Carpeting aquarium plants
Carpeting plants spread low across the substrate to form a green foreground. Most want good light and many do better with CO2. Each profile lists the light, CO2 and growth rate to expect.
22 plants
Common nardoo
Marsilea drummondiiMedium lightForeground4.7 in (12 cm)
Dwarf baby tears
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'High lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Dwarf chain sword
Ranalisma rostratumMedium lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Dwarf hairgrass
Eleocharis parvulaMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Dwarf water clover
Marsilea crenataLow lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Giant hairgrass
Eleocharis montevidensisMedium lightMidground11.8 in (30 cm)
Glosso
Glossostigma elatinoidesHigh lightForeground1.6 in (4 cm)
Hydrocotyle Japan
Hydrocotyle tripartitaMedium lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Hydrocotyle mini
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioidesHigh lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Marsilea hirsuta
Marsilea hirsutaMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
Marsilea quadrifolia
Marsilea quadrifoliaMedium lightForeground4.7 in (12 cm)
Mauritius micro sword
Lilaeopsis mauritianaMedium lightForeground2.8 in (7 cm)
Micro sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensisMedium lightForeground2.4 in (6 cm)Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweedieiMedium lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Needle hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularisMedium lightForeground7.9 in (20 cm)
Pogostemon helferi
Pogostemon helferiHigh lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Pygmy chain sword
Helanthium tenellumMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)Staurogyne Porto Velho
Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho'High lightForeground3.1 in (8 cm)
Staurogyne repens
Staurogyne repensMedium lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
UG
Utricularia graminifoliaHigh lightForeground1.6 in (4 cm)
Waterwort
Elatine hydropiperHigh lightForeground2 in (5 cm)
Whorled pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillataHigh lightForeground3.9 in (10 cm)
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