{"product_id":"dwarf-baby-tears-on-lava-rock-hemianthus-callitrichoides","title":"Dwarf Baby Tears on Lava Rock","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E8F5E9;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your order is reserved, we hold off on bagging until you arrive so it stays healthy in its display tank.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDwarf Baby Tears on Lava Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cem\u003eHemianthus callitrichoides\u003c\/em\u003e 'Cuba' already grown in and rooted onto a small piece of porous lava rock, which solves the single most annoying thing about the hobby's finest carpet plant: planting it. No tweezers, no splitting a pot into fifty two-leaf plugs, no watching half of them float away. You set the rock down where you want it and you have an established patch of the tightest, brightest carpet in freshwater. See the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/freshwater-aquarium-plants\"\u003elive freshwater plants\u003c\/a\u003e for the rest of the scape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCare Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace it, do not plant it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Set the rock on the substrate or nestle it into the hardscape. The roots are already through the lava rock, so it will not float or come apart. You can bury the base of the rock in substrate if you want the carpet to look flush with the floor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh light is still required.\u003c\/strong\u003e Growing on a rock does not change what the plant wants. Under weak light this stays alive but stops spreading and loses its tight habit. Put it in the brightest open part of the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCO2 is strongly recommended.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you want it to grow off the rock and onto the substrate it needs carbon. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-excel\"\u003eSeachem Flourish Excel\u003c\/a\u003e can hold it as a standalone accent piece; pressurized CO2 is what turns it into a spreading carpet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFertilizer:\u003c\/strong\u003e because the roots are in rock rather than soil, water column dosing does the feeding here. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-comprehensive-supplement\"\u003eSeachem Flourish\u003c\/a\u003e on a regular schedule matters more for a mounted plant than a potted one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68 to 78°F, pH 6.0 to 7.5. It prefers the cooler half of the tropical range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim it.\u003c\/strong\u003e The carpet grows in layers and the shaded lower ones die back if it gets too thick. Mow it with scissors every few weeks and siphon out the clippings, which will otherwise replant themselves all over the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHemianthus callitrichoides\u003c\/em\u003e 'Cuba'\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDwarf Baby Tears, HC Cuba, DBT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCarpeting plant, mounted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperience level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eAdvanced\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight requirement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eHigh\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCO2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eStrongly recommended\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eForeground\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMature height\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e0.5 to 1.5 in above the rock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eFast under the right conditions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater temperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e68 to 78°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e6.0 to 7.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePropagation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSpreads by runners onto adjacent substrate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCuba\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold as\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eOne small lava rock, 1 to 3 in, carpet already rooted on\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eIn-store pickup only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003ePlacement and Companions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it goes:\u003c\/strong\u003e foreground, in open light. Use one rock as a single green accent between stones, or buy several and place them in a loose cluster so they grow together into a continuous carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mounted format is the easy way in.\u003c\/strong\u003e Our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dwarf-baby-tears-hemianthus-callitrichoides-cuba-freshwater-carpet-plant\"\u003epotted Dwarf Baby Tears\u003c\/a\u003e is the same plant and the cheaper way to cover a large area, but it means splitting a pot into dozens of tiny plugs and planting each one. Start with a rock if you have never carpeted before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSame idea, other plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e we mount \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/anubias-nana-petite-on-lava-rock\"\u003eAnubias on Lava Rock\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/java-fern-on-lava-rock-microsorum-pteropus-freshwater\"\u003eJava Fern on Lava Rock\u003c\/a\u003e too, and both are far more forgiving of low light if this one sounds like more work than you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFish and invertebrates:\u003c\/strong\u003e safe with community fish and shrimp, and much harder for diggers to uproot than a planted carpet, since it is anchored to a rock. Shrimp graze the surface without damaging it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Supplies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-excel\"\u003eSeachem Flourish Excel\u003c\/a\u003e: liquid carbon, the minimum if you are not injecting CO2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-comprehensive-supplement\"\u003eSeachem Flourish\u003c\/a\u003e: water column fertilizer, the main feed for a rock-mounted plant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dwarf-baby-tears-hemianthus-callitrichoides-cuba-freshwater-carpet-plant\"\u003eDwarf Baby Tears - Potted\u003c\/a\u003e: the same plant in bulk, for covering a whole foreground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/monte-carlo-micranthemum-tweediei-potted\"\u003eMonte Carlo\u003c\/a\u003e: the forgiving carpet alternative if your tank is not high light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/caribsea-eco-complete-planted-aquarium-black\"\u003eCaribSea Eco-Complete\u003c\/a\u003e: a planted substrate for the runners to spread into.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat exactly am I getting?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOne piece of lava rock roughly one to three inches across, with Dwarf Baby Tears already grown in and rooted onto it. Rock shape and coverage vary, since they are grown rather than manufactured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it spread off the rock?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nUnder high light and CO2, yes. Runners creep onto the surrounding substrate and it becomes a normal carpet with the rock buried underneath. Without CO2 it generally stays put on the rock as an accent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this easier than planting the potted version?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMuch easier to start, identical to keep. You skip the tedious planting stage entirely, but the plant still wants high light and CO2 once it is in your tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I glue it to hardscape?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. Cyanoacrylate gel bonds lava rock to stone or wood, so you can lift the patch off the substrate and put it on a ledge. Use gel rather than liquid so it does not wick into the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squeaky's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":49222442189019,"sku":"SPLADW","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/dwarf-baby-tears-on-lava.jpg?v=1788513127","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dwarf-baby-tears-on-lava-rock-hemianthus-callitrichoides","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}