Bucephalandra sp Aquatic Farmer Tissue Culture

Common Name: Bucephalandra Sp

Bucephalandra sp. from Aquatic Farmer is a versatile epiphytic plant featuring small, vibrant green leaves with a charming, rounded shape similar to Anubias. This tissue-culture variety is a premier choice for hobbyists seeking a sterile, pest-free addition to their collection, ensuring that no snails, algae, or unwanted hitchhikers enter the system. Highly adaptable, it can be grown submerged or emersed, usually attached to hardscape such as driftwood or rocks rather than being buried in traditional aquarium substrate. It is an exquisite choice for the midground of freshwater aquascapes, where its slow-growing rhizomes provide a hardy and undemanding focal point within a planted tank.

Key Features & Notes

• Grown in vitro in a state-of-the-art laboratory, these plants provide the highest level of safety for sensitive setups, such as shrimp tanks or high-end competition scapes.
• The 1–3" rounded leaves offer a familiar, soft look that blends seamlessly with other slow-growing favorites like Java Fern and Cryptocoryne.
• This is one of the most durable species in the hobby and thrives in shaded areas . It is an ideal choice for planted tanks where other plants might struggle.
  
• It is perfectly at home fully submerged in an aquarium or emersed in high-humidity terrariums, vivariums, and paludariums.

Care Tips & Preparation

• Carefully remove the plantlets from the cup and rinse away the sterile nutrient gel under lukewarm, dechlorinated water before mounting. For instructions on how to properly plant tissue culture aquarium plants, click here .
• Bucephalandra is an epiphytic plant that should be attached to rocks or driftwood . Never bury the rhizome in substrate, as this will cause the plant to rot and melt.
• Avoid making drastic changes to your water parameters or lighting. Unstable conditions are the primary cause of leaf melt in new aquarium plants.
• While hardy, CO2 injection and quality water flow will yield much faster and more robust plant growth during the transition phase.
• Final size and coloration depend entirely on your specific aquarium conditions.

Additional Information
Listed information should be treated as general guidelines only. We encourage you to do thorough research to ensure healthy growth!

Family Name: Araceae
Origin: Borneo (Endemic)
Skill Level: Easy
Growth Rate: Slow
Leaf Size: Small 1-2 cm
Light: Low to Medium
CO2: Recommended for TC transition
pH Range: 6.0 – 8.0
Propagation: Divide the rhizome with sharp scissors