STRAAT Dutch Style · Plant Encyclopedia

🌿 17 Rotala🍂 14 Ludwigia🍃 1 Anubias💎 6 Buce + Fissidens🔴 29 Eriocaulon🌾 14 Syngonanthus + Tonina🌺 11 Hygrophila + Bacopa🌱 5 Blyxa🌀 8 Cryptocoryne⭐ 5 Echinodorus🌲 7 Myriophyllum🏵️ 5 Nymphaea + Nymphoides🌊 41 Rare Misc.🟩 6 Carpet🌿 2 Ferns + Mosses | 171 total

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HC Cuba (Dwarf Baby Tears)

Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'

🌍 Cuba · rocky streams and banks Common CO₂ Required Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Foreground — carpet 📈 Medium

Smallest carpet plant in the hobby — leaves <1mm. Forms the densest and finest carpet possible. Hardest carpet plant — virtually impossible without CO₂. Monte Carlo looks identical and is MUCH easier. Dry-start method greatly increases success rate.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–28 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–7.5 pH

🔵 KH

0–6 °dKH

💧 GH

1–10 °dGH

📊 TDS

50–200 ppm

🌿 CO₂

25–35 ppm

⚠ CO₂ required — impossible without CO₂

🧪 NO₃

5–20 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.1–0.5 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.05–0.2 ppm

💡 PAR

50–200 µmol

🪨 Fine active soil

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Most beautiful carpet in Dutch style. Dry-start method strongly recommended.

💡 Tips

Dry-start method strongly recommended — greatly increases success
Monte Carlo = easier alternative with identical appearance
Direct CO₂ AT SUBSTRATE
Plant densely spaced for fast carpet formation
First 4-6 weeks patience — then it explodes

🔍 Problems

⚠ Grows upward instead of carpet

→ Insufficient light at substrate level

⚠ Carpet dissolves

→ CO₂ unstable or insufficient