Echinodorus 'Red Chameleon'

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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.

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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.

Values shown here come from the current plant profile and may not cover every aquarium setup.

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

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