Bolbitis heteroclita
Bolbitis heteroclita
Bolbitis heteroclita is an epiphyte suited to midground planting.
MidgroundEpiphyte
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Suitable with restrictions. Suitable only under specific aquarium conditions.
Planting & care
- PlacementMidground
- Growth typeEpiphyte
- LightLow
- CO2None
- Height0.8–13.8" (2–35 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Intermediate. Light requirement: low. Injected CO₂: none.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- None
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- Placement
- Midground
- Growth type
- Epiphyte
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable with restrictions Suitable only under specific aquarium conditions.
- Approx. height
- 0.8–13.8" (2–35 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
- 5–8.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
Nutrients
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- proliferating leaves, rhizome division, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Bolbitis heteroclita
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Fertilization
Regular macro and micronutrient fertilization supports healthy growth and coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Bolbitis
- Botanical name
- Bolbitis heteroclita
