ludwigia arcuata x repens -
Nymphoides hydrophylla -
Limnophila sp 'Curly' -

Hope this helps! -Roy

[OutBout]

Lots of plants can thrive in higher temperatures. I have a shallow pond (4 inch depth) that was sitting in 95-100 ambient temperatures for week long stretches. The water temperatures was at least 85 and plant growth was intense. No real die off occurred.