rotala macrandra
Entity overview
For aquarium planning, rotala macrandra is grouped as fast-growth stem plant with midground/background placement.
Taxonomy data places this plant in genus rotala, family Lythraceae, order Myrtales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Structured water data includes temperature 18–30 °C, pH 4.5–7, KH 0–12 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Use with this data: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Dosing context starts with nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Useful next step: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
For tank planning, care values include difficult difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth appears as a supported profile value.
Aquarium tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The propagation field gives cuttings.
Available color tagging shows red.
The profile carries usage values for accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–30 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 4.5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–12 °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
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- rotala
