Marsilea Carpet Plant

Hemianthus callitrichoides hemianthus callitrichoides or hc for short is probably the smallest aquarium plant that is currently available commercially.

Marsilea carpet plant.

Having a nutrient filled substrate is another important factor. Read out to find out the challenges and how to overcome growing carpet plants without co2 in your planted tank. Its basic requirements are as follows. Growth rate of the plant compared to other aquatic plants.

In need of some easy to grow carpet plants to help bring your fish tank to life. But how can an aquarist grow carpet plants with no injected co2. It s a shame that marsilea hirsuta is so overlooked in creating aquascapes as it is not only easy to look after but it carpets really well too. Marsilea hirsuta in vitro tissue culture live aquarium plant great for foreground zones.

After a transitional period it develops different types of leaves possibly a low form with single leaves like a large glossostigma or alternatively develop two three or four lobed leaves varying in height from 2 10 cm depending on the growth conditions. Grown through clean tissue culture process no pests. Pictures of the tank will come later. Marsilea minuta is considered as least concern in the iucn red data book.

I m not sure if we have all that here in singapore and i m pretty new to all these plant things hahaha. 3 10 average height cm of the plant after two months in. Hc is commonly sold main menu. Synonyms of marsilea minuta are marsilea crenulata desv marsilea diffusa a braun and marsilea rotundata wild.

Creates a 1 3cm high and close carpet well anchored in the bottom layer. Whichever form the plant adopts it forms runners and spreads rapidly round the aquarium. So with that said if a bushy thick carpet is what you re after you may have to make adjustments in your aquarium depending on the plant.