''Barclaya longifolia'' adalah tanaman akuarium yang populer.<ref name = "Les, 2001">{{cite book |last=Les |first=D. H. |year=2001 |chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228042519 |chapter=Nymphaeales |title= Encyclopedia of Life Sciences}}</ref><ref>{{ill|Wim Crusio|en|Crusio, W. E.|en|Wim Crusio}}; J. Bogner (1984). "Proposal to conserve 2515 Barclaya against Hydrostemma (Nymphaeaceae)". ''Taxon''.</ref><ref name="Bailey & Burgess, 1999">{{Cite book |last1=Bailey |first1=Mary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vd6sBfAxno8C |title=Tropical Fishlopaedia: A Complete Guide to Fish Care |last2=Burgess |first2=Peter |date=1999 |publisher=Ringpress |isbn=978-1-86054-102-5 |language=en}}</ref> Di bawah kondisi cahaya tinggi, daunnya yang tegak dan menarik akan berwarna hijau. Di bawah kondisi cahaya rendah, daunnya akan berwarna kecoklatan.<ref name="Alderton, 2019">{{Cite book |last=Alderton |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kcXhDwAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish |date=2019-02-07 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited |isbn=978-0-241-44442-9 |language=en}}</ref> Tanaman ini mudah menghasilkan biji dalam budidaya, jika serbuk sari diletakkan pada stigma.<ref name="Miller, 1835">{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Philip |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kl8DAAAAQAAJ |title=The gardeners dictionary |date=1835 |language=en}}</ref>
