The best aquarium plants for beginners

If you're looking for easy, low-maintenance aquatic plants for your aquarium, you're in the right place! Our easy plant collection features a variety of plants that don’t need CO2, grow well in low light, and can be planted in gravel or grown without substrate.

Low tech plants are a great choice for beginners starting their first planted tank. They provide vibrant color, visual interest, and comfort for freshwater livestock—especially in shrimp and betta fish tanks. Adding live plants to an aquarium offers several benefits including:

• Helping with algae control
• Naturally filtering and oxygenating the water

These low-light aquatic plants are easy to care for and adapt well to most water parameters. For healthier, faster growth, we recommend using a gentle plant fertilizer to provide extra nutrients.