Amazon sword
Echinodorus bleheri
easy
Quick stats
โญDifficulty
easy
๐กLight
Medium
โ๏ธPAR
50 to 100 PAR
๐จCO2
Optional
๐ฑGrowth rate
Medium
๐Placement
Background only. Can grow very large reaching 30 to 40cm in a mature well fed tank.
๐Care notes
Dramatic centrepiece plant that grows large and impressive. Sends out runners with daughter plants once established and well fed. Needs nutrients in the substrate to truly thrive.
๐งชFertilisation
Root tabs every 6 weeks
โฐSchedule
Push 2 root tabs around the root zone every 6 weeks. Heavy root feeder.
โ๏ธPropagation
Daughter plants on runners can be cut off once they have 4 to 5 leaves and their own roots established.
