Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' is the world's smallest aquarium plant. The small leaves are ideal for an aquascape to give a sense of optical scale to the layout. Requires a lot of lighting.
Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' is the world's smallest aquarium plant. The small leaves are ideal for an aquascape to give a sense of optical scale to the layout. Requires a lot of lighting.
Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba', formerly known as Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba', is the world's smallest aquarium plant. The plant comes from Cuba and has leaves of only a few millimeters in size. The total height of this foreground plant is also only a few centimeters high. With good care and regular pruning the plant will form a beautiful carpet. The small leaves are ideal for an aquascape to give a sense of optical scale to the layout.
Planting Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba' should be done with fine tweezers. Plant small portions carefully in the substrate and leave little open space between portions. Sufficient lighting is essential for this aquarium plant and CO2 addition will also have a positive effect on growth.
Type: | Ground cover |
Synonyms: | Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba' |
Origin: | North America |
Growth rate: | Fast |
Height: | 3-5+ cm |
Light requirement: | 1 Watt/L |
CO2 requirement: | 15-25 mg/L |
Difficulty: | Difficult |
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