🌿 Red Rubin Sword (Echinodorus 'Rubin') brings rich red, maroon, and bronze tones to natural, low-tech tanks—no CO₂, no bottled ferts, no root tabs. Long, narrow leaves color up under moderate light and grow tall for a bold midground or background feature. Set it over Aqua Preta for steady root nutrition.
Why you'll love it
- ✅ Bold red to bronze foliage for contrast
- ✅ True root feeder—thrives in a soil base with a sand cap
- ✅ Low-tech friendly—no CO₂ or liquid fertilizers
- ✅ Great midground/background presence
- ✅ Shrimp & fry safe—dense base growth offers shelter
Care
- Lighting: moderate (more light deepens color)
- Substrate: deep soil base with sand cap
- Placement: midground or background
- Growth rate: moderate
- Tank size: 15 gallons and up
🌱 Color varies with light and nutrients—expect bronze in lower light and deeper reds as intensity rises.
Father Fish tip
“You want color without bottles? Give the roots real soil and let biology do the work.”
👉 Explore more Sword Plants, add quick growers from the Stem Plants Collection, and finish with easy accents from the Anubias Collection.
Pairs well with
