Compact, Hardy, and Pre-Attached for Easy Placement

The Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' mounted on natural lava stone is a sleek, hardy, and low-maintenance plant perfect for foreground and midground aquascapes. Known for its compact size and slow growth, this miniature variety of Anubias adds lush green contrast and texture without overwhelming your layout. Each portion is pre-attached to a porous lava stone, which not only anchors the plant easily but also provides additional surface area for beneficial bacteria and biofilm—ideal for shrimp and nano fish tanks.

Features We Love:

Miniature but Mighty: The smallest Anubias variety, ideal for nano tanks and fine-detail aquascaping.
Lava Rock Mount: Pre-attached to natural lava stone—easy to place and great for beneficial bacteria colonization.
Extremely Hardy: Tolerates a wide range of water conditions and thrives in both low-tech and high-tech setups.
Shrimp-Safe & Algae-Resistant: Thick leaves resist algae growth and offer a grazing spot for shrimp and snails.

Care Guidelines:

Light: Low to moderate. Avoid strong direct lighting to minimize algae on leaves.
Temperature: 68° – 82° F (20° – 28° C)
pH Range: 6.5 – 7.8
Growth Rate: Slow
Ideal Placement: Foreground or midground

Pro Tips:

Avoid Burying Rhizomes: Keep the rhizome exposed to prevent rot—no worries with our lava stone mount!
Use Gentle Flow: Mild water movement helps keep debris off the leaves.
Fertilizer-Optional: Root tabs aren’t needed, but liquid fertilizers can support new leaf growth.
Great in Low-Tech Tanks: Thrives in low CO₂ environments and tolerates variable lighting.
Trim with Care: Use sharp scissors to snip old or damaged leaves near the base of the rhizome.

Enhance your aquascape effortlessly with Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' on Lava Stone—a durable and decorative plant that brings natural beauty to any aquarium.

Live Arrival Guarantee:
All Aquatic Arts brand plants and animals come with a 100% live arrival guarantee, plus free email support!

For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.