Pygmy Chain Sword (Echinodorus tenellus)

Carcey3

One of my favorites!!! This little critter is dynamite! I planted two plants and within a week's time, they both produced runners, and I wake up to at least 3 new plantlets each morning! Needless to say, the gravel bed of my tank looks like its covered in the greenest of grass. My substrate is just your average gravel...no laterite, etc....and I use a dyi CO2 unit.

boringname

I was having trouble with this until I put some root tablets into the substrate and now its growing every day.

Abs

does this can live with no ferts no co2 just fish only???

igor.Kanshyn

Yes, I can live without CO2 and fertilization. Medium light makes this plant grow big lush bushes. High light is not so good for it.

fishyjoe24

I tired micro sword with no good luck. i pick some of this up today, how fast will it grow with medium lighting in a 10g? or how long will it take for me to see a think carpet in a 10g.

DaveFish

This a great carpet plant because it propagates really fast! It will need a good mineralized substrate, Co2 and high lighting for it to carpet, that is if you want it super thick and dense. As well it is a huge IRON hog, you have to give it a lot of IRON!!

mkendle87

How do you trim it? Just cut it like grass? I put one in my tank and a few of the blades are melting back. I want to try to save it.