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Echinodorus - Amazon sword

I know t is an Echinodorus, probably a common one, but I do not know which. There are lots of different Echinodorus, some small some large, and all I've ever seen are a beautiful rich green colour.

I've actually had some different Echinodorus species before but I don't remember which. The ones I have now just started to grow, I believe they will soon dominate the whole aquarium. Some of the more common species can grow rather large, with lots and lots of long leaves.

Echinodorus grews faster than for example Cryptocoryne, and need a lot of fertilizer in the bottom layer, close to its roots. They propagate through runners that look like the stolons on Spider plants, that produces small plants that can be planted.

Echinodorus bleheri - Broad Leafed Amazon Sword

Echinodorus tenelllus - Dwarf Swordplant, Chain sword

I had one of these, but it died before I got a good picture of it...