Bucephalandra (Sp. 'Sekadau Bukit Betung') - Tissue Culture
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The Bucephalandra (Sp. 'Sekadau Bukit Betung') is a rare and highly sought-after Buce variety known for its deep green, elongated leaves with subtle waviness and a striking iridescent sheen. As it matures, this plant can develop hues of blue, purple, and bronze under optimal lighting conditions. Like all Bucephalandra species, it thrives when attached to rocks or driftwood, making it a fantastic choice for aquascapers looking to create intricate, natural layouts.
This tissue-cultured specimen is 100% pest-free, disease-free, and algae-free, ensuring a pristine and healthy addition to your aquarium. Its slow-growing nature makes it an excellent plant for low-tech and high-tech setups alike, requiring minimal maintenance.
Features We Love:
- Unique Leaf Texture & Coloration – Wavy, iridescent leaves that shift in color under different lighting conditions.
- Perfect for Aquascaping – Ideal for attaching to driftwood, stones, or hardscape elements to create a lush, natural look.
- Low Maintenance & Hardy – Tolerates a wide range of conditions and requires little care.
- Great for Shrimp & Nano Tanks – Provides excellent biofilm and grazing surfaces for shrimp and other small invertebrates.
Care Guidelines:
- Light: Low to moderate.
- Temperature: 68° - 80° F (20° - 27° C).
- pH Range: 6.0 - 7.5.
- Growth Rate: Slow.
- Ideal Placement: Midground or attached to hardscape.
Pro Tips:
- Attach, Don’t Bury – Avoid planting the rhizome in the substrate to prevent rot; instead, use glue or thread to secure it to hardscape.
- Tannins for Health – Adding botanicals like Indian Almond Leaves can help mimic its natural environment and support healthy growth.
- Algae Prevention – Since Bucephalandra grows slowly, keeping algae in check by reducing direct light and adding algae-eating tank mates is recommended.
- Enhance Coloration – Higher lighting and nutrient-rich water can bring out its iridescent hues.
100% Live Arrival Guarantee:
We stand by the quality of our plants. All Aquatic Arts plants come with a 100% Live Arrival Guarantee.
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.
