Micro sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
PlantsFreshwater
- Care level
- Moderate
- Maximum size
- 7 cm
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Light
- High
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
Care at a glance
Micro sword is the lawn among aquarium plants: narrow, light green blades of a few centimetres that form an even turf on runners. It is less demanding than HC Cuba but does need patience; it easily takes three months for loose clumps to close up.
Plant small tufts of a few blades close together in fine substrate, give plenty of light and preferably CO2, otherwise it stays thin. The grass tolerates fairly cool water and a light current well. Mow it now and then with scissors to about three centimetres to keep the turf low and compact.
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