Why does "grass float"

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How do you get your "grass" to form a nice carpet. What I have wants to float up into the water column forming more of a "floss" than a carpet.

About once a week, I try to push more of it down into the substrate, but any new growth just seems to float up rather than growing from under the substrate.

I can't remember what type of grass I have. Here is a picture.
 
I have never seen an aquatic grass with that fine (thin) of a leaf.
It looks sepisiously like java moss! which would account for it always floating to the top. If it was moss it would need to be tied down. I have seen a guy that used pcs. of metal rods (thin) shaped in a curly que shape that he used to weight down riccia.
I think that would work here. I don't know the web site but someone else may.
 
No, it is definitely not Java Moss. I've had that before. This is a grass-like plant. When I bought it, it was in a bundle and looked like grass. The leaves were much thicker and taller. I was told at the LFS that new growth would be shorter and thinner (sure enough it is). The original growth was from being emersed rather than submerged.

Here is a picture of it in it's original state. The picture is small, but it is the best I have.

Thanks,
Dave

grass.jpg
 
By the way, I was searching around some more and I think what I have might be a Lilaeopsis.

I also found some old discussions on "The Krib" about it not being the easiest to keep rooted.
 
I've had this. Didn't last long. Horrible stuff to work with. Floats up like mad.
 
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