Prefers hard, slightly basic water. May need calcium supplementation to promote healthy leaf growth. Turns a bronze color when exposed to intense light.
Cryptocoryne are heavy root feeders and so they prefer a nutrient rich soil. However, you can still have success growing crypt in a fine to medium sized gravel when planted with sufficient root tabs. They can be grown submersed or emersed, and can be propagated by dividing the rhizome.
