Leaf colourgreen, pink or purple +1
rosette midground foreground background Conservation status: NT
A reddish-brown, slightly textured form of Wendt's water trumpet; in the wild it grows only in the Mi Oya river of Sri Lanka, in very warm water — not the most ordinary of the species' forms.
- 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
Reddish, brown, slightly textured leaves. In the wild it grows only in the Mi Oya river of Sri Lanka, in very warm water — not the most ordinary form of wendtii. One of the largest in the wendtii group: height 25–35 cm, width 15–30 cm.
Keeping
Keeping is easy. A rich substrate speeds up growth. Light shapes the plant: under bright light the leaves lie out horizontally, under dim light they grow upward. CO₂ is not needed. Unlike other forms of the species it is not prone to leaf rot. Above water it grows readily given a rich substrate and high humidity, and quickly switches from the underwater form to the land form.
Placement
Midground, background in small tanks; foreground in a group.
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