🌿 Micro Sword – Natural Aquarium Carpet Plant for Soil-Based Tanks
🌿 Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis) is a low-growing, grass-like carpet plant for natural, low-tech aquariums. Fine upright blades spread by runners to form soft foreground patches when rooted in rich soil—no CO₂, no root tabs, no bottled ferts. Set it over Aqua Preta for steady root nutrition.
Why you'll love it
- ✅ Compact upright growth for a clean foreground carpet
- ✅ Spreads by runners through a soil base
- ✅ Low-tech friendly—no CO₂ or liquid fertilizers
- ✅ Shrimp & fry safe—adds cover and grazing zones
- ✅ Great for nano and community tanks
Care
- Lighting: moderate (more light = faster spread)
- Substrate: rich organic soil with a fine sand cap
- Placement: foreground or path borders
- Growth rate: moderate
- Tank size: 5 gallons and up
🌱 For best coverage, plant small clumps a few inches apart and let runners connect them naturally.
Father Fish tip
“Micro Sword just wants dirt, light, and time. Let it root and run.”
👉 Explore more Sword Plants, add quick growers from the Stem Plants Collection, and finish with easy accents from the Anubias Collection.
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