🌿 Amazon Sword – Extra Large Mother Plant for Maximum Visual Impact (Echinodorus bleheri) | Natural Aquarium

🌿 Amazon Sword – Extra Large Mother Plant (Echinodorus bleheri) is the biggest sword we offer—an established, soil-grown specimen with a mature root system and tank-dominating leaf spread. Built for a natural aquarium, it thrives in a deep soil base with a sand cap—no CO2, no root tabs, no bottled fertilizers.

Why you'll love it

• ✅ Full-grown & extra large — instant height, shade, and presence
• ✅ Mature root system — feeds from soil; no supplements needed
• ✅ Low-tech friendly — perfect for a natural aquarium setup
• ✅ Safe for angelfish, shrimp, fry, and peaceful communities
• ✅ Long-term ecosystem value — structure, cover, and steady nutrient uptake

Care

• Lighting: moderate
• CO2: not required
• Substrate: deep organic soil with ~2" sand cap
• Placement: background or corner (leaves around 12–18" tall)
• Growth rate: moderate to fast once settled
• Tank size: 29 gallons and up recommended

🌱 Plant deep in soil so the crown sits at sand level, clear space around it, and let roots do the work—skip root tabs.

Father Fish tip

“This isn’t just a plant—it’s presence. Good dirt, a sand cap, and patience—that’s your filtration.”

👉 Build your natural aquarium with Aqua Preta soils, add quick growers from the Stem Plants Collection, and soften edges with the Anubias Collection.

What you'll receive

• • One extra large, soil-grown mother plant Amazon Sword
• • Full, established roots; shrimp and fry safe
• • Naturally grown—no chemicals, no CO2, no bottled ferts