Echinodorus rose differ from other amazon swords in the following aspects:
- Stem – medium
- Leaf form/shape – subtle wavy textured oblong shaped
- Leaf size – large
- Leaf colouration – New leaves are Pink to Bronze and turn green as they mature, all depending on your aquarium conditions
- Height – 25cm + (10” +) but pruning can keep them smaller
Special note – if you want intense colouration. You need to have good lighting, feeding and extra Fe = Iron supplement
Amazon swords – are mostly great accent plants that propagate through side shoots that can grow out of the water. They are a good beginner’s plant because their needs are so clearly described and if adhered to they will thrive.
What is this needs?
- Nutrient rich soil or regular root tabs
- MUST remove the cotton from the plant before planting
- Moderate lighting
- Stable water conditions
- Limit any copper based medication as far as possible (some ICH meds use copper as active ingredient)
- CO2 is not essential but good idea in high lighting aquariums
NOTE – They form massive root systems and this can cause other plants to suffer. An easy way to prevent this is to plant them in a reasonable size (IE 15cm – 6”) flat tray/pot, filled with good quality aqua soil, that you can burry in your substrate to hide it.
pH: 5.5-8.0
Care: Easy
Light: Moderate
Co2: Not necessary
Propagation: Adventitious shoots
Growth rate: Fast
Echinodorus rose - Amazon sword - Rooted
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WHAT IS even BETTER?
This is a well rooted plant, grown in soil for stronger roots and better health, THE ONLY option that might be better is the SUBMERGED version – as these plants are already grown in water for you!
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