Detailed Information About the Micro Sword Aquarium Plant

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Brief Overview

Micro Sword Aquarium Plant is a very resilient and beautiful grass. Like other grasses, Dwarf Hair Grass for example, it makes a fantastic ground cover if you get enough of it. Being a very thick and virulent grass, it may be best to thin it out a little before planting it in order to increase water and oxygen flow through the blades. As with all aquarium plants there are some important precautions that should be taken before introducing Micro Sword Aquarium Plant into your Aquarium. We cover these precautions more below. With only a few minutes of browsing through forums it is easy to see how well this plant grows. If you decide to have a nice carpet of Micro Sword Aquarium Plant, some good plants to plant along side it would be Java Fern, or some other grasses like Dwarf Hair Grass.

Physical description

We can assume that Micro Sword Aquarium Plant gets its name from the sword-like shape of the blades. They are conical in relatively short for a grass that grows as much as it does. It has a beautiful light grass-green color, and looks fantastic amongst natural pebble substrate, or black aquarium rock.

In the aquarium

There are important steps that need to be taken when introducing a new plant into your aquarium, and Micro Sword Aquarium Plant is no exception. First be certain it has adequate light. We cover good aquarium lighting in another section. When you get your plant home remove all dead leaves and plant matter. Clip them even if they are only a "little dead". The transfer into a new environment can shock a plant in the same way it can shock a fish. The plant will be weaker and more susceptible until it gets established. For this reason it is important that only strong, healthy leaves are on the plant when you first put it in so those leaves get the energy and your plant will thus flourish.

The very important second step is to wash your plant thoroughly and INSPECT it carefully for snails. There are many species of pest snails that can be introduced into your tank via a new plant. They are very small and sparse at first, but they can overtake your aquarium in weeks. Snails are discussed in our Common Problems section. With these steps take your Micro Sword is sure to thrive and be a fantastic addition to your tank.

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