Cryptocoryne wendtii care
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Crypt wendtii comes in green, brown and red forms and grows in low light without CO₂.
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Where it goes
- Midground
- Growth
- Slow
- Care level
- Easy
- Height
- 4 to 10 in
- Temperature
- 72 to 82 °F
- How to plant
- Plant in the substrate; root tabs help
- Propagation
- Runners that send up new plants beside the parent
In a 20 gallon long
12¾ in tallHow to grow cryptocoryne wendtii
Crypt wendtii comes in green, brown and red forms and grows in low light without CO₂. It feeds through its roots, so a nutrient substrate or root tabs every few months keep it growing. Once settled, leave it in place: moving it causes melt.
Common problems
- Crypt melt: leaves dissolve after planting or a big change in water. Leave the roots in place; new leaves usually follow in weeks.
Plants that grow in the same light
Sources
Plant identity from Wikipedia: Cryptocoryne wendtii. Heights, temperatures and care are typical ranges in aquariums from common planted-tank practice, not figures from that article. Drawings are our own; photo credits follow.
Photo credits
Real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped to fit; each is used under the license named.
- Cryptocoryne wendtii John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Java fern Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Java moss Xedoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anubias nana Michael Linnenbach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vallisneria Damitr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dwarf sagittaria Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hornwort Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
