Echinodorus Red Flame
Echinodorus Red Flame
Echinodorus Red Flame is a beginner-friendly hybrid cultivar producing broad leaves with warm red marbling patterns that create an attractive, showy centerpiece in planted aquariums without requiring CO₂ or demanding lighting. The red marble patterning is consistently attractive across a range of conditions — a reliable, easy-care warm-toned sword accessible to aquarists at every experience level.
Care tip: Echinodorus Red Flame is a root feeder that benefits greatly from a nutrient-rich substrate or regular root tabs. Maintain temperatures of 72–82°F and pH 6.5–7.5. CO₂ is not required for this variety.
Growing to 12 to 18 inches, Red Flame is a midground to background plant well suited to a range of aquarium sizes. The red-marbled leaves create warm visual contrast in the background zone. Root tabs or enriched substrate support the best growth and the clearest marble patterning — even this easy-care cultivar benefits significantly from consistent root zone nutrition.
This easy plant requires no CO₂ supplementation and grows under moderate lighting. Temperatures between 72 and 82°F and a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 provide comfortable conditions. Regular root feeding maintains the warm marble patterning and healthy leaf production. The easy care and consistent coloration make Red Flame one of the most practical warm-toned swords for low-tech and community planted aquariums.
In the aquascape, Echinodorus Red Flame creates a warm, marbled midground to background focal point whose red patterning provides visual interest and warm color contrast in community tanks and low-tech planted aquariums where more demanding red plants cannot thrive. As the chart notes it is showy and beginner-friendly — an accurate combination that makes it one of the most practically valuable colored sword cultivars.
Echinodorus Red Flame is a showy, practically accessible, and beginner-friendly red-marbled sword for aquarists who want warm patterned color without demanding care. Its consistent marble pattern, easy temperament, and attractive appearance make it one of the most useful and rewarding warm-toned sword plants for low-tech planted aquariums.
Care & Specifications
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Placement | Midground to Background |
| Max Height | 12–18 inches |
| Light Level | Moderate |
| Temperature | 72–82°F |
| pH | 6.5–7.5 |
| CO2 Needs | Not Required |
| Origin | Cultivar (South America) |
| Notes | A beginner-friendly red-marbled sword cultivar producing broad leaves with warm red marbling patterns that create an attractive centerpiece in both smaller and larger aquariums. One of the more accessible red-toned sword plants — grows well without CO₂ and delivers warm color contrast in low and mid-tech setups. |
