Plant Aponogeton crispus

Family - Aponogetonaceae.
The native land - island Sri Lanka.
Lastyears there was a plenty of various hybrids of this plant having thediversified painting and figure of leaves. The plant differs highdecorative qualities and enjoins the deserved popularity at aquariumman. It is suitable for the maintenance in an aquarium of any volume.Have aponogeton cripspus usually on the average plan. It can grow in anaquarium within all year, in the spring and in the autumn its growth isa little slowed down.
To contain a plant follows in a tropicalaquarium at temperature not below 24-25 °Ñ. During delay of growth thetemperature can be reduced till 18-20 °Ñ, but to do it not necessarily,it is possible to keep a heat of water if it demand adjoining withaponogeton crispus a plant. Water should be soft, general rigidity nomore than 6-8 °, with neutral reaction (рн 6,5-7,2). It is necessary tochange 1/5-1/4 volumes of water periodically. In old water growthaponogeton crispus worsens.
To conditions of light exposure theplant is not so exacting. It maintains some blackout, can grow in aleaky shadow of other, larger plants. At significant lack of light theplant starts to be extended, painting and figure of leaves worsen. Foraponogeton crispus curly artificial illumination is suitable bothnatural, and. To select illumination it is necessary individuallydepending on concrete conditions (an arrangement of an aquarium in aroom, density to set with plants, presence of floating plants, etc.).For artificial illumination which can be top and lateral, it ispossible to use luminescent lamps and lamps. Duration of light daydepending on concrete conditions can be from 10 till 14 o'clock.
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