- Foreground plant
- One of the smallest crypts
- Low light
Cryptocoryne parva is unique in that it is one of few foreground, carpeting plants that thrives under low light. It is also one of the smallest crypt species at only a couple inches tall. It has deep green, slender leaves which look almost grassy in appearance. As it grows, it can send out runners which will grow into new plants. This species grows extremely slowly, so we recommend using multiple pots to speed up the process of getting a lush carpet of crypt parva .
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Customer Reviews
Very happy with my Parva. It’s a slow grower, but I’m hoping to have a carpet of these eventually.
The plants arrived in just a few short days to Illinois, perfectly packed and in great shape. Each plant was healthy, well-rooted, and clearly established, which gave me confidence right from the start. It’s clear Aquarium Co-Op takes pride in the quality they send out.
For anyone purchasing these plants, a few tips from experience:
1. Take your time removing the rock wool around the roots—go slowly to avoid damaging the fine structures.
2. A fine-point aquascaping tweezer is extremely helpful for removing any fibers caught between the roots.
3. If you have some planting experience, you might be able to gently separate a few propagations to extend your coverage.
Overall, I’m very impressed with the quality, shipping, and care taken by Aquarium Co-Op. I’ll definitely be ordering again and would recommend them to other aquascapers and planted tank enthusiasts.
My first order from AC contained 2 pots full edge to edge with plant so I was looking forward to the same with this most recent order. Unfortunately the 4 pots received this time around were not even close to that. All 4 could have fit in one pot with room to spare!
These things grow sooooo slowly that starting out with a tiny specimen means having to buy A LOT for an instant carpet or waiting until you can collect social security for them to fill in. On the plus side they are healthy and came pest free
Have ordered couple pots of the crypt parva from the Coop before, and based on those orders, this latest one looked exactly as I was expecting. In good shape and getting established just fine after planting. A quick “eyeball” guess, it had minimum 15 stem/leaves, but probably closer to 20. Didn’t count them upon delivery, too excited to get them in my tank.
This crypt stays pretty small which is why I got it. It arrived well packed and with roots. I love it! 10/10
Awesome little nano crypt. I got 6 of these to make a small carpet area in my fluval flex 9 gallon. Highly recommend for nano tanks. They do grow really slow so if your impatient and don’t want to let them grow in then get you a couple of them.
It is a great plant. I wish I would not have separated it to make smaller ones. I also wish that all the plant places would send what the plant is and some9 basic directions. Overall very satisfied
Ordered plant, received plant :)
It arrived in good condition despite some shipping troubles because of a severe freeze. It is doing well in my tank
Arrived better than expected considering the weather. Well packaged, plants have adjusted excellently so far. I also got more than double what I paid as each individual plant had multiple mature plantlets ready to be separated.