Amazon sword
Parameters
Disclaimer: I got these levels by finding multiple sources and rounding the the numbers
6.5-7.5
GH:
5 - 12dgh / 89-214ppm
KH:
3-8dkh / 53-142ppm
Temperature:
72-82F / 22-27C
Info
Names:
Swords
Grisebach’s sword plant
Amazon sword
Type:
Large background plant
Species:
Echinodorus grisebachii
Echinodorus amazonicus
Echinodorus bleheri
Echinodorus cordifolius
Echinodorus barthii
Echinodorus Ozelot
Echinodorus xingu
Echinodorus parviflorus (Rosette Sword)
Echinodorus cultivars
Family:
Alismataceae
Size:
Can get to 30in / 76cm
Light:
Moderate-strong
10–12 hours
Feeds from:
Substrate
Grows:
Slow
Difficulty:
Beginner/easy
Tech:
Doesn’t need CO2
Spawn time:
Long time, depends on health
They send shoots out and grow a pup of of them.
Notes:
Anatomy
Amazon swords will sometimes flower after being in ideal conditions for extended periods of time.
Eukarya - Domain of life whose cells have nuclei
Plantae - plants
Magnoliophyta - flowering plants
Liliopsida - class of flowering plants
Alismataceae - water-plantains
Echinodorus - Amazon swords
Origin
They originate from Amazon river basin. Popularized by German aquarist Hans-Georg Evers in the 1960s.
