Eleocharis sp. "Xingu"
Entity overview
Eleocharis sp. "Xingu" is mapped for discovery as medium-growth creeping plant with midground/background placement.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Eleocharis, family Cyperaceae, order Poales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Water parameter context
Water conditions in the profile cover temperature 20–25 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Related calculator: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition values include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Continue with: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
For tank planning, care values include medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
Planning tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
Growth-related fields add height 30–55 cm.
The plant profile includes propagation by cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 30–55 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 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
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
