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Echinodorus 'Rubin Narrow Leaf'

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus

Difficulty

Medium

Light

Medium to High

Growth Rate

Slow

Usage

Background

Ideal Conditions

Temperature

15-30°C(opt: 24°C)

CO2

10-40mg/L

pH

5-7

Nutrients

Nitrate (NO3): 10-50mg/L
Phosphate (PO4): 0.1-3mg/L
Potassium (K): 5-30mg/L
Iron (Fe): 0.01-0.5mg/L

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Description

Echinodorus 'Rubin Narrow Leaf' is a recommendable aquarium plant with intense ruby red and transparent underwater leaves featuring light-colored veins in its younger stages. As it matures, the leaves take on brown-olive tones. This plant forms a rosette 25-40 cm wide and 20-35 cm high, comprising many elongated-lanceolate, curved leaves approximately 2-2.5 cm wide, with bent edges towards the underside when submerged.

Echinodorus 'Rubin Narrow Leaf'