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Purple Ambulia
Limnophila hippuridoides
Family: Plantaginaceae
An elegant Limnophila with longer, finely serrated leaves arranged in whorls. Under intense light the leaves turn vivid pink to purple, creating striking colour columns for Dutch and Nature Aquarium style. Requires CO2 and good fertilisation for the best colour expression but grows vigorously once established.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Required for colour
- light
- High
- placement
- Mid–Background
- tank size
- 20 gallons minimum
- growth rate
- Moderate–Fast
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.0
- hardness
- 2–12 dGH
- temperature
- 72–82°F (22–28°C)