Short hairgrass FAQ

[gid]

Bros, im thinking of having hairgrass for my new tank. I need them to be short, no more than 3cm cos im just using a 1 footer.

* What sort of hairgrass do you recommend? Seems like the main choice is Dwarf hairgrass. (i dont like jap hairgrass cos it looks abit messy)
* Will the hairgrass remain short, or does it require trimming?

Hope im not sounding silly, but I hope to have a hairgrass that remains short...

[felix_fx2]

Hi gid,

you can try Dwarf Hairgrass/Jap hairgrass. They are shorter but not below 3cm.
The only way is keep trimming after they rooted, to induce faster sprouting of new plants and keep the level low & nice.

P.S: use a cup to let the trimmed end get flowed in, it's much better then picking them out LOL.

[gid]

tks bro.

how much/often is trimming required to keep dwarf hg short?

i get very stressed by trimming, cant deal with the thought of having loose grass floating all over!

[|squee|]

Japanese hairgrass grows with the leaf ends curling down, so it will be ideal for you.

Trimming is essential in our hobby!

[wongce]

another nice grass look-alike plant is microswords.... see my signature for pictures... l

[gid]

Tks for the advice bros.

Can I can grow dwarf hairgrass without co2?

[caspia]

Does microswords crawl and become a carpet?

[wongce]

Microswords does crawl, but i am trying to make a dense carpet with it,just planted for one month, so still under review...

[caspia]

Thanks for the reply.