Dwarf Chain Sword
Dwarf Chain Sword
Dwarf Chain Sword is a grassy little carpeting plant that spreads by runners into a low, lush foreground lawn — like a miniature Amazon sword. Under good light it stays short and can blush reddish, sending out chains of daughter plants in every direction. Give it decent light to keep it compact and dense rather than stretching tall.
Care level: Easy-Moderate · Placement: Foreground · Lighting: Medium · CO2: Beneficial · Growth rate: Moderate-Fast · Propagation: runners
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Helanthium tenellum
- Common name
- Dwarf Chain Sword
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Care level
- Easy-Moderate
When it ships
Most non-quarantined stock goes out the week you order. If we do not already have the animal in-house we source it first — allow up to two weeks for it to reach us. Live animals leave Monday and Tuesday, and Early AM Overnight is the only service that carries a live arrival guarantee.
The live guarantee
Shipped Early AM Overnight: a 1-hour DOA window from confirmed delivery, and nothing beyond it. Next Day Air and 2-Day carry no live arrival guarantee, and neither does USPS Priority. Local pickup or local delivery: 24 hours, if you bring a water sample from your aquarium and we test it before the animal goes home. Maintenance clients: 60 days when we service the aquarium at least twice a month, 28 days on a monthly plan.
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