Echinodorus Amazonicus (Amazon Sword) Aquarium Strands

What you will receive:

Selected number of strands of Echinodorus Amazonicus - Amazon Sword Plant

One of the most popular plants that are kept in aquariums, they are very hardy and need very little maintenance. They should soon develop a strong root system in the aquarium once they have settled and can grow quite large so allow them plenty of room. The Amazon Sword makes a great centrepiece to any aquarium, in larger aquariums you can provide a lot of cover by adding 2-3 specimens but as they mature they can grow leaves that will reach up to 12 inches in length so adding these to a small aquarium can soon crowd a tank restricting swimming space for the fish themselves. When first added to a new set up you may experience algal blooms on the leaves of the Sword but if the water quality is high and the parameters start to settle down , these blooms should disappear as quickly as they came. A sure sign of nutrient deficiency is yellowing of the lower leaves so always watch out for this and add liquid fertilisers to the water to overcome this.

Common Name:	Amazon Sword
Proper Name:	Echinodorus amazonicus
Category:	Echinodorus
Temperature:	20 - 28 C
PH:	6.0 - 7.6
Lighting:	Medium
Growth Rate:	Slow
Difficulty:	Medium
Origin:	Brazil
Position in Aquascape:	Background

Ceramic rings are provided, but are removed to avoid damage in the post. Normally delivered within 3 - 5 days but on occasion this maybe delayed which is why this was extended for delivery.

This plant, in lower levels of light is a lovely foreground plant, as it tends to grow around 5 - 10 cm tall. If in high intense light, it can grow up to 30 cm tall. Medium CO2 requirements.

Important

Plants are incubated in a solution of 0.01% of the insecticide Buprafezin for one hour (Please do not just drop these in a shrimp tank or with any other crustacean. To use these within a tank please wash in water with baking soda under light. These are treated to remove the insecticide but there are cases where this has not been fully removed causing casualties in crustacean.