What plant is this?

**SnottyCat** · 11th Jan 2012, 01:33

what plant is this? will it do well in a low-light tank?
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Bought it from C328 for $1.50

**Apistoinka** · 11th Jan 2012, 02:21

If my memory serve me right it belong to crypt family and it's a low demanding plant...

**SnottyCat** · 11th Jan 2012, 08:33

ok thanks to the tip.... at first tot it was a sword type of plant, now I think it looks like a Cryptocoryne parv.....correct?

**Aquanoob** · 11th Jan 2012, 09:06

It should be Crypto parva. I have it in my low tech tank for a long time and although it is not spreading like mad, at least it is still slowly growing wide and up.

**ranchu** · 13th Jan 2012, 11:14

I think it belongs to the Echinodorus family.

**bryan** · 13th Jan 2012, 11:20

It looks like emmersed echindorus.

**stormhawk** · 13th Jan 2012, 12:25

This is not Cryptcoryne parva, but Echinodorus latifolius "Mini". The flower stalk indicates that it is an Echinodorus.

http://aqualaw.blogspot.com/2011/07/...atifolius.html

**Aquanoob** · 13th Jan 2012, 13:58

Ok, learn something today. Thanks stormhawk

**SnottyCat** · 13th Jan 2012, 14:54

anyone tried growing this Echinodorus?
My tank's lighting is quite low and water is soft and acidic ... will it do well in these conditions?

**stormhawk** · 13th Jan 2012, 21:47

I'm not sure if it will survive in low light, but it may grow slowly in those conditions. Do you have base fert or any root supplements?

**SnottyCat** · 13th Jan 2012, 23:28

None. Just ADA Amazonia II soil, although I weekly dose with Flourish + Flourish Excel.
My tank have a few stalks Echinodorus quadricostatus that seem to be ok, but not sure if this Echinodorus latifolius will be similar.
Just hope it won't melt suddenly like my Staurogyne