Aquarium plant
Echinodorus macrophyllus
Aquarius macrophyllus
Echinodorus macrophyllus is a rosette plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundRosette plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthRosette plant
- LightMedium
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
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
- Fast
- Propagation
- proliferating inflorescences
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
- Botanical name
- Aquarius macrophyllus
