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Ok. Seaview, i dont remember seeing this type of plant.Originally Posted by Urban Aquaria
The ones i use are from Tropica 1-2-Grow cups, i got it directly from Fishy Business (they store the cups in a fridge so the plants are kept fresher). They stock the full range of Tropica plants.
Other LFS like C328 or Aquatic Avenue also stock the Tropica cups too, though you have have to check the condition of the plants beforehand just in case they have been sitting on the shelves for too long.
Ok. Seaview, i dont remember seeing this type of plant.
Yeah, Seaview doesn't stock the Tropica plants.
yah..Seaview and Y618 don't carry.
Learnt the hard way today.
Nice, I will try E. mini next time. How many cm max can it grow? but the way it curl, its look like japanese hair grass.Eleocharis sp. 'mini' already has a naturally short growth characteristic, so its not necessary to trim it shorter (i never trimmed my carpet at all), hence much less maintenance required.
my mini hairgrass grows to about 1 inch, max 3-4cm, from roots to edge of leaf. depending on how deep their runners go, you could get some that only show 1cm of grass. I also hear that finer grain size helps in carpeting mini hairgrass eg ADA powder, sand gravel. not super sure if that's true though
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Looks like my monte's going to be replaced with Eleocharis minis soon. Now waiting for Fishy Business to restock. Called them they said 'hopefully' end of next week will arrive.
Sian. Thought can get my hands dirty this long weekend.
When did you call? Almost wanted to go down tomorrow to try my luck.
I saw some tropica at Aquatic Avenue, not sure if they have eleocharis
Left these IIRC
Monte
UG
REineckii
Marseila
They grew to around 3cm height on average in my tank setup... i guess the overall height may vary abit depending on tank conditions too.
3cm is good enough, I can grow 10-12 cm with normal hairgrass
Is the picture carpet plant is eleocharis?
Its probably japanese hairgrass, coated with lots of algae... that display tank at Seaview is full of dark fuzz algae clumps everywhere, quite interesting look.
Is the picture carpet plant is eleocharis?
Damn pro sia u ! Once look know it is seaview display tank. Ya black algae is really eye sore.Its probably japanese hairgrass, coated with lots of algae... that display tank at Seaview is full of dark fuzz algae clumps everywhere, quite interesting look.
UA, what is the diff between mini hair grass and eleocharis mini ? Can this type of hair grass grow without CO2? I just rescape my 1.5FT with full mini hair grass. Hopefully can carpet all.
I've no idea either... hairgrass from different sources could be different species that are closely related, the only way to know for sure is if they are bought from brands that culture and sell specific species of plants (ie. Tropica or Dennerle).
I guess if the plants you bought are those from local plant suppliers /LFS packed in cups or cartons, you'll just have to grow them out and see how well they fare in your tank.
I brought the mini hair grass from Aquarium Iwarna, they pick the hair grass with a big pond. Really a lot of plant there, saw a lot of HC too. Ya really have to see how it grow.
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I have few question. Is this dwarf hairgrass? Recently I got some from clementi 328. I Want the end result end up like:
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did I getting the correct plant? cos now i planting it in this way:
Screenshot_2015-06-15-16-00-53(1).jpgThank you.
Yeah, those are the normal hairgrass species, planting them in small bunches is correct... their "dwarf hairgrass" label tend to be abit confusing though because they will naturally grow straight and tall (can already see the potential growth height in the first photo), so you will need to constantly trim regularly to keep them neat and tidy.
If you prefer less maintenance work, maybe switch to japanese hairgrass or Eleocharis sp. mini, those naturally stay short so require much less trimming and maintenance.
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