Echinodorus angustifolius (Tissue Culture)

Create a Natural, Grass-Like Aquascape with Elegant Flow

Bring movement and a natural riverbank appearance to your aquarium with Echinodorus angustifolius. This attractive sword plant produces long, narrow, ribbon-like green leaves that gently sway in the current, adding texture and a sense of depth to any aquascape.

Unlike many traditional sword plants, Echinodorus angustifolius has a slender, grass-like growth habit, making it an excellent choice for creating lush borders, filling open spaces, or adding a soft transition between the foreground and background. As it matures, it spreads by producing runners, allowing it to form beautiful natural colonies over time.

Easy to grow and highly adaptable, this species thrives in a wide range of freshwater aquariums and is suitable for both beginners and experienced aquascapers.

Why You'll Love It

• Long, narrow leaves create a beautiful grass-like appearance.
• Adds natural movement and texture to your aquascape.
• Spreads naturally by runners to form lush groups.
• Excellent for creating soft transitions between hardscape and taller plants.
• Hardy, adaptable, and easy to maintain.
• Ideal for Nature-style and biotope aquariums.
• A great choice for beginners and experienced hobbyists alike.

Care Information

• Scientific Name: Echinodorus angustifolius
• Common Name: Narrow Leaf Sword
• Origin: South America
• Placement: Midground to Background
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Difficulty: Easy
• Lighting: Low to Medium (Medium to High for faster growth)
• CO₂: Optional but beneficial for stronger growth.
• Temperature: 20–28°C
• pH: 6.0–7.5

Ideal For

• Nature-style aquascapes
• Biotope aquariums
• Community aquariums
• Beginner planted tanks
• Creating grassy borders and natural-looking groups

Art of Aqua Tip

Plant this species with enough space around the crown to encourage healthy runner development. As new plantlets form, you can leave them to create a natural colony or separate and replant them to expand your aquascape. A nutrient-rich substrate will promote stronger root growth and vibrant foliage.

Tissue Culture Plant

This plant is supplied as a premium Tissue Culture (TC) plant, grown under sterile laboratory conditions for exceptional quality.

Benefits of Tissue Culture Plants

• 100% free from snails, algae, pests, and common plant diseases.
• Healthy young plants ready to establish quickly.
• Ideal for shrimp aquariums and premium aquascapes.
• Sustainably propagated in sterile laboratory conditions.

Before Planting

1. Carefully remove the plant from the cup.
2. Rinse away all of the nutrient gel under clean water.
3. Divide the plant into several smaller portions.
4. Plant each portion individually, ensuring the crown remains above the substrate.
5. Allow space between portions so the plant can spread naturally by runners.

Why Buy from Art of Aqua?

At Art of Aqua, we're passionate about helping aquarists create beautiful planted aquariums. Every Tissue Culture plant is carefully selected and inspected to ensure you receive healthy, premium-quality plants that are free from pests, snails, and algae. With one of South Africa's largest and continually expanding selections of aquatic plants, we're here to help you build the aquascape you've always imagined.