Pogostemon & Hemianthus Callitrichoides pearling

HEMIANTHUS CALLITRICHOIDES
Hardiness: Moderate
Light Needs: High
Plant Structure: Stem
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Hemianthus
Region: Central/South America
Location: Cuba
Size: Individual stem width: 0.5cm (0.25in)
Growth Rate: Medium
Grown Emersed: Yes

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POGOSTEMON HELFERI
Hardiness: Moderate
Light Needs: Medium
Plant Structure: Stem
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogostemon
Region: Asia
Location: Thailand
Size: Stem width: 2-5cm (1-2 in)
Growth Rate: Medium
Grown Emersed: Yes

Added some plants

Actually I couldn't wait for the slow growth rate of Hemianthus Callitrichoides (HC) is fully growing in the front part and try to get in some bigger pot of it to plant. And so lucky that saw some Pogostemon Helferi available in local fish shop too.

Photo above is showing the overall view of new plants planted.

(1) Hemianthus Callitrichoides (HC) having light green and bigger leaves that they grew it emersed.

(2) & (3) Pogostemon Helferi, on the left is newly bought, and on the right is it has been in the tank for months.

(4) Pogostemon Helferi, when bought it has a main stem with 2 side shoots, in a total I got 3 plants.

(5) Those HC was grew emerged by me, tried to tie it this way to prevent the shrimps to seize the small plants. (the roots already grow inside the foam)

(6) A healthy HC, and most of the leaves are less than 2mm, I love to see the mini leaves of HC.

My plants in the tank

Some of my plants already keep in the tank for about a year plus and some just few months ago. Those slow growing plants recently infected by green spot algae and black brush algae seriously. Last week I was injected more CO2 in the tank, can see some GSA really gone about 30% in a week, and add in small amount of Phosphate also helping to reduce a bit algae. I will keep an eye on the algae for a period. Tested the pH at 6.0 last week, and the Red Cherry getting more active and happy with low pH, and also keep breeding in the tank.

left: POGOSTEMON HELFERI

right: SPIKY MOSS

left: ANUBIAS BARTERI var. NANA
right: LOBELIA CARDINALIS
(not sure about it)

left: HEMIANTHUS CALLITRICHOIDES
right: (temporary unknown)

top: MICROSORUM PTEROPUS 'WINDELOV'

left: VALLISNERIA ASIATICA var. BIWAENSIS

right: CRYPTOCORYNE UNDULATA

top: MICROSORUM PTEROPUS ‘NARROW’ (NARROW FERN LEAF)