Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini' experiences?

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Hi everyone, am wondering if any of you have grown eleocharis acicularis "mini", specifically the one stocked by Tropica (click for link). Am eager to try it out as a carpet plant, but ideally do not want to trim it regularly. Thanks!

[Ingen]

If this is the same eleocharis sp mini by Tropical thats found locally, it would be minimal maintenance. UA did a carpet with it and I believe he mentioned along the line that this plant requires minimal maintenance. I'm also tempted to use this instead of HC or Monte Carlo.

[Urban Aquaria]

Yeah, you can have a look through my tank journal thread for some reference on its growth pattern and growth rate. The carpet was created from 1 cup of Tropica 1-2-Grow Eleocharis sp. 'Mini'.

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...Edge-quot-Tank!

Over the 15+ months that the scape was in operation, i didn't need to trim the carpet at all, it stayed consistently short and compact throughout that time.

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Thank you so much! Will use this then. Where is the best place to buy them?

[Urban Aquaria]

Thank you so much! Will use this then. Where is the best place to buy them?

Best to get from Fishy Business, they are the distributor and keep their Tropica 1-2-Grow cups in a refrigerator, so the plants are generally in fresher and healthier condition.