Water Sprite Laceleaf

🌿 Water Sprite Laceleaf (Ceratopteris thalictroides)

Common Name: Laceleaf Water Sprite, Water Fern
Type: Stem/Fern Plant • Can be rooted or floating

🔹 Appearance

• Finely divided, lace-like green leaves.
• Creates a bushy, delicate look in aquariums.
• Grows fast and provides excellent cover for fry and shrimp.

🔹 Care Requirements

• Light: Low–medium (grows faster with medium-high).
• Temp: 68–82 °F
• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Placement: Midground, background, or floating.
• Growth Rate: Fast; prune regularly to prevent overshadowing other plants.

🔹 Benefits

• Great nitrate absorber, helps keep water clean.
• Provides shelter and shade for fish.
• Easy beginner plant — tolerant of a wide range of conditions.
• Works in both low-tech and high-tech setups.

🔹 Propagation

• Spreads via side shoots and adventitious plantlets.
• Can be replanted or left to float freely.

✨ Fun fact: Because of its rapid growth and nutrient uptake, Water Sprite Laceleaf is often called a “natural filter” plant for aquariums.