Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Red'
Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Red' is a rosette plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundRosette plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- Growth typeRosette plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
- Height7.9–19.7" (20–50 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Beginner. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: recommended.
At a glance
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 7.9–19.7" (20–50 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–12 °dKH
- Recorded CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–30 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Propagation
- Runners
- Color
- Red, Green
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What you’ll need to grow Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Red'
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Substrate
A suitable substrate or targeted root nutrition can support this plant's growth habit.
Calculate how much substrate you needTaxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
