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Anubias nana: height, light, CO₂ & fish that eat it
Anubias barteri var. nana typically grows 2–5.9 in tall (5–15 cm) and grows tied to wood or rock. It's rated for low–high light, and injected CO₂ is not needed. Temperature 54–86°F, pH 5–8.
How tall it grows
Each bar is roughly the water depth a tank leaves above the substrate. The teal band is the plant's reported height range. ✓ fits, trim means it can reach the surface, ✕ means it typically outgrows the water.
Will it fit your tank?
Quick facts
- Grows to
- 2–5.9 in (5–15 cm)
- Height basis
- Tropica 2-month avg (listed 5-15+)
- Where it goes
- attached, foreground, midground
- Light
- low–high light
- Injected CO₂
- not needed
- Growth
- slow
- Difficulty
- easy
- Temperature
- 54–86°F
- pH
- 5–8
- Hardness
- 0–30 dGH
- Feeds through
- not published
- Also sold as
- Dwarf anubias
Planting tip: Do not bury the rhizome; tie it to wood or rock with fishing or nylon line.
Fish and Anubias nana
Checked with the same rules as our tank builder: plant-eating and digging named in each fish's sources, plus temperature and pH overlap. Tropica notes herbivorous fish leave its tough leaves alone.
Eats it (0)
- No fish in our database is flagged as eating it.
May uproot it (0)
- Not rooted, so digging fish can't pull it up.
Different water (0)
- Every fish shares some temperature and pH range with it.
Fish that leave it alone and share its water (106)
Common questions
How tall does Anubias nana grow?
Growers report about 2–5.9 in (5–15 cm). Basis: Tropica 2-month avg (listed 5-15+).
How much light does Anubias nana need?
It's rated for low–high light. Growers often disagree on light, so this is the full range across our sources.
Does Anubias nana need CO₂?
No. Its sources rate its CO₂ need as low, and it grows without injection.
Which fish eat Anubias nana?
Tropica notes herbivorous fish leave its tough leaves alone, and none of our 106 fish are flagged as eating it.
Gear for Anubias nana
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Related guides
Sources
Values come from these pages, in our own words. Where growers disagree, we show the full range. Last reviewed 2026-10-17.
- tropica.com /en/plants/plantdetails/Anubiasbarterivar.nana(101PCS)/18806
- aquasabi.com /anubias-barteri-var-nana
- flowgrow.de /db/aquaticplants/anubias-barteri-var-nana