Feedbook/Plants

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei

Also called Bacopita

Monte Carlo photo: fine round leaves forming a foreground carpet

Essential gear

  • Medium-strong lighting
  • CO2 (recommended)
  • Root fertilizer or liquid fertilizer
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers

Lighting

Medium–strong

CO2

Recommended

Water temperature

20–28°C

Placement

Foreground lawn

Low carpeting—not suited as midground tall stems

Growth

Medium-pace creeping

Carpets quickly when conditions are good

Hardness

Soft to medium

Stability matters more than extreme soft water

Suggested habitat

Shallow fine sand or aquasoil in front with even light. Too steep a slope shades the front and patches the carpet green and yellow.

Plates are husbandry references—not build plans or generator parameters. Check your own water, vessel, and stocking before you act.