Echinodorus Ros is a rosette plant in Tropicas Easy category and comes supplied in pots. It grows up to 40cm tall and 25cm wide making it an ideal background plant for most aquariums. It is grown in Tropicas greenhouses hydroponically and transforms in colour once adapted to its underwater form. New leaves can turn a beautiful pink colour, as well as having a red-brown coloured spots soon after. Under more intense light the colours are more pronounced. Like all Echinodorus species it appreciates a nutrient-rich substrate but otherwise is very undemanding making it an ideal choice for all experience levels of hobbyist.

Tropica’s current Echinodorus ‘Rose’ range:

Echinodorus ‘Rose’ POT

Echinodorus ‘Rose’ XL POT

Echinodorus ‘Rose’ POT in blister packs

Prepating the plant

1. Remove the plant from the pot then split apart the two halves of rock wool
2. Remove as much of the rock wool as possible.
3. Split the plant into several portions
4. Plant into your substrate with aquascaping tweezers.