Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne parva is a medium, slow-growing plant for medium light (cO₂ helps). Spot: foreground; 2–3.9 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Medium light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- CO₂ helps
- Growth
- Slow
- Care
- Medium
- Where
- Foreground
- Height
- 2–3.9 in
- Temperature
- 73–79°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 parva · Tropica: Cryptocoryne parva · Aquarium Co-Op: Cryptocoryne care (melt)