The dwarf hairgrass is a very fast and easy plant to grow, even without a heater or CO2 injection. My only problem with it is that filth tends to accumulate on the leaves, and algae likes to grow on it too.
Contributed by Daniel ...
Dwarf Hairgrass is great for both the beginner and the experienced hobbyist and also makes a excellent place for spawning! The plants runners will spread out and create a thick layer of grass on the tank floor! ...
> His description of the nibbling of the FFF on Dwarf Hairgrass is > unremarkable. I personally, would not start an aquarium w/ dwarf > Hairgrass; I'd reserve it for a more established tank that's beyond the > algae wars.
I've finally thrown in the towel on the last of my emersed grow out containers, since the bulb burnt out and I didn't realize it, and all my dwarf hairgrass in it died.
5Gs, I find that Java Fern, dwarf anubias, Java moss, Christmas moss, riccia, dwarf hairgrass (which has the propensity to overgrow the tank, turning the carpet effect into more of a wheat field look) and other dwarf species, fit the bill well.
Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis acicularis)
Dwarf Swordplant (Echinodorus quadricostatus)
Glossostigma (Glossostigma elatinoides)
Micro Sword Grass or Copragrass (Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae or brasiliensis) ...
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