Bucephalandra sp. "Sekadau 1"
Entity overview
For aquarium planning, Bucephalandra sp. "Sekadau 1" is grouped as very-slow-growth creeping plant with foreground/midground placement.
Taxonomy in the profile links it to genus Bucephalandra, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Growth and use data
Propagation context is limited to cutting off daughter plants.
Color signals in the profile include green.
Use-case tags in the profile include epiphyte.
Care data interpretation
Care filters for this profile include easy difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is included as a possible growth mode.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
For water matching, the ranges are temperature 20–26 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–10 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Planning tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
The nutrient summary includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 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
- Araceae
- Genus
- Bucephalandra