Bucephalandra sp. "Theia Green"
Bucephalandra sp.
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Planting & care
This plant suits beginners. It grows in low light. It grows better with added CO₂.
Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
About this plant
Compact small-to-medium Bucephalandra trade form of unresolved species identity. Aquasabi describes an ascending, strongly branched rhizome and relatively soft, short-stalked, elongate-elliptic leaves around 6 cm long and 1.4 cm wide. Emersed leaves are dark olive to light green; submerged leaves may show reddish tones, a blue-green sheen and numerous silvery dots, with new leaves often light orange-brown. It is a slow, easy epiphyte for stone or wood. Low light and no injected CO2 are sufficient for maintenance, while moderate light, stable nutrition and CO2 generally produce the best colour and growth.
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 68–81°F (20–27°C)
- pH
- 5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- Recorded CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–30 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Width
- 2–3.9" (5–10 cm)
- How to propagate
- rhizome splitting and side shoots
- Color
- Green, Red
- Ways to use it
- Small aquariums, Accent planting
Grow it successfully
What you’ll need to grow Bucephalandra sp. "Theia Green"
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Bucephalandra
- Botanical name
- Bucephalandra sp.
- Also known as
- Theia Green Buce, Bucephalandra Theia Green, Buce Theia Green
- Origin
- Asia, Borneo, Cultivated
- Order
- Alismatales
