Egeria najas - Live Aquatic Plant

Egeria najas is a great choice for an aquarium plant. Thin leaves are densely clustered around the stems of Egeria najas. Narrow leafed anacharis as it is sometimes called, is great for a background plant in the aquarium. Egeria najas is a good plant for beginners, and its rapid growth helps create a balance in the aquarium from the start. It can also help prevent algae because it absorbs a great number of nutrients from the water. The plant secretes antibiotic substances which can help prevent blue-green algae (a type of bacteria). A excellent oxygenator. 1 bunch supplied in ceramic ring Plants are incubated in a solution of 0.01% of the insecticide Buprafezin for one hour (Please do not just drop these in a shrimp tank or with any other crustacean. To use these within a tank please wash in water with baking soda under light. These are treated to remove the insecticide but there are cases where this has not been fully removed causing casualty's in crustacean.