Aquarium plant
Helanthium tenellum
Helanthium tenellum
Helanthium tenellum is a rosette plant suited to foreground planting.
ForegroundRosette plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground
- GrowthRosette plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
- Height5–8 cm (2–3.1 in)
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 18–28 °C
- Placement
- Foreground
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 5–8 cm (2–3.1 in)
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 18–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- Runners
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Helanthium
- Botanical name
- Helanthium tenellum
