A sword that fits a small tank. Echinodorus 'Reni' is a Tomas Kaliebe cultivar crossing Echinodorus 'Grosser Bär' with Echinodorus 'Ozelot', bred for compact size — it tops out around 6–10 inches while new leaves push through in reddish-brown to ruby before maturing green.
What You'll Receive
- Sold as Bunched Plants, or Potted Plants
- Bunched Plants | approx. 1-2 roots plants bundle with foam, and lead weight
- Potted Plants | approx 1-2 roots plants potted with rockwood and net pot
Plant Profile
- Common name — Reni Sword, Red Reni Sword
- Scientific name — Echinodorus 'Reni'
- Parentage — Echinodorus 'Grosser Bär' × Echinodorus 'Ozelot', bred by Tomas Kaliebe
- Placement — Midground
- Mature height — 6–10 in
- Growth rate — Medium
Care
- Difficulty — Beginner
- Light — Medium
- CO₂ — Not required
- Water — 68–82°F · pH 6.5–7.5
- Substrate — Required. Root feeder — nutrient substrate or root tabs
- Growth habit — Amphibious. Also grows emersed
- Propagation — Adventitious plantlets on flower stalks
Grower's Notes
- The color is in the new growth. Reni's reddish-brown to ruby tone appears on emerging leaves and fades as they mature, so the plant always shows color at the center and green at the edges. Feeding it well means more new leaves — and more color.
- Feed at the roots. Swords take most of their nutrition from the substrate; root tabs under the crown do more than any liquid dosing.
- Plant the crown at substrate level, never below — buried crowns rot.
- It propagates from flower stalks, not runners. A mature plant sends up an inflorescence carrying plantlets. Let each develop roots and three or four leaves before separating it.
- Planted in a loose group of three or more it produces the vertical repetition Dutch-style layouts are built on. Expect the first leaves to melt as it converts from emersed nursery growth.
Want to go deeper? Read our complete Amazon Sword (Echinodorus) Care Guide.
Notes
- 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, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
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Good to know
- Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
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Customers praised this aquatic sword plant for vibrant red/bronze new leaves and fast growth. "I've gotten 3 new bronze/red leaves" in just 10 days without CO2. While most plants arrived healthy and thriving, some had minimal roots or didn't survive shipping. "Broad leaves. Full" that quickly fill aquarium space, ideal for small setups.
- After only 10 days (no co2) I've gotten 3 new bronze/red leaves. Love this little plant.
- They all came in pristine condition! This sword plant offers a nice gateway into red plants.
- Plants came 2 days earlier, wrapped well and healthy. Beautiful addition to the aquarium.
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I've never ordered this type of Echinodorous before but needed something small for a 1-gallon setup. I'm beyond happy with how mine was on delivery and now growing. After only 10 days (no co2) I've gotten 3 new bronze/red leaves. Love this little plant.
R
First, I love this plant. The new leaves are such a vibrant red, and the plants that have survived seem healthy. They appeared to be very strong out of the bag, but I have lost one for certain. It sprouted beautiful new leaves, then one day just turned completely brown -- the whole plant. I pulled it out and let it float for the sake of the picture so we can see the translucent leaves.
But the ones that have survived, well, one looks like it's turning brown slowly, but the others are all with new leaves and doing well. I figure that this is the risk. Sometimes, a plant is DOA, and sometimes we can't see if there are any negative effects from shipping. I don't think that APF would ever send me questionable plants. In fact, they once canceled part of my order because it did not meet their standards. Thoughtful. Good business. But because I accept the risks, I have even ordered more of this cute plant.
What else I like about it is that it fills up space. It's a wide, full, squat plant. I don't have to wait months like I might with a cryptocorene plant for it to fill out. Even my other echinodorus plants take time to fill out and get bushy. Not this little sucker. Broad leaves. Full. And it took one single day to see new growth in all of the reni that I ordered. Granted, some did not make it, but oh well. That's the case even if I bought them locally.
A
I’ve been buying all my plants from Aquarium Plants Factory for some time now and I can fully recommend them for your go to plant source.
B
I have kept Echinodorus in an aquarium before, but wanted to try this variety that can grow red leaves. I have a Hygger planted LED and CO2 setup in my tank and have noticed new growth appearing and roots shooting out faster than previous low tech experience with Echinodorus sp. I bought three rooted bunched orders and got six plants in total. Perfect for the back of a 30 inch long tank! They all came in pristine condition! The minute holes seen in the plant in the first picture is the result of hobbyist error (I need to tweak plant nutrition). This sword plant offers a nice gateway into red plants and make sure to do lots of reading and watch videos about their care. Highly recommended!
C
The two plants are young and healthy, but alas, only one had a couple of short roots, one had only one short root. I hope the new growth has a reddish tint[ they arrived green. The plants are healty and I'm sure they will survive.
W
Plants came 2 days earlier, wrapped, well and healthy. They seem to be thriving. They are a beautiful addition to the aquarium.
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