Echinodorus Puriensis Amazonicus

🌿 Species Profile

• Common Name: Amazonicus Sword / Narrow Leaf Amazon Sword
• Scientific Name: Echinodorus amazonicus (sometimes confused with E. grisebachii forms)
• Plant Type: Rosette sword plant
• Origin: South America (Amazon basin)
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Difficulty: Easy
• Placement: Background

🌱 Appearance

• Long, narrow, pointed leaves (more slender than bleheri)
• Bright to medium green color
• More “grassy sword” appearance
• Mature size:
  • Height: 30–50 cm (12–20 in)
  • Width: 15–30 cm

Compared to E. bleheri, it looks lighter and more elegant, less bulky.

🧪 Tank Requirements

• Temperature: 22–28°C
• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Hardness: Soft to moderately hard water
• Lighting: Low to medium
• CO₂: Optional

🌿 Substrate & Nutrition

• Strong root feeder like all Echinodorus
• Best in nutrient-rich substrate
• Root tabs strongly recommended
• Iron improves leaf strength and deep green color
• Poor substrate = stunted narrow leaves

✂️ Care Tips

• Keep crown above substrate
• Needs space to spread horizontally
• Trim older outer leaves regularly
• Stable nutrients prevent melting or weak growth

🌱 Propagation

• Produces flower spikes above water
• Plantlets form on the stalk
• Once rooted, they can be separated and replanted

🐟 Aquarium Use

Best for:

• Natural Amazon-style aquascapes
• Background “green curtain” effect
• Community tanks

Works well with:

• Tetras
• Rasboras
• Corydoras
• Angelfish
• Shrimp