Description

🌿 Amazon Sword

– Scientific Name: Echinodorus amazonicus

📊 Plant Profile

– Difficulty Level: Moderate

– Light Requirement: Medium

– CO2 Requirement: No, but will grow significantly thicker and longer leaves with it

– Growth Rate: Moderate

🌡️ Water Parameters

– Temperature: 72-82°F (22-28°C)

– pH Range: 6.0-7.5

– Water Hardness: Soft to Medium

📈 Growth Characteristics

– Size: 12-24 inches (30-60 cm)

– Placement: Background

📝 Detailed Description

The Amazon Sword is a majestic plant with large, sword-shaped leaves. It acts as a centerpiece in larger aquariums and provides excellent coverage.

🌱 Care Instructions

– Lighting: Medium, 8-10 hours per day

– Fertilization: Root tabs and liquid fertilizers weekly

– Maintenance: Prune as needed to stimulate growth and remove yellowed leaves

🐠 Compatibility

– Ideal Tankmates: Angelfish, discus, small to moderate sized schooling fish

– Habitat Enhancement: Excellent for fish seeking shelter and provides bread leaves for some species to spawn on

🌟 Benefits & Highlights

– Visual Appeal: Dramatic and striking

– Environmental Impact: Effective in nutrient absorption

– Growth Habit: Steady and robust rosette

💡 Fun Fact

The Amazon Sword can grow emersed, producing flowers above the water surface.