Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Red'
Entity overview
The profile associates Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Red' with medium-growth rosette plant and midground/background placement tags.
Classification signals for this plant include genus Cryptocoryne, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
Searchable alternate naming includes Cryptocoryne spiralis Red and Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Red'.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
For tank comparison, range values include temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–12 °dKH, and CO2 5–30 mg/L.
Useful next step: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient fields for the profile cover nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Planning tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Planning data for care includes easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
Use with this data: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
Structured growth data contains height 20–50 cm.
The plant profile includes propagation by runners.
The profile carries color values for red and green.
Usage metadata for filtering includes accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 20–50 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–12 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–30 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
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
