What would be a good carpeting plant?

[big_al01]

Alright so I have a 5 gallon aquarium, planning on making it a cool planted Nano with a nice carpet of... Yeah that's where I need help. I can't figure out what would be a good carpet. It will be a medium to high light tank. The substrate will be sand and for nutrients I have everything I need for any plant to grow so don't worry about that. I've thought about dwarf Hairgrass, dwarf baby tears, I don't like microsword. I've only had a carpet if dwarf sag, well I still do, but what would be a good carpet plant for me? Thanks!!


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[Brookster123]

Dhg is pretty demanding, hc is ultra demanding, staur repens is a nice low maintenance carpet. You running co2?

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[Mattfinn]

You'll need co2 for most carpet plants. You could try star repens which is a stem plant but stays small an just continue to trim short and replant to carpet. Or Marseila quadrifolia, four leaf clover both are easier I think then dhg or DBT

Edit: brookster you beat me to it. +1 on brookster's comment

 

[big_al01]

I was going to either dose with flourish excel or run co2 yes.


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[Brookster123]

With co2, adequate ferts
and high light the world is your oyster..

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[Jkeating8]

Honestly, with co2, ferts, and good light HC is a breeze. It's a nitrate hog though so make sure your nitrate is up.


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[big_al01]

HC?


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[Brookster123]

Dwarf b tears

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[pittbully13]

Dwarf Baby Tears (Hemianthus callitrichoides)



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[pittbully13]

Lol. Didn't see your post Brookster.


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