Floating Plants

[baker360360]

Never dealt with floating plants before so need some suggestions.

African species would be preferable

But more important would be a hard plant it's going to be in an I closed aquarium (closed lid ) 2x t5 bulbs a few inches above.

I'm looking to add an african butterfly fish and want to give him some good cover to fill safe.

 

[bigcheed]

ive got silvania natans in my tank under the same conditions as you describe with the same lighting. its pretty fast growing though and I need to cull it monthly. not sure if its African.

 

[baker360360]

ive got silvania natans in my tank under the same conditions as you describe with the same lighting. its pretty fast growing though and I need to cull it monthly. not sure if its African.

Yeah that's the sort of thing I'm looking for. The lights don't burn it or nothing

 

[bigcheed]

it can do If you let it carpet your tank. new growth tends to push the old on top of it and when it drys out it goes brown. might take a few trials and water changes before you work out the best level. but I have my tank filled to the brim with only about 2" gap from the lights. I find its mostly the old stuff that goes brown. I just take a few hand fulls out every water change so the carpet doesn't get too thick.