Echinodorus Tenellus Carpet

Even at an intense light level this variety remains fresh green unlike the usual more reddish helanthium tenellum an easy and quite undemanding foreground plant.

Echinodorus tenellus carpet.

Echinodorus tenellus grows by sending out runners making it a perfect carpeting plant which can form a very dense carpet. Echinodorus tenellus is the most common echinodorus among aquarists and perhaps the only suitable for aquascaping thanks to its small size. Even at an intense light level this variety remains fresh green unlike the usual more reddish helanthium tenellum. Ozelots have a deep red maroonish foliage so a few ozelots surrounded by a carpet of tenellus gives a very striking and captivating view.

In my ponds with running water it grows like anything forming a carpet just in a month. It easily forms a lawn in the foreground or rather closer to the midground of the tank by rapidly spreading its runners. 68 84 f kh 3 8 ph 6. Carpet plants echinodorus tenellus.

It is a fast growing plant that can achieve great results in a relatively short period of time. These look really beautiful when planted along with echinodorus ozelot. This small rosulate plant will easily make a 5 10 cm high carpet when the light is good and the bottom layer nutritious. Eleocharis tenellus will form a much better carpet if co2 is used in the aquarium and adequate lighting is also important.

Previously named echinodorus tenellus green previously named echinodorus tenellus green this small rosulate plant will easily make a 5 10 cm high carpet when the light is good and the bottom layer nutritious. Buy echinodorus tenellus micro. Previously named echinodorus tenellus green. The carpet of echinodorus tenellus should be also pruned sometimes in a way.