Home  What's New  About  Contribute  Submissions  Preface  Introduction  Fish Anatomy  Water Chemistry  The Aquarium  Plant Care  Plant Species  Food  Disease  Biotope Aquaria    Ecosystems    Country Database  Fish Species    Catfish    Characins    Cichlids    Cyprinds    Killifish    Labyrinth Fish    Livebearers    Loaches    Others    Perches    Rainbowfish  Non-fish Species  Breeding Fish  Aquarium Photos  Bibliography  Links  Resources  Rainforests  Books  Mongabay Sites    Kids site    Travel Tips  News  Contact Rotala macrandra COMMON NAME: Giant Red Rotala SYN: None FAMILY: Lythraceae RANGE: Asia; India AQUASCAPE: middleground to background bunch plant that provides good contrast. HEIGHT: To 18" (45 cm) AH: From 18" (45 cm) WATER: very bright LIGHT: pH: 6.0-7.0; 2-10 dH; 77-86°F (25-30°C) SUBSTRATE: plain gravel P: cuttings REMARKS: Use a good iron fertilizer and plenty of light, the more light, the deeper red color. This species is easily damaged in transit. DC: 7 Plant Symbol Definitions what's new | tropical fish home | help support the site | news | search | about | contact Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006 The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.