Carpeting Plants That Actually Work
Which carpeting plants succeed in real home aquariums — and which ones only thrive with high light and CO2.
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Dry Start Method for Carpet Plants
A step-by-step dry start method guide for getting carpet plants rooted before you flood the aquarium.
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Glossostigma (Glossostigma elatinoides)
A planted-tank guide to growing Glossostigma (Glossostigma elatinoides) with practical light, nutrient, and placement advice.
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Monte Carlo (Micranthemum tweediei)
A planted-tank guide to growing Monte Carlo (Micranthemum tweediei) with practical light, nutrient, and placement advice.
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Dwarf Sagittaria (Sagittaria subulata)
A grass-like runner plant that forms easy foreground meadows — tougher than hairgrass for many low-tech tanks.
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Riccia fluitans
Crystalwort liverwort used as floaters or tied carpets that pearl under CO2 — a Takashi Amano–famous aquascape texture plant.
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Hydrocotyle verticillata (Whorled Pennywort)
Umbrella-like leaves that form a soft carpet or mid-height cluster — a distinctive foreground plant for nature aquariums.
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