Cryptocoryne Pink Flamingo Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials)
Cryptocoryne Pink Flamingo Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Standard Shipping: Orders are typically dispatched within 1 business day. Delivery times vary based on the destination.
- Urban Areas: 1-3 business days
- Rural Areas: 2-5 business days
- Courier Services Used: NZ Post and Aramex.
Free shipping is available for New Zealand customers with a minimum purchase of $150.00.
- Non-Rural Addresses Only: This offer applies only to non-rural addresses.
- Exclusions: Bulky items such as aquariums are excluded from the free shipping offer.
About Tissue Culture Plants
About Tissue Culture Plants
What’s the Deal with Tissue Culture Plants?
Tiny plants. Big benefits. Zero unwanted surprises.
Grown in a Lab (On Purpose)
These aren’t your average aquarium plants.
Tissue culture plants are grown in pristine lab conditions — no pests, no snails, no algae. Just vibrant, healthy growth suspended in a sealed pot of nutrient gel that looks like dessert (but please, don’t).
Why They’re a Big Deal
- 100% algae-free — start clean, stay clean
- No snails — unless you’re into surprise hitchhikers
- Pesticide-free — safe for shrimp, snails, and sensitive fish
- Incredible value — you get heaps of plant once it’s split and planted
- Long shelf life — lasts weeks sealed in its cup (great for planning your scape)
- Small in size, big on payoff
How to Use (Don’t Just Chuck It In)
Peel the lid — it’ll feel oddly satisfying
- Rinse off the gel (do not plant the goo)
- Divide into small chunks — trust us, there’s more than it looks
- Plant using tweezers, spaced evenly across the substrate
- Watch it take off like it’s been waiting its whole life to grow in your tank
Pro tip: One pot can cover a surprising amount of space — plant wisely and it’ll spread quickly.
Cryptocoryne Pink Flamingo Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials)
Cryptocoryne Pink Flamingo Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Lab Grown, Algae Free, Snail Free.
Grown in sterile conditions with no snails, algae, or hitchhikers — the cleanest start for any freshwater tank.
Great Value in Every Cup
Each tissue culture cup contains multiple portions — simply rinse, divide, and plant. One pot can cover more ground than you'd expect!
Cryptocoryne Flamingo, better known as Cryptocoryne Pink Flamingo, is a compact rosette crypt with soft pink to light reddish, gently wavy leaves. That unusual colour contrasts against the greens around it, which makes it a natural accent for the foreground to mid-ground of a planted tank.
It is a rosette plant that grows slowly and settles into a low, lush cluster over time, so it needs little trimming. The pink tones come through with good light and are helped along by CO2 and a nutrient-rich substrate; under dimmer light it tends to lean back toward green. Give it a bright spot and space to spread and it becomes a lasting focal point in minimalist, Iwagumi or jungle-style layouts. Like all Cryptocoryne, it can shed older leaves and melt back after being moved, which is normal, so leave it be and new growth follows.
It is grown in sterile tissue culture and arrives as a densely packed cup, free of snails, algae, pests and disease, giving you a clean and healthy start.
Care at a glance
- Placement: Foreground to mid-ground
- Lighting: Medium
- CO2: Medium
- Growth rate: Slow
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Colour: Pink
How to plant your tissue culture Cryptocoryne
- Rinse the clear nutrient gel from the base of the plants.
- Divide the clump into small portions.
- Plant each portion into the substrate with tweezers, spaced so they fill in as they grow.
- Leave the roots undisturbed while it settles in.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Lighting Demand: Medium
CO₂: Medium
Growth Rate: Slow
NZ Rarity: New
Colour: Pink
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