Hygrophila lancea 'Chai'
Entity overview
Hygrophila lancea 'Chai' is profiled as slow-growth stem plant with foreground/midground placement data.
Structured classification connects the profile with genus Hygrophila, family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales, and major group Angiosperms.
Additional labels stored for this plant include Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia Chai' and Hygrophila sp. 'Chai'.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
Care tags available for this plant include difficult difficulty, high light demand, and recommended CO2.
The plant profile allows for emersed growth.
Use with this data: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Aquarium range fields include temperature 15–28 °C, pH 5–7.2, KH 0–7 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Useful next step: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Macro and trace range fields show 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.
Growth and use data
The growth portion of the profile includes height 5–15 cm.
Propagation data lists cuttings.
The profile carries color values for white variegated, red, and green.
Usage metadata for filtering includes accent and nano.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 15–28 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 5–15 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7.2
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–7 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 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
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Hygrophila
