Hygrophila corymbosa (Cherry Leaf)

If your tank’s looking a bit… questionable, this is the plant you throw in to sort it out. Hygrophila corymbosa grows fast, fills space fast, and hoovers up excess nutrients like it’s on a mission.

Big, bold green leaves, strong upright stems, and zero patience for your algae problems.

🌿 Why you want it

• Grows fast - like actually fast
• Helps keep algae in check by eating excess nutrients
• Fills out the background quickly
• Easy win for beginners and lazy pros alike

✂️ The trimming reality

This one doesn’t stop growing.

Once it hits the surface, trim it back hard (about half), replant the tops if you want more, and it’ll come back thicker.

Skip trimming and it’ll turn your tank into a jungle real quick.

📍 Where it fits

• Best used as a background plant
• Can grow up to ~50cm, so give it space to stretch

💡 Care

• Light: medium to high (it’ll survive lower, just slower)
• CO₂: not required, but boosts growth big time
• Growth: fast - blink and it’s taller
• Propagation: cut and replant the tops

💧 Water tolerance

Soft, hard, anywhere in between - doesn’t care. This thing is built to survive.

💬 TBC take

If your tank’s out of balance, chuck this in.
It’s basically the clean-up crew, the filler plant, and the overachiever all in one.