Leaf colourgreen, red
Native range
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil Southeast
- Brazil West-Central
rosette background midground
Long thick leaves with strongly waved edges and clear veining — an old favourite for the back of a big tank, and simple enough for a first one.
- Light
- medium–high
- Difficulty
- easy
- Temperature
- 18 – 28 °C
Parameters
Plant typerosette
Growth ratemedium
Tolerates lightmedium – high
General hardness0 – 30 °dGH
Placementbackground, midground
Propagationplantlets on the inflorescence
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Broad ribbon leaves with ruffled edges in bright green, growing from a large rosette. The waving surface catches the light and stands out against fine-leaved plants.
Keeping
Easy: a nutritious substrate is what it really wants, light from moderate upward, carbon dioxide optional. It grows large, so pruning old outer leaves is part of routine care.
Placement
The middle or back of a large tank, alone or as a pair. Its bright green works as a foil for red plants.
Propagation
By young plants that form on the flower stalk; separate them once they have their own roots.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 1006 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: Echinodorus major, Echinodorus major Topf, Echinodorus Major