Tropica Murdannia keisak in Pot

Murdannia keisak creates an upright, bamboo-like effect in the aquarium. Despite that appearance, it is a stem plant rather than a grass. It comes from Asia, where it often grows in rice fields.

Leaf shape and colour

The light-green leaves are approximately 1 cm wide and 3–5 cm long. Their arrangement gives the stems a distinct outline that contrasts with feathery plants or broad rosettes.

Strong light combined with CO2 can turn the growing tip reddish. The general profile rates basic light and CO2 demands as low, so the conditions that produce a coloured tip are distinct from the plant’s minimum demands.

Regular pruning shapes the group

Growth is fast and naturally upright. Cutting the stems encourages branching, helping create a fuller group instead of allowing only the longest shoots to dominate.

Keep trimming the tallest stems as they develop. Some of the removed tips can be replanted to renew the group and create a varied outline. Leave the planting accessible so ongoing maintenance remains practical.

The height profile is 5–20 cm or more. Its high growth rate means this reference should be read alongside the need for pruning rather than as a fixed height limit.

Product format

Murdannia keisak comes in a pot. Choose it for its bamboo-like form and plan to maintain that group through regular trimming and selective replanting.

Plant profile

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