Fontinalis antipyretica var. gigantea
Entity overview
For aquarium planning, Fontinalis antipyretica var. gigantea is grouped as medium-growth moss with foreground/midground placement.
For entity matching, taxonomy contributes genus Fontinalis, family Fontinalaceae, order Hypnales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Water-condition fields provide temperature 10–22 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Planning tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Available nutrient data includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
For tank planning, care values include medium difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth appears as a supported profile value.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The propagation field gives cutting off daughter plants.
Use-case tags in the profile include epiphyte and mosses.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 10–22 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- moss
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
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
- Fontinalaceae
- Genus
- Fontinalis
