Greenpro Dwarf Baby Tears Hemianthus Callitrichoides Java Moss Live Aquarium Plants Freshwater Fish Tank Vitro TC Cup

This batch of HC arrived bright green and healthy with healthy roots. Being a bit green myself, when they arrived I didn't even have a tank for them. I was ill prepared. So, if you want to start off on the right foot to get this relatively demanding little plant crawling across your substrate, follow these tips:(If starting a new tank only fill 3-4 inches with water and cycle before bringing home plants)Be prepared to transplant them when they arrive. Mine sat in a cool spot for 4 days until I got a tank and substrate, but were fine anyway.Use a good, nutrient rich substrate (like Seachem Fluorite). I just used regular gravel and deprived them of nutrients.Insert root tabs into your substrate before planting. It's more beneficial to break them into small pieces and spread them throughout the substrate.Remove gel. The plant comes rooted in nutrient jelly to keep them fresh. Remove 2 cups of tank water and pour into a clean, flat rectangular container. Break the clump into smaller pieces and soak them in the water for an hour. Then remove as much jelly as possible without damaging the roots.Plant. Due to their size, they're easy to keep at the bottom of a submerged tank by simply forming a hole, gently pushing in the roots and covering with substrate. Plant the small clumps about an inch apart.Allow the roots to set without disturbance. Heavy filters or powerheads can loosen and release the roots from the soil, so keep tank circulation minimal. I didn't even filter for the first week to keep the water perfectly still. Any clumps that come loose and float at the top, replant.Provide high light. I foolishly started with the crappy lights you get with a 10 gallon kit, then upgraded. These plants need high light. Do your HW. I got my lights for 18 bucks on amazon (NICREW).INJECT CO2. THIS IS A MUST and your dbt will not thrive without it. We inhale oxygen. Plants inhale CO2. By injecting co2 into the water they live in, you're allowing them to breathe better. A lot of people will say they have done fine without co2 injection, but it completely enhanced the coloring and speed of growth of my plants. There are dozens of DIY vids on youtube. It takes about 30 minutes to construct and less than 10 dollars a month to run. Spend the time on this step, it will pay off.Once the plants are established, (at least 2 weeks) fertilize. In my ten gallon tank I do 1 ml of Seachem Flourish and 1 ml of Seachem Flourish Excel (different days) every week.Once the plants are established, provide your DBT with an algae cleaning crew. I have a 6 small shrimp and 6 snails. High lighting invites algae. I learned this the hard way and witnessed my DBT nearly choked out by a carpet of green hair algae. Once I added my clean up crew my tank was 90% algae free in 2 days and the yellow patches in my carpet began returning to their normal color. (Some of the yellow spots are still visible in the picture).The above steps are not the only way to grow DBT, but are the way I would do it all over again if I could. Cool little carpeting plant IF you are willing to invest the time and energy it requires.

arrived healthy and beautiful, i'm so excited to plant

Do not buy! Absolutely a waste of time and money! It's a nightmare! It will all die in 2 days or less! It will make a huge mess in your tank for you to clean up! There is no roots at all on the plants! They have a nasty jell that's all over the plants that you can't get off of all them! They also came with snails! If your lucky enough to get some the jell off the plants you then have to try and place each individual piece into your substrate! There is hundreds of individual little pieces! Good luck trying to accomplish this if you dont have tweezers! If you do have tweezers It's a very tedious process and not fun to try and do at all because there is hundreds of little pieces of the plant that you have to try and place one at a time in your substrate! After you manage to place all the hundreds of little pieces of plants in your substrate it will all die in 2 days! Then you have a huge mess in your tank that you have to clean up! Remember there is now hundreds of little dead pieces of plant that is in your substrate that you have to get out of your tank! It's all Very frustrating and disappointing to deal with! Not happy at all! It was a huge waste of time and money! Save yourself the headache and your money and don't buy this product! Look for plants that are in a pot with roots that are all ready established! That you can easily plant in your tank! It will be so much easier for you and you will have better results a d you wont be wasting all your time and money!

It came in a gel that was clear which was pretty difficult to use since it did not come off completely and the clear gel was near invisible in the water. It did look amazing when I had it in my fishtank, but it never grew and it just stayed the same size. I had fertilizer and CO2 added to my tank weekly but I guess I just did it wrong since it never spread to the bottom of my tank. However, It was in perfect condition when it came in. It was very green and none of the babytears were dead. I would recommend this to a professional tank scapist though since it is very difficult to grow.

I got the product fast (as stated when in the order). The plant was very much alive all green and I did not find any snails. I have the Seachem Black Flourite and Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum as my base substrate on my new aquarium.Divided up the plant and planted into the substrate. The photo shows (in one spot) how it looked like after 1 week. It's been 2 weeks and I can't say if it is growing or not. Every now and then I would see stems floating and I would stick it back into the substrate. Instruction said that it might welt not rot and that welting is normal. So far I think mine welted.Tested the water daily and the nitrite, nitrate, pH, ammonia, hardness, chlorine, and alkalinity are all normal.I will continue to monitor it and see what happens. I all goes well, I will buy another one to plant in my other aquarium.Update: well it’s been over 2 weeks since I planted this in my new aquarium. Sad to say most of it are gone, floated away. I did pick those and replanted them. Some of them though I can see the root side turned brown, I presume they were dead. The pic I posted, only 10% of that is left.I contacted the seller and they suggested to plant it using dry start method (DSM). They responded quickly but too late. Almost of the plant is gone.I plan to get one again (once available) and will plant it separately using DSM and letting it grow roots. Then I replant it in my aquarium. Not sure if this is the right way to go.

My 1st order from this company was a great success! Quick shipping, great packaging and healthy abundant plants. Just a note, they may not look like much when you 1st see them, but take your time and be gentle when you rinse out the gel. And voila beautiful plants appear!