🌿 Rosette Sword (Echinodorus parviflorus) is a smaller, slow-growing sword with a tidy rosette of broad green leaves. It gives you classic sword hardiness in nano tanks or the midground of larger tanks—no CO₂, no bottled fertilizers, no root tabs. Set it over Aqua Preta for steady, natural root nutrition.
Why you'll love it
- ✅ Compact rosette growth—stays low and spreads slowly
- ✅ True root-feeder—pulls nutrients from the soil base
- ✅ Great for 10+ gallon tanks and midgrounds
- ✅ Low-tech friendly—no CO₂ or liquid ferts
- ✅ Shrimp-safe and community-friendly
Care
- Lighting: low–moderate
- Substrate: deep soil base with a sand cap
- Placement: foreground to midground
- Growth rate: slow to moderate
- Tank size: 10 gallons and up
🌱 Plant the crown at sand level (leaves above the cap). Give it time—this sword is steady, not speedy.
Father Fish tip
“Rosette Sword holds its ground without taking over. Soil base, sand cap, and patience—that’s the magic.”
👉 Explore more Sword Plants, add quick growers from the Stem Plants Collection, and finish with easy accents from the Anubias Collection.
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