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How to keep Pearl Weed (Hemianthus micranthemoides)?

Mihai Boldor

Mihai Boldor

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I would like to show you my Micranthemum Monte Carlo carpet and it's evolution in the first 3 weeks.
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I actually bought it as Cuba but when I got it I realized it is not. I still think it is a cool plant and I want to keep it and make it a nice green carpet. I looked it up and actually I can't find to much info on growing this plant into a carpet so I would apreciate some pointers. I would like to know how often should I trim it and If I should trim it now to prevent it getting taller, the tallest shoots right nou are about 10 cm. I know in general plant love trimming but I never had a carpeting plant so I am kind of learning how to keep it and how to make it look better
 
Are you sure it's Micranthemum Monte Carlo? I have this plant as a carpet. It took weeks to get going but it definitely grows sideways not up. I have plenty of CO2 and even increased the light intensity a bit.
The side shoots have quite large leaves, then it fills in with slightly smaller leaves. The carpet is no more than 2 cm high.
 
Leaves look too elongated for "Monte Carlo"........I'd say this is micranthemoides, too !!
Mick.
 
I think you guys are right so I changed the topic name. Even though it in not Monte Carlo I still would like to hear some pointers from people that have experience with this plant. I am thinking of trimming the shoots that grow vertically and replanting them in order to expand the carpet and maybe even make the carpet more dense.
 
Mihai Boldor said:
I think you guys are right so I changed the topic name. Even though it in not Monte Carlo I still would like to hear some pointers from people that have experience with this plant. I am thinking of trimming the shoots that grow vertically and replanting them in order to expand the carpet and maybe even make the carpet more dense.
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In my experience this plant grows like wildfire, I wouldn't bother replanting the trimmings as it grows quick enough anyway. It is not really a carpetting plant and can grow up to 20cm tall if you let it. You will need to trim it often and hard to keep grow compact, it is more of a mid-ground plant. I was growing it in my old tank with lots of flow and CO2 and it went nuts and nearly took over. I ended up trimming it hard every 2 weeks or so.

Thanks

Mike
 
MikeG747 said:
In my experience this plant grows like wildfire, I wouldn't bother replanting the trimmings as it grows quick enough anyway. It is not really a carpetting plant and can grow up to 20cm tall if you let it. You will need to trim it often and hard to keep grow compact, it is more of a mid-ground plant. I was growing it in my old tank with lots of flow and CO2 and it went nuts and nearly took over. I ended up trimming it hard every 2 weeks or so.
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For now, I will try to carpet it for a while just to see how it looks, then I will buy Cuba from a reliable source, because that was the initial target. I love the fact that it grows that fast and I love that rich perling when Co2 in higher concentration is present.
 
o_O
Mick.Dk you should know better...http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/groundland-shallow-aquascape.26464/
Mick.Dk said:
Leaves look too elongated for "Monte Carlo"........I'd say this is micranthemoides, too !!
Received some sprigs from Dan Crawford last year....see above link.
Mick.
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Although this carpeting plant was never id properly I'm 100% positive its not micranthemoides
Different environments and all that Jazz..will try and take a better picture.
micranthemoides grows like a weed....im most tanks....plus the leaves are very delicate and the stems flop over when removed from the aquarium...this plants is more robust.
This carpeting plant has taken a whole year to get some decent growth....and that's on the surface of the aquarium.
In fact i was gonna bin it, as the growth was so poor.
Just my opinion.
Cheers
hoggie
 
hogan53 said:
o_O
Mick.Dk you should know better...http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/groundland-shallow-aquascape.26464/

Although this carpeting plant was never id properly I'm 100% positive its not micranthemoides
Different environments and all that Jazz..will try and take a better picture.
micranthemoides grows like a weed....im most tanks....plus the leaves are very delicate and the stems flop over when removed from the aquarium...this plants is more robust.
This carpeting plant has taken a whole year to get some decent growth....and that's on the surface of the aquarium.
In fact i was gonna bin it, as the growth was so poor.
Just my opinion.
Cheers
hoggie
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Well.........I do know better I was refering to the original, first phn
 
Hi Mick.Dk
I don't want to get into any misunderstanding... you made a quote on #6 which seems to be relating to the previous posted picture which i made.
That's what i took the quote as...so lets leave it at that.
Regards
hoggie
 
hogan53 said:
Hi Mick.Dk
I don't want to get into any misunderstanding... you made a quote on #6 which seems to be relating to the previous posted picture which i made.
That's what i took the quote as...so lets leave it at that.
Regards
hoggie
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Youve lost me hoggie. Im confused
 
Hoggie thought mick was referring to hoggie's picture of monte carlo, rather than mihai's picture of micranthemoides, in mick's #6 comment stating that it looked more like micranthemoides.

But yeah i agree i think it looks more like micranthemoides mihai, I dont have any experience with it, but why not use it as a midground rather than carpet? :D
 
I know, Hoggie - that's why I just clarified........really, no harm done.You are right, and I can easily see, how this arose !:)



My second comment, was deliberately another post - since I don't see where the "received some sprigs from Dan Crawford last year......" part came from, that I was quoted for. I don't like being quoted for more, than I write !;)
 
That was me Mick:woot:...pasted into your quote by accident:banghead::inpain:
That shouldn't have happened...didn't notice it...till you pointed it out.
Sorry for that...;)
hoggie
 
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