Anubias afzelii
Entity overview
Anubias afzelii is organized as slow-growth creeping plant with midground/background positioning in the library.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Anubias, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
The plant can also appear under Anubias congensis.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Available water ranges include temperature 22–26 °C, pH 6–8.5, KH 0–15 °dKH, and CO2 5–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
The profile gives nutrient targets for nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Care data shows very easy 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 30–40 cm and width 30–40 cm.
The plant profile includes propagation by cutting off daughter plants.
Color metadata adds green.
Available usage metadata shows epiphyte.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 30–40 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 6–8.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–15 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 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
- Araceae
- Genus
- Anubias
