Rotala Vietnam – The Flowing Firework of the Aquascape 🎆🌿

Scientific Name: Rotala rotundifolia ‘Vietnam’
Category: Aquatic Plants (Stem Plant)

🌸 A Delicate Dance of Color & Texture

If the classic Rotala is a sparkler, Rotala Vietnam is the full firework show. This graceful variant of Rotala rotundifolia features fine, narrow leaves that sway elegantly in the current—creating a soft, feathery texture that adds movement and depth to planted tanks. Under good lighting, its stems blush with shades of pink, peach, or rose-red, while the tops remain a fresh leafy green, giving your aquascape a luscious two-tone effect.

Perfect for Dutch-style layouts, nature scapes, and shrimp-friendly tanks, Rotala Vietnam can be trimmed frequently to form dense, bushy groupings that look stunning in mid to background placements.

🔍 What to Expect:

• Leaf Shape: Thin, needle-like, and delicately arranged

• Color: Green to pink-red depending on light & nutrients

• Height: 8–16 inches (20–40 cm)

• Growth: Fast with regular trimming

• Best Placement: Midground to background in grouped clusters

💧 Care & Conditions:

• Light: Medium to high (high light enhances red tones)

• CO₂: Recommended for best coloration and compact growth

• Temp: 70–82°F (21–28°C)

• pH: 6.0–7.5

• Nutrients: Appreciates iron and micronutrients for deeper color

✅ Why You’ll Love It:

• Adds movement, color, and fine texture to the aquascape

• Shrimp-safe and fry-friendly—great for natural tanks

• Easy to shape into bushes, hedges, or flowing meadows

• Responds beautifully to trimming for lush, full growth

• Excellent accent plant for contrasting greens and reds

🎁 Bonus Tip:

For the richest pinks and reds, trim frequently and boost iron+light—this encourages compact, vivid top growth that turns your aquascape into a rosy underwater sunrise. 🌅🦐

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