| Notes: | Until recently, Cabomba furcata was mistakenly sold as Cabomba piauhyaensis, but after a revision of the genus, the name has changed accordingly. Cabomba furcata is one the most difficult plants available for the aquarium hobby. Nevertheless, many people are very much attracted by the red-brown appearance of the plant with the finely dissected leaves. The red to violet flower is carried on a floating leaf which primarily develops in association with flowering but occasionally floating leaves are also set when the shoot apex reaches the water surface. Cabomba furcata requires very soft and slightly acid water with a nutrient rich substrate, but much more important are the very high light demands. At sub-optimum growth conditions the plant soon starts to decay, to begin with at the base but later on also the shoot apex dies off. However, at good growth conditions Cabomba furcata grows just as fast as Cabomba caroliniana and planted in groups this plant turns out to be among the most beautiful in the aquarium. |