Echinodorus St. Elmo’s Fire
Echinodorus St. Elmo’s Fire
Echinodorus 'St. Elmo’s Fire’ is a compact sword that unfurls broad, vivid light-green leaves in a tidy rosette, staying smaller than many of its cousins. That restrained size makes it a versatile midground centerpiece even in medium tanks. A hungry root-feeder, it does its best work over a nutrient-rich substrate or with root tabs.
Care level: Easy-Moderate · Placement: Midground · Lighting: Medium · CO2: Beneficial · Growth rate: Moderate · Propagation: plantlets (adventitious shoots)
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Echinodorus sp.
- Common name
- Echinodorus St. Elmo’s Fire
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Care level
- Easy-Moderate
When it ships
Most non-quarantined stock goes out the week you order. If we do not already have the animal in-house we source it first — allow up to two weeks for it to reach us. Live animals leave Monday and Tuesday, and Early AM Overnight is the only service that carries a live arrival guarantee.
The live guarantee
Shipped Early AM Overnight: a 1-hour DOA window from confirmed delivery, and nothing beyond it. Next Day Air and 2-Day carry no live arrival guarantee, and neither does USPS Priority. Local pickup or local delivery: 24 hours, if you bring a water sample from your aquarium and we test it before the animal goes home. Maintenance clients: 60 days when we service the aquarium at least twice a month, 28 days on a monthly plan.
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