Water sprite
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Water sprite is a medium, fast-growing plant for medium light (cO₂ helps). Spot: background, midground, floating; 5.9–11.8 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
- Fast
- Care
- Medium
- Where
- Background, Midground, Floating
- Height
- 5.9–11.8 in
- Temperature
- 72–82°F
- pH
- 5–8
How to plant it
- Plant it in the substrate; it feeds from both roots and water.
- Soft leaves: plant-eating fish and snails may eat it.
Also for this spot
Sources: Flowgrow DB: Ceratopteris thalictroides · Tropica: Ceratopteris thalictroides