{"product_id":"dwarf-hairgrass","title":"Dwarf Hairgrass","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sz-acc\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"sz-acc__title\"\u003eDwarf Hairgrass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003clabel class=\"sz-acc__row\"\u003e\u003cinput type=\"radio\" name=\"sz-acc-dwarf-hairgrass\" checked\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sz-acc__panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEleocharis parvula\u003c\/em\u003e (sold as \u003cem\u003eE. pusilla\u003c\/em\u003e by some nurseries)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e found on several continents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth:\u003c\/strong\u003e medium, 3–10 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight and CO2:\u003c\/strong\u003e low to medium; CO2 helps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e foreground lawn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePropagation:\u003c\/strong\u003e runners\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003clabel class=\"sz-acc__row\"\u003e\u003cinput type=\"radio\" name=\"sz-acc-dwarf-hairgrass\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sz-acc__panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDwarf Hairgrass (\u003cem\u003eEleocharis parvula\u003c\/em\u003e) looks like a fine lawn grass and behaves like one. It grows 3–10 cm tall and spreads by runners, horizontal shoots that travel just under the substrate and send up new tufts beside the parent, until the pinches you planted join into a carpet. It is found on several continents and is not fussy about water. Tropica rates its light and CO2 needs as low, while Aquarium Co-op recommends medium to high light for a tight carpet; under weak light it tends to grow taller and thinner rather than dense. Nursery stock is grown with the leaves in air, so a new pot often browns and melts back as it converts to underwater growth. Leave the roots in place and fresh green blades come up within a few weeks. Plant it in small pinches a couple of centimetres apart rather than one clump. A full carpet from a few pots takes patience rather than skill. The fine blades trap food and biofilm, the microbial film shrimp graze, and give shrimplets somewhere to hide at ground level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003clabel class=\"sz-acc__row\"\u003e\u003cinput type=\"radio\" name=\"sz-acc-dwarf-hairgrass\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeeping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sz-acc__panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e adaptable to ordinary tropical conditions and a range of hardness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting:\u003c\/strong\u003e remove the rock wool, split the pot into small pinches and push each into the substrate with tweezers so the roots are buried and the blades free. Space pinches a few centimetres apart. Root tabs (fertiliser capsules pushed into the substrate) or a nutrient-rich substrate help it settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight and feeding:\u003c\/strong\u003e medium light gives the tightest lawn; it survives lower. CO2 injection (carbon dioxide gas added to boost growth) is not required but speeds carpeting. Trim the whole carpet with curved scissors like mowing a lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sz-acc__rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sz-acc__note\"\u003ePlants are sent as a portion or pot, trimmed for transit. Some leaves may melt as the plant adjusts; new growth follows. See our FAQ for planting and acclimation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shrimp Zone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845948404024,"sku":"PLACEHOLDER-dwarf-hairgrass","price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shrimpzone.com.au\/products\/dwarf-hairgrass","provider":"Shrimp Zone ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}