Here’s all about Anubias 'Coin Leaf', a rare and elegant Anubias variety known for its perfectly rounded leaves — a favorite among collectors and aquascapers looking for something unique:

🌿 Anubias ‘Coin Leaf’ – Overview

• Scientific Name: Anubias barteri var. round leaf (cultivar)

• Common Name: Anubias Coin Leaf / Anubias Round Leaf

• Type: Rhizome plant

• Family: Araceae

• Origin: Cultivar (likely developed in Asia through selective breeding)

• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

🌱 Plant Appearance

• Leaf Color: Glossy dark green

• Leaf Shape: Perfectly circular or coin-shaped, thick and leathery

• Leaf Size: 2–5 cm in diameter

• Plant Height: 5–15 cm

• Growth Habit: Compact and slightly upright

💡 The leaves resemble coins — flat, round, and very symmetrical — giving it a tidy, ornamental look.

💡 Care Requirements

🧽 Placement in Aquarium

• Ideal for foreground or midground

• Attach to hardscape (rocks, driftwood, ornaments) with thread or glue

• Great for nano tanks, bonsai layouts, or small scapes

🌿 Propagation

• By rhizome division

• Cut a piece of rhizome with several healthy leaves and roots

• New leaves grow slowly from the rhizome

⚠️ Care Tips

• Do not bury the rhizome – it will rot

• Keep water circulation gentle to avoid algae buildup

• Clean leaves occasionally if exposed to higher light

• Maintain stable water parameters for best form

✅ Benefits

• Unique rounded leaf shape – rare and ornamental

• Very hardy and beginner-friendly

• Suitable for low-light and low-tech tanks

• Fish- and shrimp-safe – leaves are tough and not easily eaten

• Ideal for aquascaping focal points or nano aquariums

🌱 Good Pairings

• Works beautifully alongside:

  • Bucephalandra

  • Moss-covered driftwood

  • Anubias Nana ‘Petite’

  • Bonsai driftwood layouts