rotala mexicana "Goiás"
Entity overview
For aquarium planning, rotala mexicana "Goiás" is grouped as fast-growth creeping plant with foreground placement.
Taxonomy in the profile links it to genus rotala, family Lythraceae, order Myrtales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Growth and use data
Growth and propagation values include height 2–10 cm.
Propagation context is limited to cuttings.
Care data interpretation
Care filters for this profile include medium difficulty, high light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is included as a possible growth mode.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
For water matching, the ranges are temperature 18–30 °C, pH 4.5–7, KH 0–7 °dKH, and CO2 25–40 mg/L.
Planning tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient comparison is based on nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–30 °C
- Placement
- foreground
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 2–10 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 4.5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–7 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 25–40 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
