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Cryptocoryne Nurii
Cryptocoryne nurii
Family: Araceae
A highly sought-after Cryptocoryne among collectors, prized for its dramatically patterned leaves featuring brown-green to dark olive surfaces with reddish-brown splotches, spots, and a heavily bullate texture. Multiple forms exist — some have narrow leaves, others broader. Slower and more delicate than common Crypts, it rewards patient keepers with unique, jewel-like foliage. Best maintained in stable, soft, slightly acidic water with minimal disturbance.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Beneficial but not required
- light
- Low to medium
- max size
- 10–20 cm tall
- placement
- Foreground to midground (accent plant)
- substrate
- Rich aquasoil preferred
- growth rate
- Slow
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Water it likes
- ph
- 5.5–7.0
- notes
- Multiple collection forms with varying patterns. Prefers stable water; sensitive to sudden parameter shifts.
- hardness
- 1–8 dGH
- temperature
- 162–176°F (72–80°C)