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Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'

Hygrophila lancea

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✦ DIFFICULTY Advanced

Benefits from more deliberate care.

☀ LIGHT Very High

Around 10 hours is a useful starting point.

≈ CO₂ Required

Injected CO₂ is important for expected growth.

↗ GROWTH Fast

Weekly trimming needs.

PLANT OVERVIEW

About Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'

A compact hygro with fine bronze-red leaves for high-tech tanks.

Despite the 'Araguaia' name it's an Asian Hygrophila lancea, forming dense clusters of narrow leaves in bronze, copper and red under strong light and CO2. Slow for a hygro and genuinely demanding, it's a refined midground color plant.

Shrimp friendly Nano suitable High-tech suitable

CARE PROFILE

What this plant needs.

The useful numbers and practical notes, grouped around how you actually keep the plant.

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TANK FIT

Placement + size

Primary placementMidground

Typical height3–8 in

Typical width4 in

Suggested minimum tank10 gal

Suggested tank height12 in+

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LIGHT + CO₂

Energy demand

Ideal lightVery High

Photoperiod range8–12 hr

Approx. PAR50–130

Injected CO₂Required

CO₂ benefitHigh

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NUTRITION

Where it feeds

Root feedingLow

Water-column feedingHigh

Overall fertilizer demandModerate

Iron demandModerate

MicronutrientsModerate

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WATER

Useful parameter range

Temperature72–82°F

pH6–7.8

GH1–10 dGH

KH0–6 dKH

PLANTING

How to plant it.

Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate or root tabs

Fast grower; pinch and replant tops to keep it bushy.

GROWTH + PROPAGATION

What to expect after planting.

Propagation

Stem cuttings

Acclimation

Adapts quickly; may drop lower leaves if shaded.

COMMON PROBLEMS

What usually goes wrong.

Outgrows small tanks fast; shades plants below it if left untrimmed.

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Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'

About Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'

What this plant needs.

Placement + size

Energy demand

Where it feeds

Useful parameter range

How to plant it.

What to expect after planting.

Propagation

Acclimation

What usually goes wrong.

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