Marsilea minuta – Invitro Aquarium Plant
Marsilea minuta, sometimes called Dwarf Water Clover, is a low-growing foreground plant known for its distinctive, four-leaf-clover-shaped leaves. It spreads via runners to form a soft, low carpet across the substrate, giving aquascapes a natural, grassy-meadow look that's a little different from typical carpeting plants. Supplied in a 100% sterile invitro pot by Tropica, this plant is free from algae, pests, and snails, making it a safe choice for shrimp and delicate aquariums.
Marsilea minuta is adaptable and easy to grow, tolerating low light reasonably well, though moderate to high lighting alongside CO2 will encourage it to carpet more densely and stay low rather than growing taller, broader leaves. Established plants send out runners in all directions, gradually filling in gaps to create a continuous mat.
Invitro Cup:
- Each Cup has 6-8 plants in.
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Plug-and-Play: Each plant comes in a sealed, gel-filled cup, complete with its own nutrient-rich substrate. No more messy planting or troublesome algae issues. Just open the cup, rinse the gel off the roots, and plant directly in your substrate.
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Pristine and Pesticide-Free: Invitro plants are meticulously cultivated in a sterile laboratory environment, ensuring they are free of pests, diseases, and algae.
At a glance:
- Placement: foreground carpet
- Light: low to high (denser carpet under more light)
- Growth rate: moderate
- Difficulty: easy, suitable for beginners
- CO2: not essential, but speeds up carpeting
- Format: Tropica invitro cup, sterile and ready to plant