Difficulty
Easy
Placement in the tank
Background aquarium plant
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae is from Southern Thailand where there are limestone mountains, and the water can be very hard. Like many other Cryptocorynes it needs to acclimatise before growth starts in earnest. Leaves becomes 20-60 cm long and the single roset plant becomes 15-20 cm wide.
Pairs well with
Difficulty
Easy
Placement in the tank
Background aquarium plant
Type: Rosulate
Origin: ASIA
Growth rate: Medium
Height: 20 - 30+
Light demand: Low
CO2: Low
Cryptocoryne crispatula