Dwarf hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Dwarf hairgrass is an easy, medium-growing plant for medium light (cO₂ helps). Spot: foreground, midground; 3.9–7.9 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Medium light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- CO₂ helps
- Growth
- Medium
- Care
- Easy
- Where
- Foreground, Midground
- Height
- 3.9–7.9 in
- Temperature
- 68–77°F
- pH
- 5–7.5
How to plant it
- Plant the roots in the substrate and add root tabs every few months.
- Soft leaves: plant-eating fish and snails may eat it.
Also for this spot
Sources: Flowgrow DB: Eleocharis acicularis · Tropica: Eleocharis acicularis