Buce ‘Catherinae Red’ is a rare, beginner-friendly epiphyte with narrow and wavy leaves on short stalks. This variety is highly prized for its color transformation, showcasing a rich palette of emerald green, deep red, and purple hues once fully adapted to underwater growth. Highly versatile, 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's a great pick for the foreground or midground of freshwater aquascapes, where it will slowly sprout from thin rhizomes to create dense, short clusters within a planted tank.
Key Features & Notes
While it may arrive green, the "Red" in its name comes to life under quality LED lighting, where it develops deep crimson and violet tones.
The slender, ruffled leaves provide a delicate texture that is perfect for fine-scale detailing in both nano and large-scale layouts.
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 a high-humidity terrarium, vivarium, or paludarium.
Avoid making drastic changes to your water parameters or lighting. Unstable conditions are the primary cause of leaf melt in new specimens.
While this plant is hardy and low-maintenance, CO2 injection will yield much faster growth. We recommend researching your specific water chemistry to ensure your plant thrives.
Final size and coloration depend entirely on your specific aquarium conditions. Please note that photos are a representation, and individual plants may vary.
Please research appropriately to ensure your plant thrives.
Additional Information
Listed information should be treated as general guidelines only. Team Buce Plant encourages you to do thorough research to ensure healthy growth!
Family Name: Araceae Origin: Borneo (Endemic) Skill Level: Easy Growth Rate: Slow Light: Low to Medium CO2: Not necessary but recommended pH Range: 6.0 – 7.5 Propagation: Divide the rhizome with sharp scissors
Overall rating: 4.6 / 5 from 25 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Bucephalandra Catherinae Red is an easy-to-care-for aquarium plant ideal for beginners. It thrives in low to medium light and can be attached to aquarium hardscape. While CO2 injection is recommended for better growth, it is not necessary.
"Perfect condition, beautiful quality, very healthy plant that really added to the beauty of the tank." — Trevor H.
"Great plants and service" — Devin S.
"Received a nice looking healthy plant" — Gene R.
Reviews
Portions are too small, but quality of plants was very good.
"I recently purchased several mini clumps of Buceph. Catherinae Red as well as other Buceph. mini clumps. I had the plants express shipped given the high temperatures in my state. The plants arrived in very good condition. I was disappointed by the size of the mini clumps, however. They definitely did not correspond to images on the website."
— Sylvia N. (3/5)
Beautiful plant
"I got the mini clump and got more beautiful plants than I knew what to do with!"
— Brendan S. (5/5)
Very Happy with my order.
"I ordered 19 items. All came in good shape. Individually wrapped, and labeled. Nothing was damaged in any way. I could not be happier with the quality of every plant I purchased."
— Les B. (5/5)
Great colors, I've never received
"Great colors, I've never received plants with this quality ! amazing !!!!"
— Jeffrey M. (5/5)
Came in excellent condition. Buce
"Came in excellent condition. Buce Plant always raising their own standard."
— Carole C. (5/5)
Red
"I was happy with how large a portion was in the pot. Slow grower with small leaves."
— Mateo L. (5/5)
Nice Plant!
"Beautiful Catharinae type in very nice condition."
— Elaine S. (5/5)
Perfect condition, beautiful quality, very
"Perfect condition, beautiful quality, very healthy plant that really added to the beauty of the tank."
— Trevor H. (5/5)
Looks really beautiful. Well grown
"Looks really beautiful. Well grown and healthy."
— César C. (5/5)
Beautiful plants in healthy condition
"Beautiful plants in healthy condition that showed up fast and grew quickly. Wonderful thick rhizomes and leaves. I received more than I expected. I plan to order again soon!"
