Vallisneria Contortionist, also known as Corkscrew Val, Contortion Val, or Twisted Val, is a striking and versatile addition to any freshwater aquarium. With its unique twisted leaves and impressive height, this plant brings a dynamic, natural aesthetic to aquatic landscapes, making it a favorite among aquarists.
Key Features:
- Unique Appearance: Features narrow, twisted leaves that grow straight upward, adding texture and movement to your aquarium.
- Tall Growth: Reaches heights of 20 inches or more, making it an excellent background plant to create depth and dimension.
- Rapid Propagation: Easily propagates through runners, quickly filling in large spaces with lush greenery.
Optimal Conditions:
- Substrate: Thrives in sandy or soil substrates, which promote healthy growth and efficient reproduction via runners.
- Lighting: Performs well under moderate to high lighting, enhancing its vibrant green color and overall growth rate.
- Water Parameters: Adapts to a wide range of water conditions but prefers slightly alkaline to neutral pH levels (6.5–8.0) and temperatures between 72°F to 82°F (22°C to 28°C).
Aquarium Benefits:
- Natural Shelter: Provides shelter for fish and aquatic creatures, helping to reduce stress and create a natural habitat.
- Oxygenation and Filtration: Contributes to improved water quality by oxygenating the water and absorbing excess nutrients, reducing algae growth.
- Visual Appeal: Its twisted leaves and tall stature create an eye-catching focal point, perfect for aquascaping.
Care and Maintenance:
- Easy to Grow: Low-maintenance plant suitable for beginners and experienced aquarists alike.
- Regular Trimming: Occasional trimming of runners and tall leaves helps maintain its shape and prevent overcrowding.
Conclusion:
Vallisneria Contortionist (Corkscrew Val) is an excellent choice for aquarists looking to enhance their aquarium with a tall, distinctive background plant. Its twisted leaves and fast propagation make it ideal for creating a lush, natural underwater environment while improving water quality.
Elevate your aquascape with the vibrant and unique beauty of Vallisneria Contortionist today!
- Sold as Bare-root Plants, Bunched plants, or Potted plants
- Bare-root plants | approx. 2-3 loose, bare-root plants
- Bunched plants | approx. 2-3 rooted plants with foam, and lead weight
- Potted plants | approx. 2-3 rooted plants with net pot and rock wool
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: Vallisneria Contortionist
Common Names: Contortion Val / Corkscrew Val / Twisted Val
CO2: Not Required
Growth Rates: Fast
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Required
Lighting Requirements: Medium-High
Growth Rates: Fast
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Required
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 Shipping: We 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
Customer Reviews
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M
Good quality plants and arrived on time
j
The plants look good ,to soon to tell if they were chilled in shipping. Anxious to see root growih . If all is well, would certainly purchase from you again.
I
Looks like it’s melting. Hasn’t been a week yet. I’m hoping it will recover
T
I got a good amount in my order and it grew so well, I was able to share some a couple weeks later
S
Absolutely blown away by the amount I received. Very fast delivery. Shipping price not horrible. Nice packing allowed it to get delivered from CA to IL and still look amazing.
C
They were in fine shape despite the heat.
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