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Dwarf Hairgrass Mini
Eleocharis pusilla
Family: Cyperaceae
Eleocharis pusilla (Dwarf Hairgrass Mini) is a nano-scale hairgrass species producing extremely fine, short blades reaching only 3–5 cm, making it noticeably shorter and denser than standard Dwarf Hairgrass (E. parvula). Under CO2 injection and good light it spreads rapidly via runners to form a tight, lawn-like foreground carpet highly prized in Nature Aquarium-style layouts. It is particularly effective in nano aquariums where even E. parvula would be too tall.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Recommended for carpeting
- light
- Medium to high (80–150 PAR)
- placement
- Foreground carpet
- substrate
- Fine-grain nutrient-rich substrate (aquasoil)
- growth rate
- Moderate with CO2
- propagation
- Spreads via horizontal runners
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.5–7.5
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–10 dGH
- temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)