Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger' Vitro Culture® – Bold Tiger-Striped Foliage for Aquascaping Impact

Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger' is a dramatic and eye-catching rosette plant with long, spiraled leaves marked by bold tiger-like striping. Native to India, it adds a wild, natural look to midground or background areas of aquascapes. With colors ranging from bronze to reddish-brown and a pattern that mimics tiger stripes, this unique variety of Cryptocoryne brings depth and motion to planted tanks.

Delivered in our Vitro Culture® bag format, this plant is grown using sterile tissue culture methods and packaged in nutrient gel to ensure a clean, pest-free start—perfect for shrimp tanks, nano tanks, and sensitive environments.

🌿 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger'

• Common Name: Crypt Tiger Spiralis

• Leaf Shape: Long, narrow, spiraled with dark striping

• Coloration: Bronze to reddish-brown with tiger-like markings

• Light Demand: Low to medium

• CO₂ Requirement: Optional, but enhances coloration

• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

• Placement: Midground to background

🧫 Vitro Culture® Advantages:

• Grown in sterile lab conditions

• Free from snails, algae, and harmful pathogens

• Sealed in a clear, nutrient-rich bag for freshness

• No pesticides—completely shrimp-safe

• Easy to rinse and plant upon arrival

🌱 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Adds visual texture and contrast to planted tanks

• Excellent for jungle, biotope, and nature-style layouts

• Pairs beautifully with smaller Crypts, Anubias, or Bucephalandra

🌿 Propagation & Growth:

• Propagation: Via runners or side shoots

• Nutrient Substrate: ✅ Required

• Can Be Grown Emersed: ✅ Yes (ideal for terrariums, paludariums, and emersed setups)

📦 What You’ll Receive:

• 1 sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing clean, healthy Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger' plantlets. Yield approx. 3-4 clumps.

• Packaged in nutrient gel—ready to rinse and plant

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Cryptocoryne species often experience “melting” when adjusting to new conditions. This is normal. Ensure stable lighting and parameters, and the plant will regrow once established.

 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.