Echinodorus 'St Elmo's Fire'
Entity overview
Echinodorus 'St Elmo's Fire' is mapped for discovery as fast-growth rosette plant with midground/background placement.
Classification signals for this plant include genus Echinodorus, family Alismataceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Aquarium parameters listed here include temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–21 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Check this next: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient comparison is based on nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
For this profile: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
For tank planning, care values include easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
Continue with: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The plant profile includes propagation by proliferating inflorescences.
The usage field includes accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 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
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
