🌿 Red Melon Sword – Naturally Grown with Deep Red & Bronze Foliage (Echinodorus 'Red Melon')
🌿 Red Melon Sword (Echinodorus 'Red Melon') is a rooted showpiece that brings rich bronze and red hues to natural, low-tech aquariums—no CO₂, no bottled fertilizers. Broad, gently wavy leaves form a sturdy rosette and contrast beautifully with green plants for a bold midground or background feature. Set it over Aqua Preta for steady, natural root nutrition.
Why you'll love it
- ✅ Bold red & bronze foliage for warm color contrast
- ✅ Naturally rooted—thrives in soil without root tabs
- ✅ Low-tech friendly—just soil, light, and time
- ✅ Midground or background presence in 15+ gal tanks
- ✅ Shrimp & fry safe—broad leaves give shelter and shade
Care
- Lighting: moderate (more light enhances red tones)
- Substrate: deep soil base with a sand cap
- Placement: midground to background
- Growth rate: moderate
- Tank size: 15 gallons and up
🌱 For best color, place where it gets steady light and let roots establish deep in the soil.
Father Fish tip
“Color comes from the soil—not a bottle. Plant the crown at sand level, give it space, and let biology do the rest.”
👉 Explore more Sword Plants, add fast growers from the Stem Plants Collection, and finish with easy accents from the Anubias Collection.
Pairs well with
What you'll receive
- • One healthy, naturally grown Red Melon Sword
- • Soil-grown, chemical-free (never tissue cultured)
- • Rooted and ready to plant—shrimp and fry safe
