anewbie Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Could be a Cryptocoryne undulata. I initially thought it could be a wendtii but the veins are too pronounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 2:36 PM, eatyourpeas said: Could be a Cryptocoryne undulata. I initially thought it could be a wendtii but the veins are too pronounced. From internet search it is nothing like undulata; those leaves are more like narrow java fern - that is elongated with pointed end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 My money is on crypt tropica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Could also be a variety of striolata. They have wider leaves and prominent markings. Many different varieties, so very hard to tell which one this might be. Crypts also tend to have significant variation in color and form based on water and light conditions, so it’s incredibly hard to guess what most are. Plus they have developed color varieties from the same species, which complicates identification even further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Could be a nurii variant. There’s something about the more mature leaf that’s obstructed by a younger one that gives me that feeling. It’s beautiful @anewbie! Well done it appears to be thriving! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I just wanted to post this, 2 diffrent leaves from the same Crypt tropica. It's wild how diffrent conditions affect diffrences in plant growth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 I'm pretty sure it is a nurii variant but that doesn't help a lot as there are a *lot* of nurii. And yes it has been growing; also for whatever reason this plant looks totally different in my hi-tech tank (picture above) than in my low-tech tank. Talk about a plant with multiple personalities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 8:32 PM, anewbie said: I'm pretty sure it is a nurii variant but that doesn't help a lot as there are a *lot* of nurii. And yes it has been growing; also for whatever reason this plant looks totally different in my hi-tech tank (picture above) than in my low-tech tank. Talk about a plant with multiple personalities. I think this is true for all crypts. It's very interesting to see the same varieties, out of the same cup .... Look totally different from tank to tank. And as you mention, even in the same tank! I love crypts but it makes it hard to place them sometimes. "Oh this one in my 20 is exactly what I want in my 75. *Pulls off baby plant and plants*.... 3 months later... What happened!?" 😂 Then you don't want to dig it up... Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Yea they are fickle beyond belief. Well it it manages to spread I will add one to my terrarium and then it will look even more different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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