Helanthium Tenellum (Dwarf Chain Sword)

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Price
$6.99
Emerged Growth: Bare-root Plants
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Helanthium Tenellum, previously known as Echinodorus Tenellus, is an excellent foreground plant for fish tanks and aquariums. This member of the chain sword group has been reclassified into the genus Helanthium, but it remains a popular choice among aquarists for its aesthetic appeal and ease of care.

Helanthium Tenellum (Dwarf Chain Sword)

Bare-root Plants

Price
$6.99
Bare-root Plants

Helanthium Tenellum, previously known as Echinodorus Tenellus, is an excellent foreground plant for fish tanks and aquariums. This member of the chain sword group has been reclassified into the genus Helanthium, but it remains a popular choice among aquarists for its aesthetic appeal and ease of care.

Key Features:

  • Grass-Like Appearance: Helanthium Tenellum, commonly referred to as Dwarf Chain Sword or Pygmy Chain Sword, features compact, narrow leaves that resemble grass, making it an ideal foreground plant for creating a lush, green carpet in your aquarium.
  • Color Transformation: Under strong light conditions, the leaves of Helanthium Tenellum turn a beautiful reddish-green, adding a dynamic and colorful element to your aquascape.
  • Easy Propagation: This plant propagates easily through runners, allowing it to spread quickly and form a dense carpet that enhances the visual appeal of any tank.

Benefits:

  • Aesthetic Appeal: The grass-like, compact leaves of Helanthium Tenellum create a beautiful and natural-looking carpet in the foreground of your aquarium, providing a visually pleasing environment for both you and your aquatic inhabitants.
  • Low Maintenance: Helanthium Tenellum is a hardy plant that thrives in various water conditions. Its ability to propagate through runners makes it easy to maintain and expand within your tank.
  • Versatile: Suitable for both small and large aquariums, this plant can adapt to different light conditions, making it a versatile choice for aquascapers.

Ideal Conditions:

  • Lighting: Thrives under strong light conditions, which help enhance its reddish-green coloration.
  • Water Parameters: Adaptable to a wide range of water conditions, making it easy to care for in different aquarium setups.
  • Substrate: Requires a nutrient-rich substrate to support healthy growth and propagation.

Why Choose Helanthium Tenellum?

Helanthium Tenellum is perfect for aquarists looking to create a lush, green carpet in their aquarium. Its compact, grass-like leaves, ease of care, and ability to propagate quickly make it an ideal foreground plant. Whether you are setting up a new tank or enhancing an existing one, Helanthium Tenellum will add a touch of natural beauty and elegance to your underwater landscape.

Enhance your aquarium with the beautiful and easy-to-care-for Helanthium Tenellum. Enjoy the lush, green carpet it creates and the vibrant colors it brings to your underwater world.

  • Sold as small bare-root plants
  • Approx. 2-3 small plants

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.


Scientific Name

Helanthium Tenellum

Synonym

Echinodorus Tenellus

Common Name

Pygmy Chain Sword / Dwarf Chain Sword

Placement

Foreground / Midground

CO2

Not required

Growth Rates

Fast

Difficulty Level

Easy

Nutrient Substrate

Required

Can it grow emerged?

Yes

Lighting Requirements

Medium - High

Handling time for Live Plants orders:
 
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
 
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from  Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
Free ShippingWe offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
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  • If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
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    Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail. 
    • We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
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    • We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals

       WHAT WE GUARANTEE

      24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

      1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
      2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

      Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

      It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

      Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

       

      WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

      Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

      However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

      1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
      2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
      3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
      4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

      Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

      Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

      Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.

      Customer Reviews

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      Sam A. (United States)

      Helanthium Tenellum (Dwarf Chain Sword)

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      Cameron J. (United States)
      super healthy and an ABUNDANCE

      amazing clumps of this lower tech carpeting plant that produces runners! super high quality and a TON of it too

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      Gary T. (United States)
      Great Plant

      All the plants arrived in excellent shape. Looks great in my tank!

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      BenBen T.
      Dwarf chain sword

      Awesome little plants

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      Robert L.S. (United States)

      Purchased 14 plants, moss, grasses and all arrived healthy. Great value. I would suggest on each plants page that plants care requirements and planting, etc. Though, this information is readily available on other sites.

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      Dave T. (United States)
      Awesome plant

      Couldn't be more pleased with quality quality of the plants

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