What kind of grass plant is this?

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Mooch28

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Hey guys, picked these up dirt cheap today. 7 bucks a tray, with this plant grown on it. The guy had no idea how much they cost, and since the manager wasen't there, he gave them both two of these plants on trays for 14 bucks total!

Anyways, heres a pic. Im not sure what kind of plant it is though, but to me it looks like a Lilaeopsis Brailiensis. As for lighting, i have plenty at 3.7 watts per gallon, and im also doing pressurized C02 injection and regular fertilizing. As for my tank, it about 20 inches high, so im wondering if they will get enough light.

Also, if you know what they are, any idea how tall they grow? They look like dwarf grass, that should grow no more then 3-4 inches, but im not sure at all.


Thanks guys!

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That looks like what gets called microsword. Quite a slow grower, the ammounts you got of it make that quite worth what you paid.
 
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, leaves up to 6 cm, or 2.3 inches. leaves are curved so about 2 inches would be expected as the usual hight of this plant.
 
SnakeIce said:
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, leaves up to 6 cm, or 2.3 inches. leaves are curved so about 2 inches would be expected as the usual hight of this plant.
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Sorry, but you are refering Lilaeopsis brasiliensis to Microsword right?

Anyways, one more question. Do the roots on these dig deep into the gravel and give the plant a firm hold to the substrate? The last thing i want is them coming loose when i siphon the bottom of the tank.

Thanks again!
 
yes, that refers to the same plant. I remember the microsword I had being a pain to plant. sources of information I have on the plant say a fine substrate where it is planted helps it hold itself down. I honestly only deep vaccume a planted tank every 8 months to a year unless it is heavily stocked or fed. I do take what the current will off the surface but I don't dig unless doing the periodic replanting or maintanance. The area where this is planted might be one to only hover over instead of doing the standard burying the vaccume in the gravel.
 
SnakeIce said:
yes, that refers to the same plant. I remember the microsword I had being a pain to plant. sources of information I have on the plant say a fine substrate where it is planted helps it hold itself down. I honestly only deep vaccume a planted tank every 8 months to a year unless it is heavily stocked or fed. I do take what the current will off the surface but I don't dig unless doing the periodic replanting or maintanance. The area where this is planted might be one to only hover over instead of doing the standard burying the vaccume in the gravel.
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I don't gravel vac at all in this tank as it's heavily planted. I just shake the siphon over the substrate so all the debree flies up into the siphon. Im sure this won't effect the plant.........
 
TipStylez said:
i heard that microswords are hard to take care of, i would like them but yeah.
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Ya, i hear they need lots of light, and proper fertilization. I have light, plenty of light, as well as regular fertilization and C02, so im hoping thats enough.

I also have a hardness of around 12 (KH), and a PH of 6.6 which is apparently better suited for plants. Or so they say.........
 
Looks way too thick to be lilaeopsis brasiliensis (microsword) to me. Looks more like an E. tenellus or something along that vein. Microsword leaves are very thin and the horizontal runners are quite thin, as well as their roots.
 
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