Cryptocoryne pink flamingo not growing much

[Danlacey1988]

I not long ago bought some pink flamingo put it in my tank bit it's not grown much more than this
Any advice to get it to grow faster or better

 

[GHNelson]

Hi Dan
Have you added root tablets/balls?
Flamingo needs higher lighting...plus reasonable amounts of Co2 to bring it to its best.

 

[plantnoobdude]

looks like an inert substrate and pretty low light, clear out the plants above it and add some root tabs.

 

[Danlacey1988]

I have add root tabs and have a fluva plant light above it I cleared out the plants above that were blocking any light only thing missing is co2 I will get some and see if that does anything
Thanks

 

[anewbie]

They are not fast growers I have 2 one in a low tech 5 and another in a high tech 40. I have inert substrate and use root tabs. The one in the 5 only put out 3 ish leaves the past 2 months but it recently spawned a new smaller plant. The one in the 40 has put out 4 or 5 leaves but still pretty slow. Pretty plant if you have sufficient light to keep it pink.

 

[ceg4048]

I have add root tabs and have a fluva plant light above it I cleared out the plants above that were blocking any light only thing missing is co2 I will get some and see if that does anything
Thanks

CO2 is not a pill for the tank to swallow when problems arise. It is a completely different process, is complicated and brings with it a host of problems. I would be very cautious about "...getting some CO2.." as this can cause more troubles than it solves.

Cheers,