TCulture Echinodorus Red Mystery (Pot)

Common Name: Red Flame Sword
Red Flame Sword is a great plant for a quick and easy way to add some color to your aquarium. This plant is easy to keep like other Echinodorus and the leaves will exhibit a bright to blood red coloration. Like most swords, they should be planted directly into the substrate. When using inert substrates such as sand or gravel, it is important to supplement the plants with root tabs as Echinodorus are heavy root feeders. It can be grown both emersed and submerged and often times, new leaves can grow to the top above the water line. Overall, this plant is easy and undemanding and very suitable for larger tanks.
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.

Family Name: Alismataceae
Origin: South Africa
Height: 8-12”
pH: 6-7.5
Care: Easy
Light: Low
Co2: Not Required
Propagation: Separate new plantlets from the root
Growth rate: Slow to Moderate

Echinodorus ‘Red Mystery’ Sword Care in Singapore

‘Red Mystery’ is a red-toned sword that brings warm colour to the back and middle of a planted aquarium, with leaves that flush red as they mature under good conditions. Like the wider Echinodorus family it is forgiving and well suited to beginners wanting their first colourful centrepiece. In our warm 27-29C Singapore tanks it settles in steadily and develops into a full rosette that gives smaller community fish welcome cover.

Colour intensity tracks closely with light, so brighter setups produce richer reds. Because swords feed mainly through their roots, an inert sand or gravel substrate must be supplemented with root tabs to deliver iron and trace nutrients; otherwise expect pale, deficient leaves. Plant the crown directly into the substrate at surface level, leave the growth point uncovered, and give the rosette space to spread. Trim faded outer leaves to keep energy flowing into vibrant new growth.

For colour and feeding, read our Amazon Sword care guide and yellow leaves guide, and browse our background live plants range.