| Content | Bacopa Caroliniana
Characteristics:
Max Size: 12"
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: Column Feeder
Composition: Midground / Background
Parameters
Co2: None
Light Level: Medium
Tank Mates
Suitable for most tanks, especially tall ones. They can create great cover for middle and top dwelling fish to swim through.
Notes
Bacopa Caroliniana is sometimes known as Bacopa Red, Lemon Bacopa. They're native to the U.S. and is an easy aquarium plant for beginners. No CO2 is required and low to medium light is sufficient. Under perfect conditions, they can flower right above the water
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Characteristics:
Max Size: 5"
Care Level: Medium
Nutrient Source: Root Feeder
Composition: Foreground
Parameters
Co2: Low - Medium
Light Level: Low
Tank Mates
Low foreground plants are great for invertebrates and bottom feeders to graze and hide.
Notes
Hydrocotle Japan make great foreground and midground plants. The clover-like appearance of this plant creates a unique carpet experience. It’s very hardy, undemanding and can quickly cover your foreground. High lighting will help this plant grow low and spread. Insufficient lighting will have the clovers reaching for the sky. CO2 again will help with density and compactness.
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See the diagrams on how you can setup CO2 for your aquarium | Hemianthus callitrichoides
Characteristics:
Max Size: 2"
Care Level: Hard
Nutrient Source: Root Feeder
Composition: Carpet
Parameters
Co2: Grows best with Co2
Light Level: Medium to High
Tank Mates
Great carpet plants. Good for shrimp and fish laying eggs.
Notes
Dwarf Baby Tears look very similar to Monte Carlo, but smaller and finer in size. Unfortunately, their finer appearance requires a balanced combination of soil, lighting and CO2. They are very demanding initially, but will be less work once established in your tank.
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See the diagrams on how you can setup CO2 for your aquarium | Microsorum pteropus
Characteristics:
Max Size: 12"
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: Column Feeder
Composition: Background
Parameters
Co2: None
Light Level: Low
Tank Mates
Great for community fish and Angelfish, Discus, Gourami, Guppies, Apistogramma
Notes
Java Fern can be plated in soil or tied to rocks and other substrate
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| Eleocharis Acicularis
Characteristics:
Max Size: 3"
Care Level: Medium
Nutrient Source: Root Feeder
Composition: Carpet
Parameters
Co2: Grows best with Co2
Light Level: Medium to High
Tank Mates
Great carpet plant. Creates a lush looking lawn
Notes
Dwarf Hairgrass look like Microswords but are much more thin and fine in appearance. These can create a nice and compact grass appearance in any foreground. Without CO2, they will grow much slower and a little sparse. Strong lighting will help it densify and fine soil will prevent uprooting.
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See the diagrams on how you can setup CO2 for your aquarium | Micranthemum tweediei
Characteristics:
Max Size: 2"
Care Level: Easy
Nutrient Source: Root Feeder
Composition: Carpet, Foreground
Parameters
Co2: Low - none
Light Level: Low
Tank Mates
Low foreground plants are great for invertebrates and bottom feeders to graze and hide.
Notes
Monte Carlo is another easy carpet plant, but like most will take a bit of time to establish without CO2. Their roots will go into the soil, but their runners will spread on the surface where new stems will grow. The short and bushy profile makes a great foreground look. Trimmings can be planted right back into the substrate.
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