Monte Carlo care
Micranthemum tweediei
Monte Carlo forms a bright green carpet of round leaves.
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Helps
- Where it goes
- Foreground
- Growth
- Moderate
- Care level
- Moderate
- Height
- 1 to 2 in
- Temperature
- 68 to 82 °F
- How to plant
- Plant small portions firmly; a dry start helps it root
- Propagation
- Runners
In a 20 gallon long
12¾ in tallHow to grow monte carlo
Monte Carlo forms a bright green carpet of round leaves. It needs medium light, a nutrient substrate and ideally CO₂; fish that dig uproot it before it roots.
Common problems
- Floating pieces: plant deeper or start the tank dry so roots grip first.
- Carpet lifting off the substrate as it thickens; trim it back hard.
Light for monte carlo
Medium-light plants grow best under a planted-tank LED that spans the tank. Check the mounting length against your tank before buying: how to fit a planted light.
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Fluval Plant 3.0 22W
Adjustable mounting range 15–24 in; maker publishes 1,450 lm and PAR at several depths.
Finnex Planted+ 24/7 CRV-24
Fixed 24-in fixture model; fit depends on the supplied legs and tank span.
Plants that grow in the same light
Sources
Plant identity from Wikipedia: Micranthemum. Heights, temperatures and care are typical ranges in aquariums from common planted-tank practice, not figures from that article. Drawings are our own; photo credits follow.
Photo credits
Real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped to fit; each is used under the license named.
- Monte Carlo Yercaud-elango, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon sword Brianza2008, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Water wisteria Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwigia repens Show_ryu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anacharis Ernst Schütte, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Water sprite chiuluan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon frogbit Cardex, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
