[T-Bird]

Yeah I have some HM (although it was Bacopa Monniera where I got it from) and it's great.

Definitely wouldn't say this is a foreground plant for a nano. I have some in my 30L and after a few trimmings and replanting it is now turning into a small bush at the side of my tank and already one stem has hit the water surface again. More cuttings and replanting needed.

HC is great however. Also have some in the same 30L and it hasn't full spread yet but it's starting to. Will be a nice green lawn after another month or so.

 

[g8wayg8r]

Give it water and light and it will grow.

I've got a bunch of it in the corner of a no-tech 10 gallon tank that gets a dose or two of excel and EI mixture every week. No matter how I try to comb it and open up like Einstein's hair, it always seem to want to grow more dense like Ben Wallace hair. Beautiful plant, regardless. I've got tanichthys albonubes in the tank and since it's grown to the surface, it's been a great place for the fry to hang out.

I recommend this plant in any tank.

 

[stevenlau]

I think this HM likes hardwater, I keep failing to grow this HM in my softwater tank that has ADA AS II substrate. It grows to some point and will melt completely. Has anyone be able to grow it on ADA AS? Thank you.

 

[Sharkfood]

Mine just crawls on the substrate and piles up on its self. It's nice looking, but I've never seen anything that grows that fast. Even the little cut pieces I sometimes miss after I trim get stuck somewhere in the tank and grow like crazy. I'm actually somewhat annoyed by its growth rate as I find myself cutting it back every couple of days.

 

[fishyjoe24]

HI I don't want to be rude but this is back from 07/00-30/2007 3 years ago. isn't HM pearl weed, pearl weed is the true name, then wasn't it became popular here in the US the us plant hobbies changed the name to baby tears, and then has more of the simular sp. came along they where called giant baby tears,and dwarf baby tears? or am I just totally confused because it's been a long day at the doctor, and hanging out with the girlfriend.

 

[stevenlau]

HI I don't want to be rude but this is back from 07/00-30/2007 3 years ago. isn't HM pearl weed, pearl weed is the true name, then wasn't it became popular here in the US the us plant hobbies changed the name to baby tears, and then has more of the simular sp. came along they where called giant baby tears,and dwarf baby tears? or am I just totally confused because it's been a long day at the doctor, and hanging out with the girlfriend.

Unfortunately I don't quite get used to the term "pearl weed, baby tears or dwarf" but rather stick to its Latin name Hemianthus micranthemoides and the picture of it is this