Echinodorus Red Phoenix
Echinodorus Red Phoenix
Echinodorus Red Phoenix is a hybrid cultivar producing vibrant reddish foliage that responds visibly and progressively to improving conditions — developing increasingly deep, saturated red coloration with better nutrition and lighting. The condition-responsive color makes Red Phoenix a motivating and rewarding plant whose appearance improves as the aquarium matures and care is optimized.
Care tip: Echinodorus Red Phoenix 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 recommended for this variety.
Growing to 10 to 16 inches, Red Phoenix is a midground to background plant for medium and larger aquariums. Nutrient-rich substrate and moderate CO₂ support the best growth and color development. Root feeding is particularly important — the reddish coloration develops most deeply in plants with consistent root zone nutrition alongside good lighting.
This moderate plant grows in moderate to high lighting with CO₂ recommended. Temperatures between 72 and 82°F and a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 provide comfortable conditions. Regular root feeding and CO₂ produce the most vibrant, deeply red expression. The chart correctly notes that nutrient-rich substrate and moderate CO₂ produce the best performance.
In the aquascape, Echinodorus Red Phoenix provides vibrant reddish midground to background color that deepens and improves progressively with better conditions. The warm color creates natural visual contrast in planted compositions. As a condition-responsive cultivar it is a useful indicator of overall tank health — its color quality directly reflects the nutritional and lighting conditions.
Echinodorus Red Phoenix is a vibrant, condition-responsive red hybrid sword for aquarists who want reliable reddish midground color that rewards improving care with progressively deeper, more vivid expression. Its responsive coloration and moderate care requirements make it a practical and rewarding midground to background plant.
Care & Specifications
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Placement | Midground to Background |
| Max Height | 10–16 inches |
| Light Level | Moderate to High |
| Temperature | 72–82°F |
| pH | 6.5–7.5 |
| CO2 Needs | Recommended |
| Origin | Cultivar |
| Notes | A hybrid cultivar producing vibrant reddish foliage that performs best with nutrient-rich substrate and moderate CO₂. The red color deepens and intensifies with improving conditions — a rewarding, condition-responsive sword that develops increasingly vivid color as the aquarium matures and nutritional support is optimized. |
