Hey fishie people welcome back to the channel today we are going to be talking about a small
carpeting plant, dwarf hair grass.
Dwarf Hair grass comes in two forms Eleocharis parvula and Eleocharis acicularis and of course
is a fresh water plant.
In nature you will find it in a verity of places all over north American, Europe, Asia
and south American.
Prefering shallow water ways with lots of light.
It is a relatively fast growing carpeting plant compared to other plant in the hobby,
that are some what slower.
It will require a moderate to high intensity light and would benefit from Co2 and root
tabs to help it spread faster and thicker.
It will
basically look like you are growing grass in your tank, while providing shelter to some
bottom dwellers and oxygenating your water.
Interesting to note that this is a tightly growing plant so you will get a very rich
green color on the bottom of your tank when it begins to take over and carpet the whole
bottom of your aquarium.
So since this is a plant tank size is not as important as light, temp and ph but the
smallest tank ive grown it in was a 5 gallon.
So for ph this plant can survive in temps as low as 50 degrees and upwards of 83, one
of the reasons its found in most of the continents.
For a ph anywhere from 6 to 7.5 anything less than 6 or greater than 7.5 and you will have
issues and it will also preger a soft to moderate hardness in the water with a KH of 2-10.
And again for lighting you will want a decent light that will be moderate to high for these
plants to photosyntasize properly in your tank.
It is only going to grow to be about 6inches in your tank and will spread through runners,
so sadly unlike other stem plants your clippings will not sprout roots of their own and grow.
Over all if you want something that will carepet easily enough with out too much extra work
and will give you a lovely green color to the bottom of you tank and almost make it
look like a river bed then this is a plant for you.
I am going to give it a 9.0 out of 10 as I found it easy enough to grow and propagate
with out the need for any Co2 injections.
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