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Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis

Micro sword, a grass-like foreground plant that spreads into a low green carpet.

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MediumLight
MediumCO2
SlowGrowth
IntermediateDifficulty

Placement Foreground carpet

Description

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, known as micro sword, is a grass-like plant from South America with narrow upright blades that look like tiny blades of turf. It sits at the front of the tank, where it spreads sideways to form a low green lawn across the foreground.

Given good light and an open position without shading from taller plants, it knits together into a compact carpet, at its shortest around 4 to 7cm tall. It is a slow grower, so plant small clumps a few centimetres apart and let them spread to fill the gaps. CO2 helps it stay dense and grow in more evenly. It is a versatile plant that can also be grown in garden ponds and tolerates the low salt levels of a brackish aquarium.

Care at a glance

  • Placement: Foreground carpet
  • Lighting: Medium
  • CO2: Medium
  • Growth rate: Slow
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Colour: Green

All our plants are harvested fresh, algae free and in great health. The conversion to submerged form starts in our grow-out tanks, which maximises your success once it settles into your aquarium.

Submerged: A plant grown completely below the tank's waterline.

Emersed: A plant with growth above the tank's waterline (leaves, stems and flowers).

Specifications

  • NZ Rarity
    Common
  • Colour
    Green
  • 5 stars: 2 (50%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (25%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 1 (25%)
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Rose Chalmers (New Zealand)
Nice green clean

Nice green clean plants

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Anonymous (New Zealand)
Ok

Ok plant

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Graham Seagull (New Zealand)
Still in the early stages of growth, but I'm sure it'll look great

Still in the early stages of growth

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Lisa Magrath (New Zealand)
Lovely bundles of plants

Lovely bundles of plants.
Really healthy, good sized and lots of plants.
Highly recommend people, lovely to deal with. ❤️

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Elvis

I'm working 200 meters away. Would it be possible to make a purchase and pick it up now?

The Aquascape Shop

Yup put an order through we got 3 on site