- Stem plant
- Difficult
- High light
- CO₂: required
Red cabomba
Cabomba furcata · Cabomba piauhyensis · Cabomba
Difficult stem plant for high light. It needs added CO₂. It is used in the midground and background. Growth is fast, and it is rated difficult to keep.
Single source · Reviewed Oct 3, 2026
At a glance
- Plant type
- Stem plant Midground, Background
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Required
- Difficulty
- Difficult Growth rate: Fast
- Height
- Not recorded
- Water
- Not recorded pH 5–6.8
- Leaf color
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- Red
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Botanical name
- Cabomba furcata
In the tank
Our sources don't record anything else about this plant in the tank.
Origin
Native to Central America and South America
Sources
Where to buy
Prices rechecked dailyAll photos
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Cabomba furcata submerged stems with reddish whorls of finely divided leaves -
Cabomba piauhyensis submerged stems with reddish-pink leaf whorls in an aquarium
Questions
Does Red cabomba need strong light?
Red cabomba grows in high light.
Does Red cabomba need CO₂?
Yes. Without added CO₂ Red cabomba tends to stall and melt.
Where does Red cabomba go in the tank?
Red cabomba is used in the midground and background.
