Amazon Sword
$7.99
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Amazon Sword
$7.99
- Large, background plant
- Easy to care for
- Great for angelfish to lay eggs
- Not available to be shipped to Hawaii and Alaska.
Amazon swords are one of the oldest-kept plants in the hobby, loved for their ease of care and ability to tolerate a wide range of conditions. They have long, broad leaves with a pointed end that come in bright green to dark green colors. This monster plant can grow 20 inches tall or more, making them a great background plant for larger aquariums or centerpiece for small aquariums. Angelfish are known for using an Amazon sword's large leaves as a surface to lay eggs.
- Scientific Name: Echinodorus amazonicus (formerly Echinodorus bleheri)
- Native To: South America
- Skill Level: Easy
- Placement: Background
- Recommended Light: Low to Medium Light 10-35 PAR (click to see our PAR chart)
- CO2 Requirement: None
- Preferred Fertilizer: Easy Root Tabs and Easy Green liquid fertilizer
- Propagation: Trim off side shoots and replant
***Being a natural product, sizes can vary from what is shown.***
How to Plant Amazon Sword in Aquarium
1. Remove the potted plant from plastic basket, and split the rock wool in half.
2. Carefully remove the plant roots from the rock wool, and make sure to remove all the small, yellow fertilizer balls. Wash off any remaining debris.
3. Use planting tweezers or your fingers to push the roots of the sword deeply into the substrate until they are completely buried. Pull out the plant slightly so that the crown (i.e., the base of the plant where all the leaves come out) is not covered with substrate.
4. If the plant keeps popping out of the ground, try inserting the plant at an angle or wrap a plant weight at the bottom of the plant to keep it anchored.
5. Make sure to add lots of root tabs if you’re using inert substrate or if your nutrient-rich substrate is depleted.
How to Care for Amazon Sword Plant
— Amazon sword care is very easy, so start by using low to medium lighting between 10-35 PAR.
— Why is my new sword plant melting? Sword plants are sometimes known to experience melting when they suddenly move to a new environment. To help the plant recover faster and grow new leaves that are accustomed to your water parameters, leave the roots planted in the ground and make sure to provide nutrient-rich planted tank substrate or Easy Root Tabs.
— Why is my Amazon sword turning brown after it was growing so well? Sword plants absorb lots of nutrients from the ground, so it may be a nutrient deficiency. If the larger, outer leaves are yellowing and dying after a couple of months, please add more root tabs.
— How to trim Amazon sword: If the sword plant has dying or melting leaves, cut them off at the base of the leaf.
— Note: Bristlenose plecos and other plecos have been known to eat sword plants, so watch out for this if you see holes in the leaves.
How to Propagate Amazon Sword
Sword plants reproduce by sending out a horizontal runner with a little plantlet at the end. The plantlet will sprout its own leaves and roots that grow into the ground. You can cut off the plantlet and re-plant it in a different location.
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S
All my Amazon Swords are growing and thriving in my aquarium. I believe just about anyone can grow them. Highly recommend these amazing plants!
B
Came perfectly packaged and fairly quick. Looks so good in my tank!
J
Loved it very green plant came very healthy
J
I ordered 2 of the Amazon Sword plants. They arrived looking super healthy! No melting has accrued at all. Very happy with my purchase. I’m a repeat customer with Aquarium Co-Op. I only wish they shipped fish!!! 😊
R
Plant looked awesome when I first got it packaging is top notch. I put 6 root tabs around it when planted and trimmed back wilting leaves. It did grow 2 new leaves and after 3 weeks I added 4 more root tabs but it doesn’t seem to be getting any bigger or new leaves and this is why I rated it a 4.
C
Have always ordered from them. This order, though, I can't even express how disappointed I am. All the plants were broke down and half dead. The one before this had a few like that, but I thought it was a fluke. I guess they are going downhill. This is the sword- as you can see, not doing well. I can probably nurse it back to health but shouldn't have to.
A
This is my favorite plant from Aquarium co-op and I currently own 11 of them from this website!! They are beautiful looking plants!
A
I set this plant in the middle of my tank and it just blew up almost over night. Only sad parts about the plant are it stopped growing so I will be buying more plants so it’s not such an eyesore but I should’ve researched it better not companies fault, and it hides fish really well, I thought my guppy who I was using to temperament test my fish had died but the whole time he was chilling in the stems of the plant. My tetras love playing tag around the plant chasing each other and swimming all around the leaves. My gourami loves nibbling off the dead leaves or the algae that’s grown on them. My tank would look okay without the sword but looks amazing with.
L
One of my favorites. Plant arrived in good condition.
A
I buy almost everything I need for my fish tanks from aquarium co-op. After my family and I moved I decided I missed having sword plants. Normally I keep them in a community tank that’s well established, but I now only have a 10 gallon single betta tank. So I also stocked up on easy green and root tabs.
I replaced the net pot the plant came in for a 4 inch pot, filled it with aqueon plant and shrimp substrate, and I also put root tabs in the pots as well as around my tank. I’ve had the plant for about 2 weeks and I’ve already seen like 4 new leaves grown in.
The red Rubin sword is not from aquarium co-op but that’s taken off as well.
E
I am planting a Fluval 9, keeping them in their pots, using gravel due to the filtration system.
R
They look beautiful in my 120 gallon, and with some root tabs, started to root almost immediately!
J
No complaints, 2 swords growing well and arrived quicker than expected.
A
Good quality plants received as expected. First week they went through the usual shedding and now second week I’m seeing color stabilization and growth. Highly recommend.
D
A great plant that is very hardy. I've had many pair of Angel Fish use this plant. They absolutely love the clean smooth leaves to lay eggs on. Cut the leave and transfer eggs. This plant can also be easily cut and replanted you'll soon have as many hardy Amazon Swords you desire. Yes Easy Green is easy and works great
S
The plant is doing great so far so good
D
This is my first time ordering plants, I ordered Amazon swords and they are doing wonderful.
D
The Amazon Sword is an amazing grower. I highly recommend buying all your plants at Aquarium Co-Op. this is my 36 gal after cutting the octopus for the third time and to the left Amazon Sword. Thanks Cory for this quality of plants.
C
Plants arrived looking great! First plants I've ever bought! New to live plants and so far everything is great!
C
Co Op's turn around time is amazing. Within 24 hours the order is in the mail. Incredible. I've made around 10 orders over time that included plants and they always arrived healthy, hardy even. Some that I've ordered, cryptocoryne, many amazon swords, anubias mini, tiger lotus bulb, windelov java fern, anubus barteri, crinum and valisneria. Always healthy 👍🏼
N
This plant was delivered very quickly to me here in Florida. I think it came from Washington, so I was impressed with how fast it got here. It came in excellent condition. I planted it in my tank with some root tabs and I loved the way it looked. BUT, my turtle demolished it in a matter of minutes haha! This was the first time trying a real plant in his tank. Maybe I'll try again in the future. Regardless, I highly recommend Aquarium Co-Op! They have great customer service (quick responses to questions via email), fast delivery, and good quality products. This was my second time ordering something from them, and I've been really happy both times. RIP plant :(
M
I ordered Amazon Sword from aquarium co-op, they came big, beautiful and healthy, they look amazing in my planted tank, you cannot go wrong ordering any of your plants or aquarium supplies from aquarium co-op. I have ordered several times from them and I am always 100 percent satisfied!
T
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