Red Rubin Sword
$7.99
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Red Rubin Sword
$7.99
- Striking green, red, and bronze coloration
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Large oblong leaves with deep veins
- Easy background plant
- Not available to be shipped to Hawaii and Alaska.
Red Rubin Sword is a beautiful alternative to the traditional Amazon sword because of its broad, oval leaves with green, red, and bronze coloration. Like other similar Echinodorus swords, this plant grows quite large and and is often used as a background or centerpiece plant for bigger aquariums. Provide medium light with plenty of root tabs or nutrient-rich substrate to encourage luscious, healthy growth.
- Scientific Name: Echinodorus "Rubin" or Echinodorus sp. Red Rubin
- Origin: Hybrid of Echinodorus spp.
- 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
- Propagation: Trim plantlet from runner and replant
***Being a natural product, sizes can vary from what is shown.***
How to Plant Red Rubin 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 Rubin Sword Plants
— Red rubin sword 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 rubin 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 rubin 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 Rubin 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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V
It's already putting out 5 new leaves from the center thanks to root tabs and Easy Green. I put it in the back of 40g breeder. I hope it gets much taller.
J
Plant arrived excellently packaged in great condition. Looking good in the 40 breeder.
G
It is as expected good quality and price.
R
When someone orders plants they have a vision on how it would look. I ordered 2 of the Red Rubin Swords. I was mailed a perfectly looking plant and a half dead tiny plant. The vision I had went out the window. The small plant eventually melted away.
D
Arrived in excellent condition in less than 48 hours of placing my order. Already sprouting new leaves with amazing color!!!
J
Great order as always
C
Plant came quite a bit damaged. Alot of leaves broken in shipping I suppose. But I can tell there's good genes in this plant. As it's beginning to bounce back. I hope. Every other product I've ever ordered and have had 0 issues. I'm sure as soon as it starts feeding off the easy green root tabs it'll be just fine. Been planted 6 days in the first pic.
S
I love this plant!!! It’s Gorgeous in my tank!! I highly recommend it!!!
J
The Red Rubin Sword is a distinctive plant with its long broad leaves gently swaying in the water. The leaves have a subtle range of colors from green to red. I placed my plants behind and in front of large rocks. What an incredible show!
R
Beautiful healthy plant already sprouted a baby plant, shipped and arrived in about 30hrs, and I’ll be getting more aquarium co-op plants in the future as I’ve already filled up my current tank.
A
It arrived fast, and in perfect condition. I have to keep mine planted in the pot because my sand is not very deep and I have dojo loaches that like to dig everything up.
B
Sadly I had to wait 2 days for personal reasons to plant these and all the leaves were yellowed by then so I ended up not using it simply bc I am not patient and wanted a perfect tank off the rip but the roots were so good! I could have easily rehabbed it, just don't have the bandwidth for that right now so it got tossed but I could tell it was a great plant! Everything was packaged well. I would def purchase again.
Z
Very sad looking when it got to me , mostly yellow and melting before i even put it in the tank .
D
This is a great plant. Better yet is that we can trust the coop’s plant offerings will thrive in a non-high tech setup!
D
So perfect it looks beautiful and is thriving no loss of leaves its just great
W
Nice plant….seems to be doing well
A
Arrived in great condition, as always
J
Plants look amazing!
K
Excellent quality plants, all (12) arrived in perfect condition. The care taken in packaging was amazing. I planted them in a new tank 10 days ago and they are all thriving, no “melting” or yellowing either! I was so thrilled with my first purchase, i placed a second order and am looking forward to its arrival! I 100% recommend Aquarium Co-Op for healthy aquatic plants!!
N
Received an order of live plants and they are doing well. Red Rubin didn’t even drop its leaves. I left them in their pot in the tanks until later.
C
Absolutely love this plant. Combos nicely with my red flame sword in my small ten gallon black water collumn tank. Beutiful color and fills in the space. Shipping was excellent and all plants arrived alive. Will shop again!
T
Very pleased with the service
S
This plant is beautiful! Packaging is awesome, and plants were in great shape definitely the place to buy your plants. Prices are awesome too. Won't be buying plants elsewhere!
M
Looked exactly like the description. Healthy with good leaf growth pattern. Took to substrate within first few days. Looking forward to see it grow and add color to my tank.
S
Arrived very healthy and bigger than I expected. Beautiful Plant at a great price and excellent shipping.
D
Plants arrived in a timely manner in great condition. Have adapted very well and thriving.
L
Within 2 weeks it's grown 3 red submerged leaves. It's a great looking sword plant. Mine is in a low tech aquarium. Only root tabs. 10 out of 10.
D
The plant looked nice upon arrival.
It has now melted to 2 leaves. It is planted in a dirted tank with good lighting.
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