Eleocharis Pusilla 'Mini' Tissue Culture
$11.99
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Eleocharis Pusilla 'Mini' Tissue Culture
$11.99
- Small carpeting plant
- Easily separates into multiple plant starts
- 100% clean with no algae, duckweed, or snails
- Not available to be shipped to Hawaii and Alaska.
Eleocharis pusilla 'Mini' is one of the smallest hair grasses and is often used in aquascapes to look like a grassy field or lawn. This slow-growing species stays around 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) tall and therefore requires minimal trimming. For the best growth, use a tank setup with medium to high lighting and CO2 gas. Provide a nutrient-rich substrate (such as aquatic soil or a well-established, non-soil substrate), and the plant will propagate by sending out runners that form a lush carpet in your aquarium.
- Scientific Name: Eleocharis pusilla 'Mini'
- Native To: Australia and New Zealand
- Skill Level: Medium
- Placement: Foreground carpeting plant
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Recommended Light: High Light 40-50+ PAR (click to see our PAR chart)
- CO2 Requirement: Medium
- Preferred Fertilizer: Easy Root Tabs and Easy Green liquid fertilizer
- Propagation: Spreads via runners across the ground
***Being a natural product, the plant appearance can vary from what is shown.***
How to Plant Eleocharis Pusilla 'Mini'
1. Upon receiving the tissue culture plant, immediately open the container and rinse off any excess liquid from the roots.
2. Gently separate the plant into multiple small clumps.
3. Insert each plant start or clump into the substrate using planting tweezers or your fingers so that the roots are completely buried but the leaves are above the substrate.
4. Once the plant has become well-established, you can trim the tips with plant scissors for a tidier look.
5. Make sure to add lots of root tabs if you’re using inert substrate or if your nutrient-rich substrate is depleted.
How to Grow Eleocharis Pusilla 'Mini'
— Eleocharis pusilla care requires medium skill level, so start by using high lighting between 40-50+ PAR.
— Why is my Eleocharis pusilla melting? This plant is grown out of the water at the farm and needs time to create new leaves that are used to living underwater. To help the plant recover faster and grow new leaves that are accustomed to your water parameters, leave the roots planted in the ground and make sure to provide nutrient-rich planted tank substrate or Easy Root Tabs.
— Why is my Eleocharis pusilla turning yellow? If your plant is getting enough light, it may be a nutrient deficiency. If the leaves are yellowing or turning pale after a couple of months, please add more root tabs.
— How to trim Eleocharis pusilla: If the plant has dying or melting leaves, cut them off at the base of the leaf. If you wish to prune your Eleocharis pusilla carpet to look like a field of grass, use curved scissors to cut all of the leaves to an even height, much like mowing a lawn.
How to Propagate Eleocharis Pusilla 'Mini'
Once it becomes well-established, Eleocharis pusilla self-propagates by sending out runners all across the substrate, which can eventually provide ground cover for an entire aquarium. The new baby plants can be trimmed off and replanted or left to grow out naturally.
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100% Free of Pests
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We Include Heat Packs and Liners Free of Charge
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Cups Protect Plants in Shipping
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R
Package arrived quickly and was very well packed. All plants were very healthy looking.
A
Despite the cold temperatures due to shipping delay (my fault I ordered during a huge snowstorm), and the heating pack stopped working after so many hours. This plant did really well after being frozen and thawed, it’s still 100% alive. Planted it and it’s doing well so far, some slight browning on the tips (completely normal when adjusting to a new tank) but nothing too bad after about a week. I would recommend buying!
C
It’s not as green as when I put it in but it looks like it has healthy roots and will be gorgeous.
C
This did not do well 😞 started loosing its color and fuzzy around bottom if that makes since , not sure what I did wrong any suggestions 🤔 everything else is doing good.
J
This was one of three tissue-culture plants I recently received from Aquarium Co-op. All three arrived fresh, and in excellent condition. The 1-2-3 Grow cultures by Tropica have a reputation for top-notch quality, and these were no exception.
H
Bought tissue cultures of Eliocharus pusilla a few weeks ago. Perfect condition when arrived and all are growing in my new tank now. Arrived super fast and thankful!! Cory and team are great!!!
D
my order got lost for 2 extra days, and eleocharis still was nice and green and healthy. One container can go a long way and I ended up ordering too much. I'm Very happy with it.
A
Received in great condition
J
They arrived healthy and in abundance.
I was able to separate it out into multiple plants and plant it across the bottom of the tank.
2 1/2 weeks in they look good and healthy. I'm waiting for them to send runners so the rest of the tank will be carpeted.
S
This company is professional, quickly resolves any issues, and really cares about the customer's satisfaction. The plants are fabulous! I couldn't be happier.
A
Everything was great. Plant is doing well. I will be purchasing more in the near future.
L
The plant arrived healthy. It is healthy and growing in my tank.
A
Very lush and hardy plant! Very easy to separate and plant.
J
Very satisfied. Came perfectly packaged and healthy.
M
Arrived in perfect condition. Super impressed, the packaging is A+
D
Nice cup of hair grass. It was in a liquid instead than a gel, so it was much easier to remove. Just rinse it a little. It had a fair amount of healthy plantlets with good roots. I could plant a square area of about 5 inches wide, but it depends on how thick you want to plant it. Overall, I am very happy with the quality, the shipping and the customer service. This and other plants were shipped in a thermic bag and arrived with no damage. I would buy it again.
M
Definitely would buy again
D
Purchased three of these to start a new carpet. Each cup contained a strip of about 8" of grass. I cut each into about 1" long pieces and planted them. Every piece still green a week later.
P
This is my first time ordering these plants growing in the culture cups. The plant is healthy and strong and pest free.
S
I was very happy to see tissue culture plants available. I love plants without snails or algae. Shipping was impressive because everything arrived alive even with high temperatures. Thank you!!:)))
M
I’m glad to have stumbled on this store. I’ve learned from their videos, they have quality products and great customer service.
V
The tissue culture I received was 75% dead, all brown and mucky! I put the best parts of it in my aquarium hoping for some bounce back to no avail.
M
Just got my shipment of plants from aquarium co-op! The plants came in perfect condition and they even included a cute free sticker. Overall very happy with my purchase from here per usual and so are my fish and shrimp. Thank you again Aquarium Co-Op!
J
I recommend it.
I
Ordered 12 pots of tissue culture. Ten arrived in great shape (as good or better than from any other company I’ve ordered Tropica TC from). 2 were in rough shape and too rotten to use. Not sure what caused the difference but it is a better success rate than I’ve had with most other companies, so not complaining.
R
Leaked some water but made it well. 🙌
B
You get a good amount out of this culture and it looks green and healthy.
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