Aponogeton rigidifolius
Entity overview
Aponogeton rigidifolius is profiled as slow-growth rosette plant with midground/background placement data.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Aponogeton, family Aponogetonaceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Water parameter context
Water values include temperature 23–28 °C, pH 5.5–8, KH 2–12 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Macro and trace range fields show nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Aquarium care signals include difficult difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The growth summary focuses on height 30–60 cm and width 25–40 cm.
The plant profile includes propagation by cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 30–60 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5.5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–12 °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
- Aponogetonaceae
- Genus
- Aponogeton
