Monte Carlo Aquarium Plant Tissue Culture, Bright Green Foreground Carpet for Planted Aquariums

Micranthemum tweediei ‘Monte Carlo’ is a bright green aquarium plant that spreads into a thick foreground carpet of tiny, round leaves. Its low, uniform growth adds scale and depth to planted aquariums while creating a lush, rolling-lawn effect.

The lab-grown tissue culture provides a clean starting point without pests, snails, duckweed, or unwanted algae. Monte Carlo is easier and more forgiving to cultivate than Dwarf Baby Tears, making it an accessible carpeting option across experience levels.

Choose a Single, 5 Pack, or 10 Pack quantity to suit your planting area and aquascape plan.

Key Features

• Forms a tight, velvety foreground mat with small, bright green leaves.
• Easy-to-medium care level with a moderate-to-fast growth rate under suitable conditions.
• Medium-to-high lighting and pressurized CO2 encourage dense, horizontal, low-profile growth.
• Can be established through the dry start method or in a Wabi Kusa setup so delicate roots have time to anchor before flooding.
• Propagates by cutting established runners and replanting them into the substrate.

Specifications

• Scientific name: Micranthemum tweediei ‘Monte Carlo’.
• Family: Phrymaceae.
• Plant type and placement: stem-type carpeting plant for the aquarium foreground.
• Expected height: approximately 1–2 inches.
• Recommended pH range: 6.0–7.5.
• Recommended temperature range: 68–80°F (20–27°C).
• Lighting: medium to high.
• CO2: recommended and required for tight lawn growth.
• Growth rate: moderate to fast.
• Origin: Argentina.
• Available quantities: Single, 5 Pack, and 10 Pack.
• Before planting, thoroughly wash the nutrient gel from the roots, divide the plant into manageable portions, and set each portion into the substrate. Maintain stable aquarium conditions and avoid drastic water-quality shifts that may cause newly planted growth to melt. Treat all care ranges as general guidelines and confirm that the conditions suit your aquarium.

Plant small portions securely in fine aquarium soil; spacing them about one inch apart helps runners connect. Protect the delicate roots from strong currents or disturbance while they establish, then trim and replant runners as the carpet develops.