Leaf colourgreen, red, pink or purple +1
Native range
- Argentina Northeast
- Argentina Northwest
- Bolivia
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil North
- Brazil Southeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil West-Central
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
stem plant background midground Dutch street nano tank foreground red accent
An intensely red cultivar of Alternanthera reineckii with a distinctive leaf pattern: the tissue around the veins is lighter than the rest of the blade, ranging from deep pink to ruby red. Also sold as 'Red Ruby'.
- Light
- medium
- Difficulty
- medium
- Height
- 5 – 60 cm
- Temperature
- 4 – 30 °C
Parameters
Plant typestem plant
Growth ratemedium
CO₂ demandmedium
Tolerates lightmedium – high
pH5 – 7
Carbonate hardness0 – 14 °dKH
General hardness0 – 30 °dGH
Placementbackground, midground +4
Propagationcuttings, division +1
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
The tissue around the midrib and the larger side veins is lighter than the rest of the leaf blade — ranging from deep pink to ruby red. Height 10–40 cm, plant width 5–10 cm. It grows more compact and slower than the large cultivars of the species, resembling 'Mini' in this.
Keeping
Light medium to strong, CO₂ 20–40 mg/l, temperature 17–25 °C.
Placement
A red accent for the midground and foreground, suited to a nano aquarium.
Trade names
Also found in the trade under the name 'Red Ruby'.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 841 of 1249 species in the catalogue — these are the ones people look up most often.
ButterflyfishJulii CorydorasRed-finned ParotocinclusGastromyzon monticolaEgg-shaped GoldfishFlame TetraGardner's KillifishAfrican TetraHypsolebias picturatusCommon ZaccoLabeo BicolorGambusiaFlying barbGastromyzon scitulusAlbino Zebra DanioGeophagus BrokopondoHomaloptera bilineataRed-tailed RasboraBoraras naevusLampeye KillifishSpotted Raphael CatfishCorydoras melanotaeniaFestivum cichlidPseudomugil paskai
Will eat this plant
These species damage plants, especially when their diet is short of vegetable food.
Bengal LoachZebra LoachBurmese Border LoachEmperor BotiaMarbled HeadstanderPellegrin's LeporinusLeporinus striatusFalse Black TetraCommon MetynnisMylossoma duriventreRed Whiptail CatfishMoonlight GouramiMelanotaenia parva
Will uproot it
These species dig through the substrate and pull rooted plants out.
Marble LoachPeacock EelForktail LoachGuntea LoachLong-nosed LoachHorseface LoachPearlscaleBlack Moor GoldfishShubunkinPainted PlecoFeatherfin SynodontisReddish Mystus CatfishBlue AcaraGeophagus altifronsGeophagus winemilleriPearl CichlidRed-spotted CichlidHaplochromis philanderRed ChromideJack Dempsey cichlid