Is this Monte Carlo?

**stream** · 16th May 2015, 11:44

Can someone help to confirm if what I have purchased is indeed Monte Carlo.
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A typical strand looks like this:
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Thanks.

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**stream** · 16th May 2015, 11:53

Some of the strands are quite long which makes me wonder if this is indeed MC.

**Clamence** · 16th May 2015, 12:04

Have to grow it submersed to tell for sure. I notice MC and HM have very similar emerse forms. Another sure way to tell is the price tag

HM is alot cheaper than MC

**stream** · 16th May 2015, 12:18

Bought this mat at C328 for $5. Hopefully it is not HM.

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**Clamence** · 16th May 2015, 12:20

Originally Posted by stream

Bought this mat at C328 for $5. Hopefully it is not HM.

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In that case it should be MC. Did u check with the auntie what plant is it?

**stream** · 16th May 2015, 12:33

No, I gave up asking her. Most of the time, she also don't know.

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**Shadow** · 16th May 2015, 19:18

it could also be HC

It is hard to tell without side by side comparison. Picture below was taken from C328, one is HC the other one is MC

**stream** · 16th May 2015, 19:30

Definitely not HC. I've just cleared my HC carpet. I'm planning to plant MC. Anyway, I bought a tub of MC from tropica just to be sure. Comparing the two, I really suspect the $5 one is HM. Lesson learned.

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**Shadow** · 16th May 2015, 19:37

HM easily identify once grow emerge leaf.

**Clamence** · 17th May 2015, 11:46

uploadfromtaptalk1431834010221.jpg this is emersed HM for your comparison

**stream** · 17th May 2015, 13:03

Thanks Clamence for taking the trouble to share. A couple of months ago, I was looking for HM to plant but not experienced enough to recognize the emersed form. This time, I stumbled upon it when I'm looking for MC. Unfortunately, my Nano tank got no more area to plant. Still, a good education for $5. Sometimes I wish all plant suppliers to LFS label their produce.

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**kingkew** · 18th May 2015, 15:45

Just bought some "MC" from c328 today, I do not know that difference between HM and MC. What is HM?

**stream** · 18th May 2015, 16:10

The correct name is Hemianthus Glomeratus (micranthemoides)
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**Urban Aquaria** · 18th May 2015, 16:14

Originally Posted by kingkew

Just bought some "MC" from c328 today, I do not know that difference between HM and MC. What is HM?

HM = Hemianthus Micranthemoides.

Some info on it: http://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/4476/4476

Its emersed form when packaged at most LFS has small round leaves, so its commonly mistaken as HC or MC (it also tends to hitchhike in amongst those plants too).