🌿 Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo' – Lush, Fast-Spreading Carpet Plant
Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo', commonly known as Monte Carlo, is one of the most popular carpeting plants for planted aquariums. Its small, round, bright green leaves create a dense, vibrant carpet that brings a lush, natural look to any aquascape. Unlike some other carpeting species, Monte Carlo is relatively fast-growing and adaptable, making it an excellent choice for both beginners and experienced aquascapers.
At Aquarium Plants Factory nursery, we cultivate Monte Carlo emersed for stronger growth and easier adaptation to your tank. When submerged with good light and CO₂, this plant will quickly spread across the substrate, creating a beautiful foreground or midground carpet.
🌟 Key Features
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Scientific Name: Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'
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Common Names: Monte Carlo, MC, New Large Pearl Grass
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Leaf Shape: Small, round
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Leaf Color: Bright green
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Growth Form: Low-growing carpet, creeping runners
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Placement: Foreground to midground
🌱 Growth & Propagation
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Growth Rate: Fast
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Light Requirement: Medium to high
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CO₂ Requirement: Strongly recommended for dense carpeting
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Propagation: Trim runners and replant
Nutrient Substrate: Required
Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes
🪴 What You’ll Receive
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Fresh-cut Plants: Loose portion of fresh-cut stems, unrooted, approx. 8+ stems
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Fresh-cut Bunched: Approx. 8+ stems, bunched with foam and plant weight
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Fresh-cut Potted: Approx. 8+ stems, potted with net pot and rockwool
🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits
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Creates a lush, vibrant green carpet across your substrate
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Provides natural shelter and foraging areas for shrimp and nano fish
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Enhances depth and perspective in aquascapes
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Excellent for Iwagumi and Nature Aquarium styles
⚠️ Disclaimer
Monte Carlo plants are sold freshly cut and may initially melt or lose leaves during transition to submerged growth. With proper care, light, and CO₂, they will quickly rebound and spread across your aquarium.
⚠️ State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner
Please check your local state regulations regarding the import or keeping of live aquatic plants. Never release live plants into natural waterways.
Shipping Policy
At Aquarium Plants Factory, we carefully package and ship all orders to ensure plants and livestock arrive healthy and ready to thrive.
Order Processing Time
Most orders are processed within 1–2 business days after payment is received.
Orders placed on weekends or holidays will be processed on the next business day.
Orders containing out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder items may require additional handling time.
Once your order ships, tracking information will be sent to your email.
Shipping Schedule
Live Plants
Live plant orders ship Monday through Saturday when using United States Postal Service (USPS).
Most plant-only orders ship within 1–3 business days, excluding products that are out of stock, pre-order, or backorder.
Estimated USPS delivery time is 2–5 business days, depending on your location.
UPS Express Shipping
We offer the following UPS expedited shipping options:
UPS 2-Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 2 business days
Please note that UPS 2-Day Air® is not a guaranteed service in the event of carrier delays, weather disruptions, or operational issues.
UPS Next Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 1 business day
This service is guaranteed by UPS according to their service guarantee policies.
UPS expedited orders ship Monday through Wednesday only to ensure packages arrive within the same week and avoid weekend delays.
Please note that orders require 1–2 business days of handling time before shipment.
To help ensure same-week delivery, please place UPS orders on or before Tuesday at 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT).
Live Animals Shipping
Live animal orders ship Monday through Wednesday only.
This schedule ensures animals arrive within the same week and do not remain in transit over the weekend.
Handling time for live animal orders typically ranges from 1–5 business days, depending on:
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Weather conditions
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Livestock health
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Shipping destination
Tracking information will be emailed once the order has been shipped.
Free Shipping
We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders over $150 within the contiguous United States.
Estimated delivery time for free shipping orders is 2–5 business days.
If your order contains both live plants and live animals, the shipment may be combined and the appropriate shipping rate will be shown at checkout.
Free Shipping is not available for customers located in:
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Alaska
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Hawaii
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Puerto Rico
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Guam
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U.S. Virgin Islands
Customers in these locations must select Expedited or Express shipping options at checkout.
Delivery Time Estimates
Delivery times shown at checkout are estimates provided by the shipping carrier.
While we work hard to ship orders quickly, delivery times may vary due to factors outside of our control, including:
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Weather conditions
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Carrier delays
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High shipping volumes
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Transportation disruptions
Aquarium Plants Factory is not responsible for shipping delays caused by the carrier.
Delayed or Lost Packages
Occasionally, shipments may take longer than expected.
A package is considered lost only after 15 business days (approximately 3 weeks) from the ship date.
If a package is confirmed lost by the carrier, we may offer a 50/50 replacement, meaning:
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Aquarium Plants Factory covers 50% of the replacement cost
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The customer covers 50% plus shipping
Address Accuracy
Customers are responsible for providing a complete and accurate shipping address when placing an order.
Please ensure that your address is correct when using payment methods such as:
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Credit / Debit Card
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Google Pay
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Amazon Pay
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Orders returned due to:
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Incorrect address
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Refused delivery
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Failed delivery attempts
may not be eligible for a refund.
Order Cancellations
If you need to cancel an order, please contact us as soon as possible.
Orders can only be canceled before they have been shipped.
Once an order has been shipped, it can no longer be canceled.
Returns
Due to the sensitive nature of live goods, all sales are final.
We do not accept returns or exchanges for:
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Live plants
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Live animals
For any shipping questions, please contact us before placing your order.
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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.
- 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
- 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.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
Customers praised this carpeting plant for arriving healthy and well-packaged, with generous portions. Many noted "excellent quality" and vibrant green color. Plants show strong growth potential, though some mentioned it can be challenging to establish. Best planted in large bunches for optimal results.
- They are beautiful and I got honestly more than I expected. I'm very pleased with them!
- Absolutely beautiful and healthy. Arrived in great shape!
- Came quickly, healthy and have been growing like crazy in my tank
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I’ve found it’s best to leave it in a big bunch and let it do its thing especially if you have fish that are sifters like I do. The bunches on rock are glued and grow extremely well, one large bunch I planted has also done very well. I have a few other patches of smaller bunches I tried out that didn’t go well however there’s a better then not chance it will try to regrow. Ultimately that’s just the story of Monte Carlo for some of us, I’d actually never had any success with it til now after a few attempts and I’m glad to confidently say it’s going to do well this time.
G
This monte carlo arrived in great shape. It was packed well and there is plenty in one bunch. Very happy with this purchase. The picture shows the monte carlo as well as dwarf hairgrass and hydrocotyle.
A
Came quickly, healthy and have been growing like crazy in my tank
Photo is after two weeks in a tank with CO2
A
I have some scapes laid out (3) ready for for planting and placed an order with two sites to check quality before ordering the full stock. Buce send me a bagged netcup with brown goo on top, loose in a box. APF, though a couple of days later ( free shipping ) arrived with a live distinguishable plant, bagged and wrapped in foil bubble insulation. I placed my remaining order here with APF expedited shipping knowing there’s care taken with my order.
Till the rest of the order gets in iv just placed the pot in a tank and it’s greening up well. This isn’t the tank this plant will go in but the pic shows the quality of the MC on the left.
J
Came looking green and healthy. I split it into two groups and just waiting/watching to see what it does over the next few months.
C
They are beautiful and I got honestly more than I expected. I'm very pleased with them!
B
Absolutely beautiful and healthy. Arrived in great shape!
E
Wrapped nicely. Will see how this plant will do
H
Arrived in good condition and received decent amount
T
Nicely packaged and they look great
K
The montecarlo arrived very healthy, with long established roots, and it didn't seem to have any living creatures attached... this was so helpful, a great buy, thank you
T
My plants arrived earlier than stated and were very well packaged. They were sitting in my mailbox for hours at about 45 degrees. When I opened them I was blown away with how green and healthy they were. I am currently dry starting and I will update in a few weeks.
B
Plants arrived early and in pristine condition despite the heat
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Fantastic quality and amount!
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Arrived healthy but are struggling
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Great 🪴 and service
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Got this to grow in a terrarium not submerged, It is doing ok, some wilt on one of them but not bad, I know this will definitely need some time to adjust to being out of the water.
So far doing great. have great hopes for it.
thank you
L
Plants came in very good condition! A pot has lots of individual stems that can be easily separated to start a carpet. They arrived quickly and survived the cold midwest weather just fine!
J
Excellent condition , well packed .
Very good , green color !
R
They came in pretty decent packaging. Happy with the purchase though it doesnt cover a wife surface area its to be expected. I will wait and see how theyll slowly carpet but for not its pretty good.
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