Echinodorus Red Flame

Price
$7.99
Emersed Growth: Bare-root Plants
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Echinodorus Red Flame | APF Aquarium Plants Factory®

Echinodorus Red Flame

Bare-root Plants

Price
$7.99
Bare-root Plants

Echinodorus Red Flame, also known as the Red Flame Sword, is a captivating aquatic plant that brings vibrant color and boldness to any freshwater aquarium. With its large, broad leaves covered in a striking blend of deep red and green hues, speckled with maroon spots, this plant creates a stunning focal point and adds a lush, natural look to your aquascape.

Key Features:

  • Stunning Coloration: Features broad, flame-patterned leaves with a vibrant mix of red, green, and maroon, adding a splash of color and visual interest to your aquarium.
  • Easy to Grow: A hardy plant that adapts well to various water conditions, making it an excellent choice for both beginner and experienced aquarists.
  • Perfect for Background Planting: Due to its size and lush appearance, Echinodorus Red Flame is best suited as a background or centerpiece plant in larger aquariums.

Optimal Conditions:

  • Lighting: Prefers moderate to high lighting to enhance its red coloration and support robust growth.
  • Water Parameters: Thrives in temperatures between 72°F to 82°F (22°C to 28°C) with a pH range of 6.5 to 7.5. It does best with nutrient-rich substrate and regular fertilization.

Aquarium Benefits:

  • Visual Impact: Adds vibrant color and lush foliage to any aquascape, providing a natural and eye-catching environment.
  • Fish Shelter: Its large, broad leaves offer shelter and hiding spots for fish and invertebrates, creating a more secure and comfortable habitat.
  • Improved Water Quality: Like other aquatic plants, Echinodorus Red Flame helps absorb excess nutrients and improve water quality in the aquarium.

Care and Maintenance:

  • Moderate Growth: While it grows relatively fast under optimal conditions, occasional trimming may be necessary to maintain its shape and size.
  • Easy Propagation: Can be propagated through side shoots or by planting seeds, allowing you to expand its presence within your aquarium.

Conclusion:

Echinodorus Red Flame is a beautiful and hardy plant that enhances any aquarium with its vivid colors and graceful foliage. Its adaptable nature and easy care make it an excellent choice for adding both aesthetic appeal and practical benefits to your aquatic environment. Add the striking beauty of the Red Flame Sword to your aquarium, and watch your aquascape come to life with color and vitality.

    Enhance your aquarium with our fresh, high-quality plants, available in convenient formats:

    • Loose Bare-Root Plants: Includes approximately 1-2 loose, bare-root plants, providing flexibility in planting and arrangement.

    • Rooted Bunched: Approximately 1-2 plants, bundled with foam and a plant weight for easy placement.
    • Rooted Potted: Includes approximately 1-2 plants, potted in a net pot with rock wool, ensuring stability and ease of placement in your aquarium.

    Disclaimer: Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.

    Scientific Name

    Echinodorus Red Flame

    Common Name

    Red Flame Sword

    Placement

    Mid-ground, Background Plants

    CO2

    Not Required

    Growth Rates

    Slow

    Difficulty Level

    Easy

    Nutrient Substrate

    Required

    Can it grow emerged?

    Yes

    Lighting Requirements

    Medium - High

      Handling time for Live Plants orders:
       
      Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
      UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
       
      Handling time for Live Animals orders:
      Live Animals are shipped from  Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
      Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
      Free ShippingWe offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
      • Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
      • If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
      • Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands customers are not qualified for the Free Shipping program. Please upgrade to Expedited or Express Mail for faster delivery. 
        Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail. 
        • We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
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        • Please always keep your shipping address up-to-date! ( Debit and Credit Card, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Shopify Pay, Ali Pay, and other payment processing services )
        • Any shipment being refused or shipped back to us by providing a wrong address or other reasons will not be refundable
        Cancellations: We understand sometimes thing goes out of control.
        • Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers. 

        Return Policy: All sales are final

        • We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals

           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.

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