Cryptocoryne affinis
Entity overview
Cryptocoryne affinis carries plant-library signals for slow-growth rosette plant and foreground/midground placement.
Structured classification connects the profile with genus Cryptocoryne, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
Name variants available for this plant include Cryptocoryne bullosa and Cryptocoryne affinis subsp. haerteliana (Jacobsen ex Milkuhn) Schöpfel Cryptocoryne haerteliana Jacobsen ex Milkuhn Cryptocoryne sp. ''Pseudo-bullosa''.
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Care data interpretation
The care summary is limited to easy difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
The plant profile allows for emersed growth.
Use with this data: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Aquarium range fields include temperature 22–26 °C, pH 6–8, KH 3–21 °dKH, and CO2 5–30 mg/L.
Useful next step: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Available nutrient data includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Planning tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Propagation data lists cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 6–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 3–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–30 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
