Echinodorus Subulatus Hardy, Grass-Like Sword for Natural Layouts

🌱 Echinodorus Subulatus – Hardy, Grass-Like Sword for Natural Layouts

Echinodorus Subulatus is a hardy and adaptable aquarium plant known for its narrow, grass-like leaves and fast, bushy growth. Unlike most other sword plants, this species has a lighter and more delicate appearance, making it perfect for adding movement and texture to midground to background areas of your aquascape.

It’s one of the few Echinodorus species that thrives in low-tech setups, making it an ideal choice for beginners and nature-style tanks.

✅ Quick Specs:

• Scientific Name: Echinodorus subulatus

• Common Name: Narrow Leaf Sword

• Height: 20–45 cm

• Lighting: Low to Medium

• CO₂: Not required

• Temperature: 20–28°C

• Placement: Midground to Background

• Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

• Skill Level: Beginner-friendly

🌿 Why You'll Love It:

• Graceful, strap-like leaves sway gently in water flow

• One of the easiest swords to grow—great for low-tech tanks

• Bushy growth provides great cover for fish and shrimp

• Spreads by runners to form natural groupings

• Ideal for biotope and jungle-style aquascapes

💡 Care Tips:

• Grows well in plain gravel or enriched substrate

• Trim runners to control spread or replant for propagation

• May develop bronze tones under high light

• Tolerates a wide range of water conditions

📦 Sold Individually – Healthy, Rooted, and Easy to Grow!
Great for community tanks, beginner setups, or lush, wild aquascapes.