Brazilian micro sword lilaeopsis brasiliensis lilaeopsis brasiliensis is a plant species from south america where it grows in its natural habitats wetlands ditches and streams.
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis carpet.
Substratesource lilaeopsis brasiliensis micro sword is a popular foreground plant that grows to form a grass like aquatic carpet this plant has a thicker leaf structure than its cousin l.
I ve got reasonable water flow over the carpet and am intending to water change 25 30 1 2x a week.
I ve used ada power sand under a softer substrate that is shrimp safe.
The brazilian micro sword lilaeopsis brasiliensis is a short stemmed plant that can be grown as a carpet in an aquarium.
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I ve started up a new build with lilaeopsis brasiliensis as a carpet.
It is found throughout much of brazil and it grows both fully submersed and partially submersed on the banks of rivers and streams it will grow to a maximum size of 3 inches 7 5 cm in a home aquarium and will form a dense and impressive carpet if it is provided the right mix of co2 nutrients and.
In the aquarium hobby lilaeopsis brasiliensis commonly known as micro sword grass or copragrass because of the sword like narrow leaves appearance.
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis from south america can grow very compact but a lawn effect 4 7 cm tall is only achieved at high light intensity.
1 8 pot should be placed a few centimetres apart to help the plants grow together more quickly.
There is solid lighting with a pair of kessils and c02 injected.
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It is found throughout much of brazil and it grows both fully submersed and partially submersed on the banks of rivers and streams.
Often sold as a micro sword it can also be called micro sword grass brazilian micro sword copragrass carpet grass or lilaeopsis brasiliensis a micro sword plant is a foreground plant.
When planting in the aquarium small clumps approx.