Tropica 048B Tissue Culture - Micranthemum callitrichoides Cuba

Tropica 048B Tissue Culture - Micranthemum callitrichoides Cuba

Tropica 048B Tissue Culture - Micranthemum callitrichoides Cuba is a live carpeting plant for the foreground of small aquariums. Its tiny, round leaves creep across the substrate and form a carpet-like effect. It suits aquascapers who want a fine-leaved lawn and can provide strong light, CO2 and good circulation.

Key Benefits

• Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' is one of the smallest aquarium plants in the world. It creeps over the bottom on millimetre-sized, round leaves.
• It is an attractive and popular foreground plant for small aquariums, where its fine scale suits compact layouts.
• Small pearls or bubbles of oxygen often form on top of the plants, adding a lively look to the carpet.
• Planted in small clumps a few centimetres apart, it spreads rapidly and covers the bottom like a carpet.
• It is not a difficult plant when its needs are met: enough light, added CO2, water circulation and fertiliser.

How to Use

• Plant it in the foreground in small clumps, a few centimetres apart, so it can spread across the bottom and knit into a carpet.
• Give it high light, added CO2, water circulation and fertiliser so it can thrive.
• Trim the carpet regularly. If it is left untrimmed, the lower parts do not get enough light, which causes root death.

Suitable For

• Foreground planting and carpeting in small aquariums.
• Aquarists who can provide high light, high CO2, water movement and regular fertilising.
• Aquarists who are happy to trim the carpet regularly to keep the lower growth healthy.

Alternative Option

If these conditions are hard to create in your tank, Micranthemum 'Monte-Carlo' is a less demanding alternative.

Specifications

• Plant type: carpeting
• Origin: North America
• Natural habitat: found on Cuba, west of Havana
• Growth rate: medium
• Height: 3 - 5+
• Light demand: high
• CO2 demand: high

What's Included

• Tropica 048B Tissue Culture - Micranthemum callitrichoides Cuba, a live aquatic aquarium plant.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' hard to grow?
It is not a difficult plant, but it needs good conditions to thrive: enough light, added CO2, water circulation and fertiliser.

Does it need CO2 and strong lighting?
Yes. Both its light demand and its CO2 demand are rated high, so added CO2 and good lighting are part of what it needs.

How far apart should I plant the clumps?
Plant small clumps a few centimetres apart. Planted this way, it spreads rapidly and covers the bottom like a carpet.

Why does the carpet need regular trimming?
If the carpet is not trimmed, the lower parts do not get enough light, which causes root death. Regular trimming keeps light reaching the base.

What can I use if I can't provide these conditions?
Micranthemum 'Monte-Carlo' is a less demanding alternative if high light, CO2, circulation and fertiliser are hard to achieve in your tank.

Why are there tiny bubbles on my plants?
Small pearls or bubbles of oxygen often form on top of this plant, which gives the carpet a lively look.

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