Major Sword (Echinodorus Major)
Major Sword (Echinodorus Major)
The Major Sword (Echinodorus major) is a stately rosette plant with long, deeply ruffled leaves that arch outward into an impressive fountain of green. As a heavy root feeder it thrives with root tabs or a rich substrate, growing into a commanding specimen for the background of larger tanks. Give it room — a happy sword can become the centerpiece of a scape.
Care level: Easy-Moderate · Placement: Background · Lighting: Medium · CO2: Beneficial · Growth rate: Moderate · Propagation: adventitious plantlets
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Echinodorus major
- Common name
- Major Sword
- 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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