Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger' – Striking Tiger-Striped Leaves for Natural Aquascapes

Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger' is a bold and beautiful variety of Cryptocoryne known for its unique, elongated leaves with distinct tiger-like striping. Native to India, this rosette-style aquatic plant adds dramatic texture and contrast to any freshwater aquascape, making it a favorite among both beginner and experienced hobbyists.

With its hardy nature and slow to moderate growth rate, this plant thrives in a wide range of tank conditions and is especially eye-catching in midground or background placements. When provided with adequate lighting and nutrients, its reddish-brown hues and striped patterns become more pronounced, enhancing the natural look of your planted aquarium.

🌿 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger'

• Common Name: Tiger Crypt

• Growth Form: Rosette with long, narrow, tiger-striped leaves

• Light Demand: Low to medium

• CO₂ Requirement: Optional, but encourages deeper coloration

• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

• Placement: Midground to background

• Color: Olive green to reddish-brown with distinctive dark stripes

💧 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Temperature: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Water Hardness: Soft to moderately hard

• Lighting: Moderate light enhances leaf coloration

🌱 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Adds unique color and texture contrast with its tiger-stripe foliage

• Ideal for nature-style, jungle-style, or biotope aquascapes

• Creates a natural, flowing aesthetic with its tall, wavy leaves

• Suitable for low-tech tanks with minimal maintenance needs

🌿 Propagation & Growth:

• Propagation Method: Produces runners at the base

• Nutrient Substrate: Required – heavy root feeder

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes – suitable for paludariums and ripariums

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Enhance your aquarium with our versatile selection of high-quality aquatic plants, available in convenient formats:

• Available as:

  • Bare-root Plants: Includes approximately 1 loose clump plants with roots. Perfect for flexible planting arrangements.
  • Rooted Bunched: Approximately 1 clump plants with roots, bundled with foam and a plant weight for easy placement.
  • Rooted Potted: About 1 clump plants with roots, securely potted in a net pot with rockwool, ensuring stability and healthy growth.
• Choose the format that best suits your aquascaping needs and create a vibrant, lush underwater environment with our premium aquatic plants.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Cryptocoryne species are prone to "Crypt melt" when introduced to new environments. This is normal. Once adapted, the plant will bounce back stronger with stable growth. Please allow time for adjustment after planting.

 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.