Sub-tropic-discus
New Member


thanks all
Get Ready! 🐠 It's time for the....
🏆 Click to enter! 🏆
The plant in my avatar, Alternantera reineckii does well under most conditions. And that red color is no lie. Crypts, especially wendtii red will also have a lovely shade of purple on the leaf undersides. Rotala rotundifolia will blush pink/salmon as it nears the surface.
Below is a scape of mine that features the Alternantera and the Rotala. No CO2 or ferts.
![]()
You have to be careful, however, some plants will not tolerate the higher temperatures that discus require.
The tank pictured above did not use a heater and only rarely approached 80degrees on even the hottest days. As far as warm-water red plants, I'm not so sure.