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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.
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