Hair grass disaperence

[chilled84]

My hair grass i planted about 3 months ago has now almost all vanished. I know that a few were pulled up by my gouramis but alot just seemed to die and melt away, I was under the impression the plant was very easy to grow as a carpet plant without the need for pressurised co2, I am doseing EI and useing easy carbo and tpn plus tabs in substrate, But still no sucess, Its very upsetting as i just want a carpet forground but cant seem to achive one,

I spent hours planting over 400 plantlits of dwarth hair grass too.

Helppppppppppppppp lol

 

[mr. luke]

Do you have any shrimps in the tank?
Ghost/glass shrimp and all macrobrachium species will munch this plant, as will a lot of fish and snails.

 

[chilled84]

Nope, I dont have any macrobrachium species in my tank

this is my list of fish

bristle nose
rosy tetra
neon tetra
clown loaches
gouramies
pengiun tetra

The only one who disrupts my growing is my brislenose, Only because he is very clumsy when it comes to swimming.

 

[Garuf]

I personally think the fish aren't to blame, I think we need full details of the tank so we have an idea of what we're dealing with. Hairgrass is very easy but it is temprimental when light/co2 distribution isn't quiet right.

 

[chilled84]

itsa 4ft by 2ft by 15 with EI doseing useing tutorial amounts here on ukaps tutorial with easy carbo with 2x t8 30 watt tropical lights at 8 hour timers, sometimes more.

 

[chilled84]

????

 

[Ed Seeley]

Have you got good flow down to the substrate? This is a real key with carpeting plants IME. And lots of CO2!

 

[chilled84]

I have fare flow indeed, I dont how ever have resurised co2 just easy carbo.

 

[Ed Seeley]

I've never used EasyCarbo as the sole source of carbon so I'm afraid you'll have to wait for some advice from somone who has successfully.

 

[NatureBoy]

Maybe it's hereditary?

 

[chilled84]

Maybe it's hereditary?

??

 

[chilled84]

o haha GF got it lol. HAIR! BALD!