Hydrocotyle Tripartita ‘Mini’ Fast-Spreading Foreground Carpet Plant

Hydrocotyle Tripartita ‘Mini’, also known simply as Mini Hydrocotyle, is a popular carpeting plant in the aquascaping world, known for its tiny clover-like leaves, dense growth, and fast-spreading runners. This vibrant foreground plant delivers a lush, textured appearance that instantly elevates the look of any planted aquarium or nature-style aquascape.

Key Features & Benefits

• Scientific Name: Hydrocotyle Tripartita ‘Mini’

• Common Name: Mini Hydrocotyle, Japanese Pennywort Mini

• Leaf Shape: Small, bright green, clover-like leaves

• Growth Style: Low-growing, creeping carpet with horizontal runners

• Lighting Needs: Medium to high light for compact, lush growth

• CO Requirements: Strongly recommended for dense, fast spreading

• Placement: Foreground or accent areas in aquascapes

• Propagation: Easily propagated by trimming and replanting runners

• Ideal Use: Perfect for nature aquariums, Iwagumi layouts, nano tanks

Why Choose Hydrocotyle Tripartita ‘Mini’?

Hydrocotyle Tripartita ‘Mini’ solves the challenge of achieving a lush, fast-growing carpet without the fragility of more delicate species. Its compact size makes it especially appealing for nano aquariums or detailed foreground work, while its rapid horizontal growth ensures quicker coverage of open substrate areas.

This plant thrives in CO-injected setups with moderate to strong lighting, producing tight, vibrant green carpets that add depth and softness to hardscape features like rocks and driftwood. It also responds well to trimming, encouraging bushier growth and easy propagationmaking it a favorite among both professional aquascapers and enthusiastic beginners.

Whether you’re crafting a minimalist Iwagumi or a vibrant nature aquarium, Hydrocotyle Tripartita ‘Mini’ brings contrast, coverage, and visual balance to your underwater world.

and visually appealing planted aquarium due to its charming miniature form.

• Sold as a loose fresh-cut plants, bunched plants or potted plants
• Fresh-cut plants | loose, small fresh-cut portion
• Bunched plants | fresh-cut plants bundle with foam and plant’s weight
• Potted plants | fresh-cut plants potted with rockwool

Disclaimer: Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don’t guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.