Riccia sp. "Dwarf"
Riccia sp. "Dwarf" is an epiphyte suited to foreground planting.
ForegroundEpiphyte
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground
- Growth typeEpiphyte
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
About this plant
Care level: Intermediate. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: required.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 68–81°F (20–27°C)
- Placement
- Foreground
- Growth type
- Epiphyte
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 68–81°F (20–27°C)
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 15–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- fragmentation, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Riccia sp. "Dwarf"
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Ricciaceae
- Genus
- Riccia
