Echinodorus Jaguar

Common Name: Echinodorus Jaguar

Echinodorus species are staples in the aquarium hobby. Echinodorus Jaguar offers excellent and attractive coverage to the background of an aquascape. These plants have short stems that grow in a rosette, bearing long and ovoid leaves with a rounded tip. Their leaves are bright green in color with prominent veins. Amazon sword plants, in general, can get pretty huge, making them a great fit for a large tank.  Their large leaves can easily restrict light to other plants if they are not pruned regularly. These plants propagate through side shoots off of their leaves, which can be trimmed and replanted into the substrate. To control the size of your Amazon sword plant you can remove the side shoots and older leaves.

With a nutrient rich substrate these aquatic plants will tolerate most lighting conditions, but moderate to high lighting is ideal. CO2 injection is not necessary but will help the plant grow faster if desired. Amazon sword plants will grow submersed or emersed. Emersed plants produce lovely white flowers.

Notes:

• Echinodorus is a very hardy species of aquatic plants. Most Echinodorus require nutrient-dense soil to thrive as they are heavy root feeders.
• Echinodorus grow fairly large and are more suitable for larger planted aquariums.
• Do not make drastic changes to the aquarium. Unstable parameters will result in melt and rotting of the aquarium plant.
• Please be sure to remove this plant from its pot. Remove the cotton surrounding the roots and plant into a quality substrate. For instructions on how to properly prep "potted" aquarium plants, click here.
• CO2 injection and quality aquarium soil will yield better growth.
• Please research appropriately to ensure your plant thrives.

Common Name: Echinodorus Jaguar

Family Name: Alismaaceae

Height: 8-16"

pH: 5.5-8

Care: Easy

Light: Low-Moderate

Co2: Not Required

Propagation: Separate new plantlets from the root

Growth rate: Moderate