Background Plants
Our Background Aquarium Plants collection features taller, fast-growing plants designed to fill the back of your aquarium. These plants help create a lush, natural backdrop, providing height, coverage, and a complete look to your aquascape.
Background plants are essential for building depth and structure in planted tanks, and many species are easy to grow and suitable for beginners, especially in low-tech aquariums.
🌱 Why Use Background Plants?
Adds Height: Creates a full, natural-looking aquarium
Fast Growing: Helps absorb excess nutrients and reduce algae
Provides Cover: Offers shelter for fish and shrimp
Completes Your Layout: Frames your aquascape and enhances depth
🧠 Suitable For:
- Planted aquariums
- Community tanks
- Beginner setups
- Medium to large aquariums
🌿 Popular Background Plants Include:
- Amazon Sword
- Water Wisteria
- Vallisneria
- Rotala species
- Ludwigia species
💡 Helpful Tip
Plant background species along the back wall and allow space for growth. Regular trimming will keep plants healthy and prevent them from shading other areas of your aquarium.
🚚 Shipping & Pickup
📦 Ships Australia-wide (excluding WA, TAS, NT due to biosecurity restrictions)
📍 Local pickup available (Gold Coast)
🚗 Local delivery available
All plants are grown and prepared by Duthie Aquatics — selected for strong growth, reliability, and success in real aquarium conditions.
FAQ
Shipping and Delivery
As soon as possible if you have purchased wet goods they will be
sent during the beginning of the week to prevent sitting in a
distribution centre over the weekend. Dry goods will be sent through out
the week
Do we sell live shrimp?
Unfortunately at the moment we are unable to post live fish.
However if you live in the Brisbane and Gold Coast area we are able to
deliver live fish and shrimp just send us an email or Facebook message
to find out what’s available and organise delivery
Do we ship to TAS,NT,WA & SA?
Due to bio security laws we are only able to ship dry goods to these states
How do I know if this product is what I need?
If you have any questions about a product don’t hesitate to
contact us and we will be more than happy to help you find the right product. We also have some videos on YouTube just search Duthie Aquatics
on YouTube
Payments
We accept card transactions and direct deposits with payment confirmation. Once payment has been received you will be supplied with a receipt and subsequently with shipping information.
Refunds
Due to the nature of the products being sold, refunds are subject to defective goods. Please contact us as soon as is convenient and we will do our best to accomodate you
Warranty
Warranty of products vary due to the nature of the producs we sell. We adhere to all returns and exchange policies and we will go above and beyond to provide you with great customer care