Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'

Rotala Blood Red Scientific Name: Rotala rotundifolia ‘Blood Red’ Common Name: Rotala Blood Red Rotala Blood Red (Rotala rotundifolia ‘Blood Red’) is one of the most vivid stem plants in the aquarium world, prized for its deep crimson coloration and compact, upright growth. Rotala's are native to Southeast Asia and this species flourishes under full-spectrum lighting in clearer, low-tannin water. In the botanical method, blackwater, and biotope aquarium, Rotala Blood Red contrasts against other green plants used in the aquarium, bluring the lines of the earth browns and tans of the botanicals. It looks most natural when planted amongst tangled manzanita branches or oak twigs, with leaf litter piled up at the base of the stems. Since the Botanical Method Aquarium doesn't use CO2 or aquasoils, this plant will not develop its prized blood red coloration, but with root tabs and low amounts of tannins, you can get it pretty close. Rotala Blood Red also transitions beautifully to emersed gro