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Anubias Coffeefolia

Anubias Coffeefolia

✨ Anubias Coffeefolia – Anubias barteri var. coffeefolia is a hardy, slow-growing rhizome plant known for its dark green, textured leaves with a slightly crinkled “coffee leaf” appearance. New leaves often emerge with warm bronze or reddish tones before maturing into deep green, giving this plant more character than many standard Anubias varieties.

🍃 Easy Level: Anubias Coffeefolia is an excellent choice for low-tech aquariums, beginner-friendly planted tanks, shrimp setups, betta aquariums, and shaded aquascapes. It grows slowly, does not require CO₂, and performs best when attached to driftwood, lava rock, or aquascaping stones instead of being buried in the substrate.

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Ideal for Nature Aquarium, jungle, riverbank, driftwood, low-tech, and shadowed aquascapes
Its dark textured leaves create a mature, natural look that works beautifully around wood, stone, moss, and shaded foreground areas.

Beautiful leaf texture and colour transition
Young leaves can show bronze, copper, or reddish-brown tones before turning deep green, adding subtle colour variation without the demands of red stem plants.

Perfect for hardscape attachment
Anubias Coffeefolia is excellent for tying or gluing to driftwood, lava rock, spider wood, dragon stone, or coconut caves where the rhizome can stay exposed and healthy.

Excellent contrast plant
Its broad, dark, rippled leaves pair well with fine-textured plants such as Rotala indica, Bacopa caroliniana, Limnophila sessiliflora, Vallisneria nana, Java Moss, Flame Moss, and Marsilea hirsuta.

Great for fish colour contrast
The deep green leaves make bright fish stand out, especially neon tetras, cardinal tetras, ember tetras, chili rasboras, guppies, honey gouramis, bettas, pearl gouramis, and blue dream shrimp. Dark leaves also make orange, red, blue, and silver fish look more vibrant.

Low-maintenance and long-lasting
Because it grows slowly, it does not need frequent trimming and keeps its shape well in aquascapes, nano tanks, and display aquariums.

Origin: West and Central Africa

Type: Rhizome plant / attached plant

Growth Rate: Slow

Size: Height: 10–25 cm / 4–10 in
Width: 10–20 cm / 4–8 in depending on age and growing conditions

Natural Habitat: Anubias species grow in shaded tropical streams, riverbanks, and wet forest margins where they attach to rocks, roots, and submerged or semi-submerged hardscape. They are adapted to low light, stable humidity, and slow-moving water.

Special Considerations: Do not bury the rhizome. The thick horizontal rhizome must remain above the substrate or attached to hardscape. If the rhizome is buried, it may rot. Only the fine roots can grow into substrate or wrap naturally around wood and stone.

Did You Know?
Anubias Coffeefolia gets its name from the textured, slightly crinkled leaf surface that resembles coffee plant leaves. Its slower growth makes it especially useful for aquascapes where long-term structure and low maintenance are more important than fast plant mass.

Tank Size: Suitable for aquariums 20 L / 5 gallons or larger, including nano tanks, betta tanks, shrimp tanks, and peaceful community aquariums.

Plant Placement: Best used as a foreground to midground attached plant. Attach Anubias Coffeefolia to driftwood, lava rock, seiryu stone, dragon stone, or shaded hardscape areas. It works very well with Java Fern, Bucephalandra, Anubias barteri, Anubias nana Petite, Cryptocoryne wendtii, Marsilea hirsuta, Java Moss, and Rotala indica for a layered, natural aquascape.

Compatibility: Excellent for peaceful aquariums with bettas, guppies, endlers, neon tetras, cardinal tetras, ember tetras, harlequin rasboras, chili rasboras, honey gouramis, pearl gouramis, Corydoras, kuhli loaches, Otocinclus, shrimp, and snails. The firm leaves are also useful in betta tanks because they provide resting spots near the midwater level when attached to taller driftwood.

Substrate: Substrate is optional. This plant is best attached to hardscape. If planted near the substrate, keep the rhizome fully exposed and allow only the roots to enter the gravel, sand, or aquasoil.

Light: Low to medium (15–45 PAR). Lower light helps reduce algae on the slow-growing leaves, while medium light can support stronger leaf development.

Temperature: 22–28°C / 72–82°F

pH: 6.0 – 7.8

GH: 3–15 dGH

CO₂: Not required.

Care & Propagation: Remove older or algae-covered leaves close to the rhizome using clean scissors. To propagate, cut the rhizome into sections, making sure each section has several healthy leaves and roots. Attach the new rhizome sections to wood or stone until they anchor naturally.

Portion Size: 1 carefully selected Anubias Coffeefolia plant, freshly packed and ready for aquarium placement.

Plant Size: Small to medium rhizome plant with healthy textured leaves and visible roots. Size may vary depending on current stock.

Plant Type: Rhizome aquarium plant / attached plant. Best attached to driftwood, lava rock, or aquascaping stone.

Snail-Free & Aquarium Safe: Plants are grown without chemicals that could harm fish, shrimp, or other aquarium inhabitants and are carefully inspected to ensure they are snail-free.

Transition After Shipping: Some older leaves may yellow, melt, or change appearance after shipping as the plant adjusts to new aquarium conditions. This is normal. Anubias Coffeefolia grows slowly, so new leaves may take time to appear, but healthy rhizomes usually adapt well.

Planting Guide

  1. Remove the protective plastic packaging.
  2. Rinse the plant gently with clean water.
  3. Inspect the rhizome and remove any damaged leaves or soft sections.
  4. Do not bury the rhizome in the substrate.
  5. Attach the plant to driftwood, lava rock, or stone using cotton thread, fishing line, or aquarium-safe glue.
  6. Place it in a shaded or partially shaded area to reduce algae buildup.
  7. If placing near substrate, keep the rhizome above the surface and allow only the roots to grow downward.

Tip
Use Anubias Coffeefolia near darker driftwood or lava rock to create a mature, natural focal point. Its deep green leaves look especially strong beside bright green plants like Marsilea hirsuta or fine stems like Rotala indica, while colourful fish such as ember tetras, chili rasboras, bettas, and blue shrimp stand out beautifully against its darker foliage.