Echinodorus 'Red Chameleon'
Entity overview
Echinodorus 'Red Chameleon' appears in the Plant Library as medium-growth rosette plant assigned to midground placement.
The taxonomy values align this plant with genus Echinodorus, family Alismataceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
The alias field adds Echinodorus 'Red Chamäleon' and Echinodorus Red Chameleon.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
The aquarium care summary uses easy difficulty, high light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Aquarium tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Structured water data includes temperature 18–28 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–21 °dKH, and CO2 20–30 mg/L.
Use with this data: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
The nutrient summary includes 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.
Growth and use data
Growth comparison is based on height up to 30 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists proliferating inflorescences.
Available color tagging shows red and green.
The profile carries usage values for accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–28 °C
- Placement
- midground
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- up to 30 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–30 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
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus