Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Red cabomba
Cabomba furcata Schult.fil.
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Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
medium
CO₂ needs
24–30 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- background, midground
- Propagation
- cuttings, separating offshoots
- Uses
- colour accent
- Grows emersed
- no
In the wild
Overview
This very fine-leaved Cabomba brings red and pink tones to the middle or back of the tank. It comes from slow waters of Central and South America. Its colour is appealing, but it needs more careful conditions than common stem plants.
- Scientific name
- Cabomba furcata Schult.fil.
- Classification
- Nymphaeales › Cabombaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
Central America, tropical South America
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Introduced in Rivers and lakes
- Native countries
- Introduced by people
Outside its native range, in 3 countries:
An aquarium plant must never reach the wild: throwing away cuttings or emptying a tank into a stream can be enough to establish it.
Countries: Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). Dots: GBIF observations in the native countries.
In the aquarium
Growing in the aquarium
Strong lighting, CO₂ and a steady supply of nutrients are essential for good growth. Deficiencies can slow the shoots, lengthen the internodes and darken the leaves. A nutrient-rich substrate can help. Propagate by tip cuttings and trim regularly once the stand is established; it cannot be grown emersed.
Sources:Flowgrow GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth