Limnobium spongia
Entity overview
The profile combines floating growth behavior with floating placement tags.
The classification fields place it in genus Limnobium, family Hydrocharitaceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Growth and use data
For plant planning, growth data provides width up to 15 cm.
Propagation information includes fragmentation.
Care data interpretation
The care profile is centered on easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The care profile includes possible emersed growth.
Continue with: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
The profile gives water ranges for temperature 18–24 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 0–40 mg/L.
Check this next: 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.
For this profile: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–24 °C
- Placement
- floating
- Growth type
- floating
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 0–40 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
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Limnobium
