• Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
  • Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
  • Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
  • Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
  • Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
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Echinodorus aquartica

Versatile, easy-going sword suited to most setups

£8.99
£8.99
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Quick Facts

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Origin: Cultivated

Position in Aquarium: Foreground

Grows up to (cm): 20 cm

Pot Size: 5 cm

Growth rate: Medium pace
Description

Echinodorus aquartica is a versatile, adaptable Echinodorus cultivar producing medium-sized, lance-shaped green leaves with a clean, uncluttered appearance. It is less dramatically coloured than the red and spotted sword cultivars, but reliable and easy to keep — a practical choice for midground to background planting that works in most aquarium setups without specific requirements.

Medium light, no CO2 required, planted in substrate with root tabs near the roots. Growth is steady. Well suited to both low-tech and more advanced planted setups.

Plant in the midground to background substrate. Propagation via daughter plants on flower stems.
Plant Sizes

You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.
Shipping

Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 4pm, Monday to Friday. Tracked 24 Service from £4.99, DPD Express from £6.99.
Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
Echinodorus aquartica Tropica
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Ian H.
Review

Arrived in perfect condition as always and has settled well in my tank and growing nicely.

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Gareth D.
Review

Nice to finally find something a little different size wise within the echinodorus species.
Received a good sized and healthy looking plant that is doing well in my tank.
Quick delivery too which is always a bonus.

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Michael W.
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Love this plant. The one I got was not as large as the picture, which I was pleasantly surprised, and it sits nicely within my tank. It's not growing super fast, but it is establishing itself and I just love the leaves and colour. This was my second plant that was not a grown in the lab plant, I was very paranoid about the whole snail thing, and two weeks in, nothing. Super chuffed. I know that over time it will grow and fill the tank that bit more. Very happy with it.

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John M.
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Bought 2 both growing well

Product FAQs

Helpful details before you buy.

Does it need CO2?

No — grows reliably without CO2. Root tabs placed near the roots support the best growth.

What makes aquartica a good choice?

Its adaptability — it grows well in a wide range of conditions without requiring specific parameters. A practical, low-maintenance midground sword.

How large does it get?

Moderate — 20–35cm in most conditions. Good for midground to background positioning.

How do I fertilise it?

Root tabs near the roots. Echinodorus are heavy root feeders — substrate nutrition matters more than liquid fertiliser.

How do I propagate it?

Daughter plants on flower stems — detach once they have 3–4 leaves and visible roots, then replant.