Scarlet temple plant, Thoughts

[CWL7211]

Just bought this plant what are your thoughts? It’s a Scarlet Temple.

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[Deathstar31]

It's pretty!

 

[Thunder_o_b]

I could not grow it, seems it needs Co2 injection.

Looked great for about a week, then faded away.

 

[_Fried_Bettas_]

I have the variation of this plant known as AR Mini, which is essentially the same plant but with more compact growth. It is a pretty plant, but I've only tried to grow in with a lot of light and CO2.

 

[Fishfur]

Scarlet Temple is Alternanthera reineckii. It’s a relatively slow grower compared to many stem plants and it’s pretty slow to become established.

Cut stems from nurseries are rather prone to stem rot (so are many of the Hygrophilas) so they need careful inspection and trimming to try to help prevent that.

Once it is established, it resents being moved so it’s better to cut back and plant the cuttings than to uproot an established stem. It shouldn’t be over fed either and it benefits from CO2 though it is supposed to be possible to grow it without.

It needs pretty intense light to have good colour but it’s often plagued by algae - not so surprising.. All things considered, it can be a challenge to grow.

 

[ruud]

I've successfully kept this plant in a very mature no-tech nano tank on a windowsill catching a few hrs of direct sunlight. I've also very unsuccessfully kept this plant in many other tanks and situations.

I'd recommend it with a CO2 gas system.