For some people this is a beautiful cultivar with pink colour, the others say it is a bizarre Crypt. In any case it is an interesting Cryptocoryne and in fact not very demanding.
Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’
Name: Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’
Category: Cryptocoryne, Araceae
Height: approx. 10 cm
PH: 5.5 to 8 (*1)
Temperature: 22 ° to 28 °C (Dennerle)
Lightning: 0.3 – 0.5 watts/litre (*2)
Water hardness: Very soft to hard (*3)
Growth rate: Very slow (*4)
Difficulty: Easy
Origin: cultivar by Dennerle (*5)
Position in tank: foreground
(*1) Experience: I had no problems in water with pH approx. 7.5.
(*2) Experience: With higher light intensity and enough nutrition colours are more vivid. Under low light intensity leaves are greenish or brownish.
(*3)Experience: I was able to grow it in a very hard water.
(*4) Experience: In my case it took 6 months of waiting and then I saw first tiny plantlets. Of course as usual, it depends on lightning, nutrition, etc. As for the growth speed I would compare it to Cryptocoryne parva but any comparison is a bit tricky.
(*5) There are speculations about its origin.
Additional info:
Nutrient rich substrate (with Fe), CO2 addition and higher light intensity makes this Crypt true beauty.
(CS): Prezentaci akvária v češtině můžete najít na webu: http://rybicky.net/nadrze/10266
(EN): You can find my tank presentation on the czech website – link above.
Metamorphoses – March 2012 (tank)Metamorphoses – April 2012 (tank)
Description: My planted tank. For past 10 years it changed a lot and still changes. I use this tank as a “storage” for various plant species. Size(XxYxZ): 100x40x40 cm; 160 liters Date started: January 7th 2012 Lightning: 96W (2x 30W, 2x18W, 840, 830) Tech: home made external filter CO2: DIY Yeast Bottle Fertilization: PMDD Substrate: gravel, clay Inhabitants: Tanichthys micagemmae, Red Cherry Shrimp Plants: Anubias barteri var. nana, Cladophora aegagrophila, Cryptocoryne beckettii, Cryptocoryne cordata var. cordata, Cryptocoryne retrospiralis, Cryptocoryne walkeri lutea, Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’, Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’, Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green’, Echinodorus tenellus, Eleocharis parvula, Eleocharis sp. ‘Xingu’, Heteranthera zosterifolia, Hydrocotyle dissecta, Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, Lomariopsis lineata, Ludwigia palustris, Ludwigia repens, Marsilea strigosa (hirsuta?), Micranthemum micranthemoides, Microsorium pteropus ‘Philippine’, Monosolenium tenerum, Pogostemon helferi, Rotala rotundifolia, Rotala sp. ‘Enie’, Staurogyne repens, Taxiphyllum barbieri, Taxiphyllum sp. (Flame moss)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzoCKGxxpA0
Metamorphoses – March 2012 (cropped)Metamorphoses – April 2012 (cropped – Plants center)
This Crypt makes my head spin. So far I was unable to identify it. I think it could be C. undulata, but my other undulata is mostly greenish and much more compact. I am waiting for a spathe.
My new Green Gecko Crypt arrived yesterday. It took 8 days from Hong Kong. Crypt seems to be fine… of course, some leaves melted, but overall it looks great.
(EN): Finally! After many months it started to produce runners. Today I found 9 tiny plants (submersed). I added this Crypt to my “Swap/trade” list.
(CS): Konečně! Našel jsem 9 malých rostlinek C. sp. ‘Flamingo’. Trvalo jí to několik měsíců… Přidal jsem ji do mého seznamu k výměně (Swap/trade).
Crypts don´t have vivid colors because they were in a shadow for a while (Flamingo likes more light than the other crypts). Under lower light the leaves are a bit brownish (or sometimes greenish) and looses its pink color.