Alternanthera Reineckii ‘Mini’ (ARM) is a compact, vibrant stem plant prized for its bold red coloration and dense, bushy growth. Its small size and intense hues make it a standout midground or foreground feature in high-tech aquascapes. When provided with strong lighting and CO₂, it develops vivid shades of pink, red, and burgundy that offer striking contrast against green aquatic plants.

🌿 Key Features:

• Compact Growth: A dwarf version of Alternanthera Reineckii, ideal for small tanks and precise aquascaping.

• Intense Coloration: Leaves range from soft pink to deep red under optimal conditions.

• Fore/Midground Plant: Excellent for creating contrast in planted tanks or forming dense hedges.

• Popular in Dutch and Nature Style Tanks: Adds structure, depth, and vibrant color.

💡 Optimal Conditions & Care:

• Lighting: Medium to high (stronger light enhances red tones)

• CO₂: Strongly recommended for compact form and vivid color

• Water Temp: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Growth Rate: Moderate

📏 Growth Habit:
Typically reaches a height of 3 to 8 inches (7–20 cm), but regular trimming is essential to maintain its compact, bushy form. In low light conditions, the plant may grow leggy and overly tall.

🖼 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Enhances layout depth and layering

• Provides a bold, colorful focal point

• Pairs beautifully with green background plants or carpets

🌱 Propagation:

• Propagates easily via stem cuttings—replant tops or side shoots to encourage bushier growth
  🌾 Nutrient Substrate:
  Required – Thrives with nutrient-rich substrate or root tabs
  🌤 Can Be Grown Emersed:
  Yes – Grows more slowly and with greener coloration when emersed

🪴 What You Will Receive:

• Sold as a small, bare-root plant. 
• Young plants grow in a controlled laboratory environment

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specified, we do not guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, pesticides, or that they will arrive in emersed or submerged form.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.