Cryptocoryne beckettii
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Cryptocoryne beckettii is an easy, medium-growing plant for low light (no CO₂ needed). Spot: foreground, midground; 3.9–5.9 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Low light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- No CO₂ needed
- Growth
- Medium
- Care
- Easy
- Where
- Foreground, Midground
- Height
- 3.9–5.9 in
- Temperature
- 72–79°F
- pH
- 5–8
How to plant it
- Plant the roots in the substrate and add root tabs every few months.
- Leaves often melt back after planting; leave the roots, new leaves follow.
- Soft leaves: plant-eating fish and snails may eat it.
Also for this spot
Sources: Flowgrow DB: Cryptocoryne beckettii · Tropica: Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii' · Aquarium Co-Op: Cryptocoryne care (melt)