Vallisneria sp. 'Mini Twister'
Entity overview
Vallisneria sp. 'Mini Twister' is organized as medium-growth rosette plant with foreground/midground positioning in the library.
Taxonomy data places it in genus Vallisneria, family Hydrocharitaceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
The aquarium care summary uses easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Planning tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water conditions in the profile cover temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6–8, KH 2–21 °dKH, and CO2 6–30 mg/L.
Related calculator: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
For dosing context, nutrient ranges include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Continue with: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Growth comparison is based on height 10–15 cm and width 5–15 cm.
Propagation data lists runners.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 10–15 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 6–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 6–30 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
- Vallisneria
