My biotope aquarium

Common names: Common valisneria, helical valisneria

Care: a little demanding (3/10)

Family: Araceae

Lighting: poor to strong, ( 0.5 w / l or 20 lumens / l)

Size: In nature up to 100 cm, in the aquarium usually less

Water conditions: pH 6.5 - 7.5, kH 6-15, Temperature 17-30 ° C

Reproduction: Flowers form on long spiral stalks and float on the surface of the water. Reproduction in an aquarium is usually asexual with dwarfs. To date, no sexual reproduction has been observed in aquariums, probably due to a lack of environmental stimuli.

Color: light to dark green

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Biotope / habitat: Inland waters and wetlands.

Growth: This plant will thrive in almost all conditions, needs a rich base. It is a major consumer of nitrates and phosphates — food for algae.
Planting: When planting Vallisneria you need to be careful not to plant the plant too deep, the area where the leaves start should look out of the sand. Otherwise, the plant may begin to decay.

Special features: Vallisneria spiralis is an aquatic plant with substrate roots and fibrous root structure. Vallisneria spiralis has long, narrow, linear leaves with 3-5 parallel leaf veins that can be colored from pale green to reddish in color. The edges of the leaves can be smooth to finely serrated. It is a dioecious plant, which means that there are plants with only male flowers and plants with only female flowers. It is one of the first plants used in an aquarium.

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