Assorted Sword Plants (Echinodorus sp.) – Bunched or Potted
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Add bold, vibrant greenery to your aquarium with our Assorted Sword Plants (Echinodorus sp.), available as either bareroot or potted selections. These are not your average mystery plants—each assortment is hand-selected by our Curator to offer a beautiful variety of form, color, and texture.
Sword plants are some of the most beloved aquarium plants for good reason: they are hardy, beginner-friendly, and grow large, dramatic leaves that provide cover, oxygenation, and a natural foraging area for fish and invertebrates. These rooted plants absorb nutrients through their extensive root systems and thrive when planted directly in substrate with proper support.
Each plant in this assortment is a true Echinodorus species and may include favorites like Amazon Sword, Red Rubin Sword, Kleiner Sword, Melon Sword, Altlandsberg Sword, or other stunning varieties depending on availability.
Features We Love:
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Curated Variety: Every pack is hand-picked by our Curator to ensure a vibrant and diverse mix.
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Hardy and Adaptable: Echinodorus are forgiving and thrive in most freshwater setups.
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Natural Shelter: Broad-leafed growth offers excellent hiding spots and grazing areas.
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Striking Aquascaping Element: Ideal for anchoring the midground or background of your tank.
Care Guidelines:
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Light: Moderate to high light encourages lush growth and deeper coloration.
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Temperature: 72° – 82° F (22° – 28° C)
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pH Range: 6.5 – 7.5
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Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
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Ideal Placement: Midground to background
Pro Tips:
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Use Root Fertilizer: Sword plants are heavy root feeders. For best results, use AquaZen Root Tabs to deliver nutrients directly to the roots.
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Encourage Coloration: Red and patterned varieties show their best hues under stronger lighting.
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Regular Pruning: Remove yellowing or older leaves at the base to stimulate new growth and maintain plant shape.
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Transition Period: Plants may shed a few older leaves as they adjust to your tank—this is normal.
Live Arrival Guarantee:
All Aquatic Arts brand plants and animals come with a 100% live arrival guarantee, plus free email support! If your plant doesn’t arrive healthy and vibrant, we’ll make it right.
For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.
UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.
Shipping Schedule for this service
Current Handling Time:
1-9 business days
Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.
Shipping Rate
Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.
