Small swamp

The bog is small or Sityag is tiny, the scientific name is Eleocharis parvula. It is found everywhere on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. It grows mainly in brackish coastal areas, as well as on moist alkaline soils, less often in swamps.

This is a low-growing herbaceous soil plant, reaching 3–10 cm in height. The roots are small, penetrating only a few centimeters deep into the substrate, but they bind to each other to form a dense network, due to which they can be attached to some surfaces, for example, snags or rough stones / rocks. But the latter option is not an ideal environment for growth. Propagated by the formation of runners from the parent plant, on which young shoots appear. It grows quickly, in 6-8 weeks it is able to form a thick carpet on the bottom of the aquarium.

Refers to unpretentious plants. It successfully grows in a fairly wide range of pH and dGH parameters. Prefers moderate lighting, sandy or fine gravel soil. Due to its size it is used in the foreground, equally suitable for large and small aquariums.

It is worth noting that in the trade Sityag tiny (Eleocharis parvula) is often sold under a different name – Eleocharis tiny (Eleocharis pusilla), which is considered a synonym, although in reality it refers to a different species that grows in Australia and New Zealand. The confusion arose in 1997 when an Australian nursery marketed Eleocharis pusilla under the erroneous name Eleocharis parvula. Outwardly, both plants are almost identical, the visible differences lie only in the structure and shape of the fruit, so the error was noticed only in 2010. By this time, both names were firmly associated as synonymous.