🌿 Microcarpaea minima Vitro Culture® – Rare, Delicate Foreground Carpet for Natural Aquascapes

Enhance your aquarium with the rare and delicate beauty of Microcarpaea minima Merrill, a foreground carpeting plant prized for its tiny, bright green leaves and graceful, low-growing form. Native to parts of Asia, this aquatic gem is perfect for aquarists seeking a natural, soft-textured ground cover that creates a lush, meadow-like effect in nano tanks or high-detail aquascapes.

Its small size and dense growth make Microcarpaea minima ideal for creating scale and depth in Iwagumi layouts, nature aquariums, or minimalist scapes. The plant’s fine-leaf texture offers a refreshing contrast to rocks, driftwood, and broader foliage, bringing balance and softness to your aquascape.

Now available in Vitro Culture® 4-inch bag, this offering is lab-grown under sterile conditions to ensure a pest-free, algae-free start—perfect for sensitive tanks, shrimp aquariums, and nature-inspired layouts.

🌿 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Microcarpaea minima Merrill

• Common Names: Microcarpaea minima, Microcarpaea Mini Merrill

• Origin: Asia

• Leaf Characteristics: Tiny, bright green round to oval leaves; creeping, low-growing carpet

• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate; forms dense mat over time

• Light Demand: Medium to high; stronger lighting encourages compact, lush growth

• CO₂ Requirement: Not required but enhances growth and carpet density

• Water Parameters: Adaptable; pH 6.0–7.5

• Temperature: 20–28°C (68–82°F)

🧪 Vitro Culture® Advantages:

• Sterile lab-grown in enriched gel medium

• Free from pests, algae, and pathogens

• Safe for shrimp tanks and sensitive species—no hitchhikers

• Sustainably propagated—no wild collection required

🎨 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Creates natural meadow-like carpet in aquascapes

• Adds fine texture and soft flow to foreground zones

• Perfect for Iwagumi layouts, nano tanks, and minimalist scapes

• Complements rock, driftwood, and broader-leaf plants beautifully

• Provides safe grazing surface and shelter for shrimp and microfauna

🌱 Propagation & Growth:

• Propagation: Easily propagated by cutting and replanting creeping stems

• Nutrient Substrate: Required — thrives with enriched root zone

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes — excellent for paludariums, terrariums, and Wabi-Kusa setups

📦 What You’ll Receive:

• One (1) Vitro Culture® 4-inch bag of Microcarpaea minima Merrill

• Yield: Approximately 3–4 small clump plantlets, ready to plant into your aquascape

🔒 Disclaimer:

Pictures shown are for reference only. Actual plant size, shape, and color may vary depending on growing conditions. This Vitro Culture® bag is sealed for freshness—please follow proper sterilization and acclimation procedures upon opening.

⚠️ State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner:

Please never release Microcarpaea minima—or any aquatic plant or animal—into local waterways. Responsible disposal helps protect native ecosystems.