Leaf colourgreen, pink or purple +1
rosette midground foreground background Conservation status: NT
A selected form of Wendt's water trumpet with an unusual leaf pattern: the blade is light to yellow-green on top, with a reddish-brown zone across the lower half, and a wavy leaf edge.
- Light
- low
- Difficulty
- easy
- Height
- 5 – 35 cm
- Temperature
- 15 – 30 °C
Parameters
Plant typerosette
Growth ratemedium
CO₂ demandlow
Tolerates lightlow – high
pH5 – 8
Carbonate hardness1 – 18 °dKH
General hardness0 – 30 °dGH
Placementmidground, foreground +1
Propagationrunners, rhizome division +2
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Underwater it stands out for its leaf pattern: most of the upper blade is light to yellow-green; across the lower half of the blade there is a reddish-brown zone of variable size; the midrib and part of the large lateral veins are also reddish-brown. The leaf edge is wavy. Height 5–15 cm.
Keeping
As for the species: easy, growth medium, light from dim to strong, CO₂ 5–40 mg/l, temperature 22–26 °C.
Placement
Midground, foreground in a group.
Trade names
Sold under the name 'Green Gecko'.
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 BotiaSpined LoachMarbled 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