Bucephalandra Sintang - Aquascaping Live Aquarium Plants Tropical Aquatic Nano Lincolnshire Pond Plants

What you will receive:

Bucephalandra Sintang is a unique and visually striking aquatic plant known for its distinctive, dark green leaves with a metallic sheen. Here are its key features:

• Type: Bucephalandra Sintang is a slow-growing epiphytic plant native to Borneo, Indonesia. It's a member of the Araceae family.

• Size: It typically grows to a height of 5-15 centimeters (2-6 inches), making it suitable for midground or attached to hardscape.
• Leaves: The leaves are dark green with a metallic appearance, often displaying a slight purple hue. They are leathery and somewhat rigid.
• Growth Rate: It has a slow growth rate, making it well-suited for aquascapes with a focus on stability and long-term aesthetics.
• Lighting: It thrives in moderate to high lighting conditions, but can also tolerate lower light levels.
• CO2 Requirements: While it can grow without additional CO2 supplementation, providing CO2 can promote healthier and more vibrant growth.
• Substrate: It's an epiphytic plant, meaning it attaches itself to hard surfaces like driftwood or rocks. It doesn't require planting in the substrate.
• Water Parameters: It prefers slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0-7.5) and soft to moderately hard water.
• Temperature: It thrives in temperatures between 22-28°C (72-82°F).
• Placement: It's typically used attached to hardscape elements or as a midground plant, creating visually striking focal points.
• Compatibility: It is compatible with a wide range of fish and invertebrates.
• Maintenance: Low-maintenance once established, but occasional removal of dead or yellowing leaves can enhance its appearance.

• Propagation: It can be propagated by dividing rhizomes and attaching them to hardscape.

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 casualty's in crustacean. (Any issues please contact us we will sort ASAP)