Plants / Carpet & Foreground
Carpet & Foreground
Dwarf baby tears
Micranthemum callitrichoides (syn. Hemianthus callitrichoides); trade form 'Cuba'
One of the smallest aquarium plants, with millimetre-sized round leaves, forming a dense carpet.
Needs
Care levelHard
LightHigh
CO₂Needed
GrowthMedium
HeightUp to 5 cm
Temperature20–28 °C
WhereFront of the tank
Feeds throughLeaves, from the water
FamilyLinderniaceae
Native toCaribbean: Cuba, Bahamas, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; aquarium 'Cuba' strain collected in Cuba near Havana
How to keep it
- High light, added CO2, water circulation and fertiliser
- Plant in small clumps a few cm apart
- Trim the carpet regularly
- Letting the carpet get too thick (lower layers die from lack of light)
Sources
13 facts checked with sources
- Scientific namecorrectedPOWO: Hemianthus callitrichoides Griseb. (synonym) · POWO: Micranthemum callitrichoides (Griseb.) C.Wright · Tropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- FamilycorrectedPOWO: Micranthemum callitrichoides (Griseb.) C.Wright · Flowgrow: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- Native rangecorrectedPOWO: Micranthemum callitrichoides (Griseb.) C.Wright · Tropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' · Flowgrow: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- LightTropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' · Flowgrow: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- CO₂Tropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- GrowthTropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' · Flowgrow: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- Care levelTropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' · Flowgrow: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- HeightcorrectedTropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- TemperaturecorrectedFlowgrow: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- Where to plantTropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- Water or land plantcorrectedFlowgrow: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- AboutTropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
- Care tipscorrectedTropica: Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
Good with
Animals that leave it alone
