Aquarium Carpet Plant: Dwarf Baby Tears Tissue Culture for High-Light CO2 Iwagumi Foregrounds

Dwarf Baby Tears tissue culture brings tiny, bright green foliage to the aquarium foreground, forming a tight carpet that suits classic Iwagumi layouts and creates a greater sense of scale in modest tanks.

This lab-grown, sterile plant offers a clean start for a carefully maintained aquascape. It arrives without pests, snails, duckweed, or unwanted algae, giving you greater peace of mind when adding fresh greenery.

Key Features

• Its ultra-compact growth forms a low, close green carpet, bringing the broad lawn-like look associated with Iwagumi aquascapes to the foreground.
• Tiny leaves add visual scale, so even a modest aquarium can take on the appearance of a larger rolling landscape.
• The moderate-to-fast growth rate supports a filling foreground when the plant receives the high light, pressurized CO2, and regular fertilization it requires.
• Cut runners can be replanted to extend the carpet and guide coverage across the chosen foreground area.
• A dry start or Wabi Kusa setup gives the delicate root system time to anchor before flooding. Stable water parameters reduce the risk of newly planted growth melting.

Specifications

• Brand: UNS
• Scientific name: Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
• Common names: Dwarf Baby Tears, HC Cuba, Micranthemum Callitrichoides, Hemianthus Callitrichoides
• Family: Scrophulariaceae
• Plant type: Stem / carpeting foreground
• Care difficulty: Medium to difficult
• Light requirement: High
• CO2 requirement: Pressurized CO2 required
• Placement: Foreground carpet
• Height: 0.5–1 inch
• Growth rate: Moderate to fast
• Water pH: 6.0–7.5
• Temperature: 68°F–82°F (20°C–28°C)
• Propagation: Cut runners and replant
• Origin: Cuba / North America

Wash the nutrient gel from the roots, divide the plant into manageable portions, and plant them deeply in fine aquasoil. Keep lighting, CO2, fertilization, and water conditions consistent as the carpet settles and spreads.