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Cryptocoryne Usteriana
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Family: Araceae
A large, majestic Cryptocoryne species with broad, heavily bullate (bumpy-textured) leaves in shades of brown-green with reddish undersides. One of the biggest Crypts available, capable of reaching 50–60 cm in ideal conditions. Best suited to large tanks where it serves as a dramatic centrepiece or bold background plant. Slower to establish than smaller species but extremely long-lived and rewarding.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Not required
- light
- Low to medium
- max size
- 30–60 cm tall
- placement
- Background (large tanks only)
- substrate
- Deep, nutrient-rich substrate
- growth rate
- Slow
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- notes
- One of the largest aquarium Crypts. Requires a tall tank to fully express its size.
- hardness
- 2–10 dGH
- temperature
- 162–180°F (72–82°C)