Red Flame Sword
$7.99
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Red Flame Sword
$7.99
- Colorful leaves
- Easy care
- Large size
- Not available to be shipped to Hawaii and Alaska.
Red flame sword is a very impactful aquarium plant that is easy to grow. It can have green, red, or bronze-colored leaves, creating an interesting and eye-catching spotted pattern. Medium lighting or higher would be ideal for this plant to thrive. Red flame sword plants can get quite large if left untrimmed and therefore look impressive as a background plant in larger aquariums or even a center piece plant in nano tanks.
- Scientific Name: Echinodorus sp. 'red flame' or Echinodorus Red Flame
- Origins: Hybrid of Echinodorus schlueteri and E. barthii
- Skill Level: Easy
- Placement: Background
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Recommended Light: Medium Light 20-35 PAR (click to see our PAR chart)
- CO2 Requirement: None
- Preferred Fertilizer: Easy Root Tabs and Easy Green liquid fertilizer
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Propagation: Trim off side shoots and replant
***Being a natural product, sizes can vary from what is shown.***
How to Plant Red Flame Sword
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 Red Flame Sword Aquarium Plant
— Red flame sword plant care is very easy, so start by using medium lighting between 20-35 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 red flame 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 red flame 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 Red Flame 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
Plant appears to be established, but no new growth at this time.
J
Plants ordered: red flame sword, amazon sword, scarlet temple, water sprite, crypt lucens, crypt parva, anubias nana petite, and tiger lotus bulb. All plants arrived healthy, very little melting after a couple days. Scarlet temple melted a bit but I’m sure it will eventually settle into my deep substrate with organic soil. Just time to be patient and let nature do its thing.
L
Looks to be an awesome plant. Pictures are just after planting in tank. Plant arrived in great condition
K
Colorful right out of the bag, and I know I'll see improvements. Healthy crown, thick roots.
W
New add to my new aquarium set up fast shipping plants looked good thanks
S
Looks great
V
All the plants I ordered came healthy and well packaged thank you so much Aquarium Co-op
T
Plants arrived earlier than expected and were packaged well. They are healthy and thriving. We will purchase all our plants from here from now on.
L
This plant is about 2 months old in 1 pic a d 2 of them are taken day of delivery.
J
Set up a new tank and came into the store for some plants. As always, the selection was amazing and it was hard to choose just a few...but this large and full Red Flame Sword just popped and I knew it was perfect. It's been planted in my tank for about a week now and is thriving. It looks absolutely gorgeous and my shrimp, chili raspboras and celestial pearl danios love to swim through it and lay on the leaves.
In the picture, the Red Flame is planted at the very back.
B
Best place to buy plants for your aquarium/planted tanks! Just started a new scape and needed more color, was a perfect addition!
B
Plant has beautiful green and rusty red leaves throughout. It arrived in great shape, super crisp leaves with healthy white roots. This is a set it and forget it plant, drop it in and all it wants to do is grow immediately. I definitely recommend aquarium co-op and this plant.
C
This plant came in such amazing condition in the middle of February. I knew little about plants . Still mostly self taught. Oh... you can do that type of guy. But this plant has not only beautifully. It's made me a few beautiful blue face bills since February of last year. So not even a year after being shipped all the way across the country in the middle of winter. I had 0 issues. More than paid for itself and the easy green that makes me look like I have a horticultural degree... j/s
C
I have never had luck with any sword but this thing came in amazing shape even with a February, yeah, shipped mid winter and look at it the proofs in the pics right? everyone needs video proof... and DNA¿ j/k Well the several plants I've sold to my lfs the 10 15 I'm growing out in this tub? Yeah in my bedroom. It's cold in northern Ohio. Lol. It's forcing me to propagated about 14 more as we speak. Haha but all you'd have to do is a little snip snip on those i call em stalks googles your friend bruh, pull back on that green gold called easy green and it'd probably be a great plant. This one plus easy green is an amazing one however! Oh I have a whole other plant about half the size of the mother plant off camera. She's shy. all since February 2023
J
Planted it in full sandsubstrate but just like Cory I shoved some easy root tabs into the rock wool where the plant comes in and jst planted that whole thing. Maybe that guy does know what he’s talking about lol because this plant has been growing a new leaf every week at least.
D
Came in good shape, doing well, really pretty.
B
I do like this plant and all the plants I’ve gotten from co-op.
I had one that had about 4 stems broken. I did not contact co-op. I’m sure they would’ve made it right but I figured I’d just let it try and come back. Thanks for everything.
V
Plant came looking very strong and healthy. Nice sized plant too and it continues to be very healthy three weeks later. Plant seems to be acclimated to tank life. I kid you not, it’s been pushing out at least one new leaf per week. So pleased with my purchase! Attaching pics of it on day 1 (still in pot) and three weeks later.
R
Red flames look amazing! Aquarium co op is the best in the business. I've learned a lot from watching Cory's podcasts on YouTube. Thank you for everything you guys do 🤝🏽
C
My first experience ordering plants online and the red flame arrived in perfect condition. It’s beautiful and I’m so excited!
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