Chain Sword - Narrow Leaf
Common name: Chain Sword - Narrow Leaf, Pygmy Chain Sword
Scientific name: Echinodorus tenellus
Care Level: Moderate
Lighting: Moderate
Placement: Foreground
Temperature: 68-84° F
Alkalinity: dKH 3-8
pH range: pH 6.2-7.5
Propagation: Adventitious Plants, Runners, Seeds
Max. Size: 6″
Color Form: Green
Supplements: High Quality Aquarium Fertilizer
Origin: Farm Raised
Family: Alismataceae
The Chain Sword is a stunning plant with a narrow leaved base and runners that are tipped with small green pods. This plant needs a sandy, nutrient rich substrate and lots of lighting to perform at it’s best.
With the right water conditions the Chain Sword’s runners will cover the tank bottom like a carpet. It’s an amphibious plant that can grow well either fully or partially submersed.
Baby plants will grow off of the runners on healthy Chain Sword plants. These can be separated when the baby is about half as big as the parent plant by cutting the roots apart.
Sometimes they will also produce seeds that can be used to grow new plants and you may occasionally see an adventitious plant that may be separated from the parent.
Dwarf Hairgrass
Common name: Dwarf Hairgrass
Scientific name: Eleocharis acicularis
Care Level: Moderate
Lighting: Moderate
Placement: Foreground
Temperature: 70-83° F
Alkalinity: dKH 4-8
pH range: pH 6.5-7.5
Propagation: Runners
Max. Size: 4″
Color Form: Green
Supplements: High Quality Aquarium Fertilizer
Origin: Farm Raised
Family: Apiaceae
Dwarf Hairgrass is great for both the beginner and the experienced hobbyist and also makes a excellent place for spawning! The plants runners will spread out and create a thick layer of grass on the tank floor!
Dwarf Hairgrass thrives best in a richly fertilized soft substrate with moderate lighting. This fast growing plant will quickly spread and can be propagated from runners that form off of the root section of the parent plant.
Four Leaf Clover
Common name: Four Leaf Clover, Clover Fern
Scientific name: Marsilea drummondii
Care Level: Easy
Lighting: High
Placement: Foreground
Temperature: 68-84° F
Alkalinity: dKH 3-8
pH range: pH 6.2-7.5
Propogation: Adventitious Plants, Runners
Max. Size: 4″
Color Form: Green
Supplements: High Quality Aquarium Fertilizer
Origin: Australia
Family: Marsileaceae
The Four Leaf Clover has long narrow stems that are topped with two pairs of leaflets forming a four leaf clover! And, will form a carpet on the tank bottom if the right water and lighting conditions are met.
It can grow in several types of substrate from clay to sand, but substrate should be rich in nutrients to promote quicker growth. The Four Leaf Clover is an amphibious plant that can grow fully or partially submersed.
Propagation can be done in three ways, with adventitious shoots, seeds or by planting the runners which is the best way. Once the baby has reached about half the size of the adult plant, separate roots and plant the baby in another section of the tank.
