Floating Plant Id?

[shaz-killie]

hi can anyone tell me the name of this floating plant please?

thanks in advance

 

[IovaykInD]

Looks like frogbit to me!

http/www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/image/31160.jpg

 

[shaz-killie]

yeah every search I do comes up with frogbit, but I bought some of that and the roots grow really long with that and this stuff has short roots.

pic below you can see the difference between the two, not sure if it might just be another strain of it as it is similar

 

[iSnail]

Looks like water lettuce grown under certain conditions...

http/www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_Pistia_stratiotes.php

 

[shaz-killie]

thanks, seems to have the same characteristics, just leaf is different shape so will go with that, never seen the same plant before so had nothing to go on

 

[iSnail]

thanks, seems to have the same characteristics, just leaf is different shape so will go with that, never seen the same plant before so had nothing to go on

Yeah... the second paragraph on that page explains it

 

[shaz-killie]

yeah at least I know what it is now as it's took over my tanks