🌍 India · riverbanksCommonCO₂ OptionalDiff.: ★★★📏 Foreground/Midground📈 Slow
Easiest Cryptocoryne in the list. Ribbon-like leaves with light green-dark green tiger pattern. Grows large — good background plant. Tolerant of wide range of parameters.
⚗️ Water parameters
🌡️ Temp
22–28 °C
⚗️ pH
6–7.5 pH
🔵 KH
0–10 °dKH
💧 GH
1–15 °dGH
📊 TDS
50–300 ppm
🌿 CO₂
5–20 ppm
Optional
🧪 NO₃
5–25 ppm
🔬 PO₄
0.1–0.8 ppm
⚙️ Fe
0.05–0.2 ppm
💡 PAR
10–80 µmol
Shade plant — low light OK
🪨 Rijke soil — root feeder
🇳🇱 Dutch Style
Easy midground/background Cryptocoryne with decorative tiger pattern.
💡 Tips
Rhizome NEVER buried — otherwise rots
Cryptocoryne melt is normal after relocation — grows back
Rich soil essential — root feeder
Avoid relocating — takes time to settle
Stable parameters = no melt
Tiger pattern characteristic
Grows large — plan space
🔍 Problems
⚠ Leaves melt (Crypt melt)
→ Normal reaction to relocation or parameter change — wait 2-4 weeks
