Advice for a easy nice floating plant.

[SomethingsFishy24]

Frogbit and mini water lettuce have lovely long roots. Easy to grow easy to thin out. I kind of like it wild, but you can trim roots if needed.

 

[Colin_T]

Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) is one of the best floating plants. If you grow too much on the surface, you can plant them in the gravel.

Water lettuce doesn't do that well in aquariums with coverglass because it gets too humid and they rot.

A lot of small floating plants can be difficult to control.

 

[Metta]

Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) is one of the best floating plants. If you grow too much on the surface, you can plant them in the gravel.

Water lettuce doesn't do that well in aquariums with coverglass because it gets too humid and they rot.

A lot of small floating plants can be difficult to control.

Do you have any good images of water sprite didn’t know they could plant in gravel? Do they need root tabs or do they still take everything in from there leaves?

 

[itiwhetu]

These are all great but smother the surface. I like Cardamine as the best floater

 

[Colin_T]

Do you have any good images of water sprite didn’t know they could plant in gravel? Do they need root tabs or do they still take everything in from there leaves?

No images but there are plenty online.

They don't need root tabs, just a bit of light and water.

Under ideal conditions the plant can grow to over 2 feet in diameter and have roots that are 18+ inches long. The leaves can stick out above the water about 12 inches. However, under normal conditions it is much smaller and usually grows to about 6 inches diameter.

 

[AmyKieran]

Water Sprite is a really good floating plant I sell it on Etsy for a very reasonable price.

I came here deliberately to suggest water sprite.

Send me some water sprite, forum mates discount

 

[itiwhetu]

I came here deliberately to suggest water sprite.

Send me some water sprite, forum mates discount

I still like Caradmine.

 

[Essjay]

I understand Brazilian pennywort can also be used as a floating plant

Dennerle Hydrocotyle Leucocephala

Dennerle Hydrocotyle Leucocephala Hydrocotyle leucocephala, or Brazilian water pennywort, is a very undemanding stem plant. We found this plant in the shallow waters of crystal clear rivers, and also on the wet ground in the dense jungle. In aquaria it grows very quickly, and is highly...

www.horizonaquatics.co.uk

 

[itiwhetu]

I understand Brazilian pennywort can also be used as a floating plant

Dennerle Hydrocotyle Leucocephala

Dennerle Hydrocotyle Leucocephala Hydrocotyle leucocephala, or Brazilian water pennywort, is a very undemanding stem plant. We found this plant in the shallow waters of crystal clear rivers, and also on the wet ground in the dense jungle. In aquaria it grows very quickly, and is highly...

www.horizonaquatics.co.uk

That is the same as Cardamine but different, if you know what I mean

 

[Essjay]

My link is from the OP's local plant shop, they sell Cardamine as well, both potted and in vitro

 

[connorlindeman]

I came here deliberately to suggest water sprite.

Send me some water sprite, forum mates discount

Too bad you are in the UK or I totally would

 

[BrianK]

I have red root floater and I am liking it.