Freshwater Plants
Bronze Wendtii Cryptocoryne.
A bronze-leaved crypt that brings warm, rippled color to the midground — tough, adaptable, and beginner-friendly. It may 'melt' after planting, then bounce back stronger; root it in good substrate in a tank of five gallons or more.
In-store purchase only. Live plants are sold at our Erie store for in-store purchase and pickup only. There is no online checkout on this site.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
We never ship fish, coral, or invertebrates — every animal here is one you meet in person. Each one is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it goes out into the display tanks. This is a species we keep, and what is swimming on any given day changes with the deliveries, so please call (814) 456-9445 before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Hardy, and forgiving of the swings a new tank throws at it.
- Adult size
- 8"
- Min tank size
- 5 gallons
- Scientific name
- Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica'
Good tank mates
An aquatic rosette plant with no temperament, safe alongside any peaceful community fish, shrimp, and snails. It is a favorite midground plant for tanks with tetras, rasboras, dwarf cichlids, and bottom-dwellers, and it tolerates being grazed near without harm. Larger digging or rooting fish may disturb its base, so anchor it well.
Good to know
Crypts like this one are famous for 'crypt melt,' where the leaves dissolve after a move or change, then regrow stronger from the same healthy root system.
What is in the tanks and each animal’s temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice.
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Erie, PA.
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