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- Hooklily enriches your aquarium with exotic flair - How it works
- So plant the hook lily in the aquarium properly
- Uncomplicated care requirements
- Tips
Lots of green in the aquarium not only looks beautiful, but also ensures a good water quality
Hooklily enriches your aquarium with exotic flair - How it works
The diverse family of the Amaryllis family provides a delicate plant beauty from West Africa for your aquarium. The narrow-leaved hook lily - aptly described as a permanent wave hook lily - completes the plant society of your little water world wonderfully. How uncomplicated the cultivation succeeds, read here.
So plant the hook lily in the aquarium properly
Her long perm leaves set the hook lily excellent as a background plant in scene. This task is fulfilled by the Crinum calamistratum in each pool, which has a water temperature of 20 to 28 degrees Celsius, with a pH between 5.5 and 8.0. The African beauty is planted much like a knight star in a pot. That is how it goes:
In search of the ideal substrate for a hook lily in the aquarium, we looked over the shoulder of experts. The DeponitMix Professional 9in1 from Dennerle has proven its worth. This is a highly developed mineral nutrient medium with a long-lasting effect, which ensures a vital rooting and sufficient nutrient supply.
Uncomplicated care requirements
Characteristic of the Schmalblättrige hooklily is a leisurely growth. In order to give the plant a little more momentum, we recommend a settlement near the water filter. As the practice shows, the plant thrives faster within light water movements. How to properly care for the amaryllis plant:
If the recommended light supply is undercut, the permanent wave hook lily tends to spoil. In this case, it reaches a plant height of 120 cm and more, which causes an impairment of their neighbors within the plant society, especially the floating plants.
Tips
Does the narrow-leaved hooklily thrive in an open aquarium? Then you may be lucky in the bright location with a little luck over a white flower splendor - similar to their majestic companion, the white-flowering Amaryllis.