Alternanthera reineckii

Amount of light needed : plenty

leaf color : red

Plantation zone : background

growth speed : medium

growth speed : fast

ease of use : medium

origin : America, South

Temperature (°C) : 22-28

Height (cm) : 25-50

Give color to your aquarium. This plant is known for the pink colour of its leaves. A beautiful plant to place as a group in the middle or at the back in the aquarium. The plant has many colour contrast, both at the top as at the bottom of the leaf. To keep this colour contrast it will need a lot of light and also a nutrition grain in the soil. Also think of CO2 fertiliser and iron. Althernanthera reineckii has its origin in South-America.