Plants / Carpet & Foreground
Carpet & Foreground
Pygmy chain sword
Helanthium tenellum
Fine grassy carpet plant that spreads by runners across the foreground; the smallest runner-forming sword, with leaves green to reddish.
Needs
Care levelModerate
LightMedium
CO₂Helps
GrowthFast
HeightUp to 10 cm
Temperature18–28 °C
WhereFront of the tank
Feeds throughLeaves, from the water
FamilyAlismataceae
Native toCentral & E USA to tropical & subtropical America
How to keep it
- Good light
- Nutrient-rich substrate
- Too little light
Sources
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