View Full Version : 2 portions HM (still) available - can ship today
Squawkbert
07-25-2008, 11:42 AM
Snails and a little moss/algae wrapped in some nice HM - much of it rooted, some of it clipped. Packed in wet paper towels in sandwich baggies.
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4273/4hmportionsev9.jpg
$6/portion - includes USPS shipping. $10 for both remaining portions.
Squawkbert
07-25-2008, 3:49 PM
Punt - still have to to ship out...
Squawkbert
07-26-2008, 3:17 PM
Punt for the "weekends only" folks. I still have 2 portions.
Squawkbert
07-28-2008, 8:17 AM
Last punt - would like to ship both today - 1st PMs get them.
msjinkzd
07-28-2008, 9:13 AM
wish i was on my feet, i would love to have snagged these :(
Squawkbert
07-28-2008, 9:32 AM
I'll put you on the list for next trim.
msjinkzd
07-28-2008, 9:41 AM
thanks :)
meili.harrison
07-28-2008, 10:07 AM
PM'd
Squawkbert
07-28-2008, 2:38 PM
Portions still available...
Squawkbert
07-29-2008, 2:05 PM
Last chance - $8 for both portions, which include some trimmed from my 5g tanks - is close to 3 of the photographed portions, shipped, just $8.
They still look good, but I don't want to wait any longer to ship - want them in someone's hands Saturday or sooner.
First PM...
NeonFlux
07-29-2008, 2:16 PM
Pm sent
Squawkbert
07-29-2008, 2:37 PM
Sold out - Thanks for looking!
Squawkbert
07-29-2008, 4:07 PM
OOPS! - Not sold out. 1st PM - can still ship today.
FluffynTex
07-30-2008, 8:41 AM
Uh... what is HM?
Q
http://aquarium-journal.com/2007/07/baby-tears-hemianthus-micranthemoides.html
http://s132607273.onlinehome.us/ar/blogimages/BabyTearsHemianthusmicranthemoides_431F/BabyTears.jpg
Squawkbert
07-30-2008, 11:09 AM
^ Thanks! (I was at the dentist this AM)
HM is also commonly known as Baby Tears. The binomial for it is Hemianthus micranthemoides (try to pronounce that and you'll see why it is frequently referred to as HM).
From APC's Plantfinder (http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/details.php?id=33&category=genus&spec=Hemianthus):
The dainty Hemianthus micranthemoides, often known as baby tears or pearlgrass, forms dense carpets in moist areas along the edges of rivers, ponds, and other freshwater bodies of water in the North American mid-Atlantic region from Virginia to New York. Although common in the hobby, this plant is endangered in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
H. micranthemoides is an undemanding plant with three to four lanceolate leaves per whorl, requiring only ample lighting in an unshaded location (1.75 watts per gallon with power compacts or more). When lit well, this plant will become very bushy, and the stems will grow at an angle above the substrate. Poorly-lit stems will grow straight up and seem leggy. This plant is an excellent candidate for well lit non-CO2 aquaria, although CO2 does promote faster and bushier growth. Although not too picky about fertilization, the plant does appreciate regular doses of nitrate and of an iron/micronutrient mix. High levels of PO4 (1.5-2 ppm) seem to encourage larger, more robust stems and faster growth. This plant is highly sensitive to fish medications such as erythromycin and tryptaflavin and even to nylon fabric.
H. micranthemoides is simple to propagate—simply snip off a stem from the bush and replant into the substrate. It is easiest to prune the plant by cutting off the growing tips with a pair of scissors, using a fine net to collect all the leaves and pieces of stem that float upward.
This plant is very versatile for aquascaping purposes. The plant can be used as a foreground plant by planting individual stems horizontally along the substrate and providing ample amounts of power compact, metal halide, or T5 lighting. The plant can also be planted normally and, after repeated prunings, form an impressive bush in the midground or even in the background. Due to its small leaf size, this plant is highly suitable for nano planted aquascapes.
In my tank, it does make nice little clumps and has been filling in the foreground, but it also tends to grow up, so it requires trimming - but it has kept its lower leaves nicely, so it doesn't look bad after a trim. It also tends to grow rather nicely as a floater.
I still have >2 photographed portions ready to go - $8.
Wow... I've had it all this time and never knew the scientific name. I just threw out a baseball sized clump of it. The stuff grows like mad.
Q
Squawkbert
07-30-2008, 1:47 PM
Sold out (really - it has been shipped and everything!)
Que - there's also another version that tends to stay lower to the ground but requires more light - is HC, Dwarf baby tears, Hemianthus callitrichoides (another easy to pronounce one). It stays lower and has smaller leaves, if provided enough light. I haven't tried it yet myself, but I probably will in the future.