Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne parva
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground
- Growth typeRosette plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
- Height1.2–3.9" (3–10 cm)
About this plant
Cryptocoryne parva is a small, slow-growing foreground plant from Sri Lanka. Unlike many larger crypts, it benefits from an open, well-lit position and should not be shaded by neighbouring plants. Plant small groups a few centimetres apart and allow time for them to spread. Nutrients available around the roots support establishment and gradual carpet growth.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 73–79°F (23–26°C)
- Placement
- Foreground
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 1.2–3.9" (3–10 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 73–79°F (23–26°C)
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 1–18 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very slow
- Propagation
- runners, rhizome division, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Cryptocoryne parva
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
CO₂
This plant’s care profile lists CO₂ injection as recommended, not required.
Estimate dissolved CO₂Substrate
A suitable substrate or targeted root nutrition can support this plant's growth habit.
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Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
- Botanical name
- Cryptocoryne parva
