Cryptocoryne lingua
Entity overview
Cryptocoryne lingua is organized as very-slow-growth rosette plant with foreground/midground positioning in the library.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Cryptocoryne, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Water values include temperature 18–30 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, KH 2–12 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient fields for the profile cover nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Care data shows difficult difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
Size and propagation fields include height 8–15 cm.
The plant profile includes propagation by cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–30 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 8–15 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–12 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
