Micranthemum Umbrosum

Hi all,
Has anyone kept this plant? I've recently re-done my Aquanano 40 and invested in a quality substrate. I have purchased several Crypts (Wendtii, Balansae, Parva, Walkerii and Nevelli) and some Rotala rotundifolia. They're all coming along nicely after the inevitable Crypt melt, but I have a gap at the back of the tank. I think Micranthemum umbrosum would look beautiful alongside the Rotala and Balansae, but wondered what it was like to keep.

It also looks the perfect plant to make my new and skittish Celestichthys erythromicron settle down.

I'll try and get some pics of the tank up once the plants and fish fully settle in.

Thanks FCMF,
It's been a very busy year, so haven't had much time to get on here. New house, new job, new baby and all in the space of 12 months!

Unfortunately, the proposed larger tank has made way for a piano But I have completely re-done my Aquanano. Your memory serves you well. I have 3 of the original 6 X-rays (tank is too small), but just two of my Pseudomugils are still around. They have a penchant for leaping, and unfortunately 4 males ended up on my carpet, whilst the females only live for a year or two. As I purchased my original shoal 2 years ago I'm not expecting the remaining 2 males to last too much longer. Stunning fish, but my LFS is now charging £5.50 a fish, when I picked up mine for £2.50! I also still have my beautiful Stiphodon.

As my tank was so understocked, I have now picked up 9 Emerald Dwarf Rasbora, which are better suited to my small tank and hard water than X-rays and Pseudomugil.

So, in short:
Aquanano 40
9 Emerald Dwarf Rasbora
3 X-ray tetra
2 Pseudomugil sp. red neon
1 Stiphodon

Gosh, that is a busy year, congratulations on all of your achievements. 

I'm also quite new to live plants, and tend to be quite low tech, but I'm growing something similar (possibly hemianthus sp.) in my betta & panda cory tank. It's a 34L/50cm tank with an aquabase substrate coved with sand. It's been set up for several months and most of the planting was at the end closer to the window. The plants went nuts and last week I had to do quite a heavy trim (down to 10cm or less) again, thin them out, and replanted them throughout the tank. All of the fish seem to enjoy having these plants in the tank and they are growing well.

Best of luck with yours, and let us know how you get on.