Elatine gratioloides
Elatine gratioloides
Elatine gratioloides is a creeping plant suited to foreground planting.
ForegroundCreeping plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground
- GrowthCreeping plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Placement
- Foreground
- Growth type
- Creeping plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
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
- Daughter-plant cuttings
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What you’ll need to grow Elatine gratioloides
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Fertilization
Regular macro and micronutrient fertilization supports healthy growth and coloration.
Calculate fertilizer dosingTaxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
- Botanical name
- Elatine gratioloides
