Leaf colourgreen, red
Native range
- Comoros
- India
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Réunion
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
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Oblong green leaves on reddish stems, with red veins running through them. Under strong light the whole plant reddens; in an ordinary tank it stays a quiet green and red.
- Light
- medium–high
- Difficulty
- medium
- Temperature
- 18 – 32 °C
Parameters
Plant typestem plant
Growth ratemedium
Tolerates lightmedium – high
pH5 – 8
Carbonate hardness2 – 14 °dKH
General hardness0 – 30 °dGH
Placementbackground, midground +1
Propagationcuttings
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Leaves in pairs set at right angles to the pair below, so the stem looks even from every side. Stems and veins carry a red tint that deepens with light.
Keeping
Moderate demands: good light and feeding bring out the red, carbon dioxide is not required. Growth is moderate and upright, and regular trimming keeps the group compact. Plants bought in the above-water form need a few weeks to change over before they look like themselves.
Placement
The middle or back of the tank, in a group.
Propagation
By cuttings: replant the trimmed tops.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 1007 of 1249 species in the catalogue — these are the ones people look up most often.
Swordtail GuppiesCobra GuppyBlood Red MollyButterflyfishRed Zebra CichlidJulii CorydorasRed-finned ParotocinclusGastromyzon monticolaEgg-shaped GoldfishFlame TetraGardner's KillifishAfrican TetraKenyi CichlidCuckoo CatfishGolden SwordtailHypsolebias picturatusCommon ZaccoLabeo BicolorGambusiaFlying barbGastromyzon scitulusAlbino Zebra DanioGeophagus BrokopondoZebra Mbuna
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 CatfishMolly sphenopsBalloon MollyLyretail MollyMarble MollyHi-Fin PlatyHawaii PlatyBlue PlatyPintail PlatyBlack PlatyChocolate MollyMoonlight 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 AcaraAulonocara maylandiAulonocara multicolorAulonocara OrchidGeophagus altifronsGeophagus winemilleriPearlscale CichlidPearl CichlidRedbelly CichlidRed-spotted CichlidChuco godmanniHaplochromis philanderRed ChromideJack Dempsey cichlid
Cultivars
The same plant with a different look: light, water and care are shared with the species.
Other varieties: Ammannia mauritiana, Nesaea triflora, Ammannia capitellata in Vitro, Ammannia capitellata Topf, Nesaea Triflora