Cryptocoryne lingua
Cryptocoryne lingua
Cryptocoryne lingua is a rosette plant suited to foreground and midground planting.
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Suitable with restrictions. Suitable only under specific aquarium conditions.
Planting & care
- PlacementForeground, Midground
- Growth typeRosette plant
- LightLow
- CO2Recommended
- Height3.1–5.9" (8–15 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Advanced. Light requirement: low. Injected CO₂: recommended.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 64–86°F (18–30°C)
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable with restrictions Suitable only under specific aquarium conditions.
- Approx. height
- 3.1–5.9" (8–15 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 64–86°F (18–30°C)
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–12 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Nutrients
- 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
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very slow
- Propagation
- runners, rhizome division, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
Grow it successfully
What you’ll need to grow Cryptocoryne lingua
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
For best results, keep the plant's documented lighting, CO₂ and nutrient needs in balance.
CO₂
This plant’s care profile lists CO₂ injection as recommended, not required.
Estimate dissolved CO₂Fertilization
Regular macro and micronutrient fertilization supports healthy growth and coloration.
Calculate fertilizer dosingSubstrate
A suitable substrate or targeted root nutrition can support this plant's growth habit.
Calculate how much substrate you needTaxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
- Botanical name
- Cryptocoryne lingua
