Floating Plants

[JemZ]

Does anyone have recommendations for floating plants? They seem like an easier alternative to plants planted on the ground.

 

[Circus]

I like water spangles a lot, and duckweed absolutely thrives in most of my tanks. Some people consider duckweed a pest plant, though. Both hornwort and anacharis can be left floating, as well as water sprite. I occasionally use Java moss as a floating plant.

 

[mbsqw1d]

Frogbit is great but it doesn't like too much flow. Duckweed is bomb proof. Probably nuclear bomb proof. Limnophila sessiliflora is a nice stem plant option, I prefer it to elodea densa as that looks quite messy and doesn't always stay afloat

 

[vanalisa]

Hornwort & Anacharis
Float or plant or tuck into/under rocks, sticks, etc.
Great little tank cleaners, too. You can tell by the roots and growth that they are working hard ☆

 

[vanalisa]

Frogbit is great but it doesn't like too much flow. Duckweed is bomb proof. Probably nuclear bomb proof. Limnophila sessiliflora is a nice stem plant option, I prefer it to elodea densa as that looks quite messy and doesn't always stay afloat

Sir Fancypants Hater-of-Duckweed would like us to look stuff up...?

 

[Colin_T]

Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta). It grows well on the surface but can also be planted in the substrate if you get too much.

 

[vanalisa]

Sir Fancypants Hater-of-Duckweed would like us to look stuff up...?

@mbsqw1d
Okay, you got me to learn something new
Thanks
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Elodea densa. (Anacharis)
Limnophila sessiliflora

 

[mbsqw1d]

Sir Fancypants Hater-of-Duckweed would like us to look stuff up...?

Okay, you got me to learn something new
Thanks

Lol I thought you meant look up whether there was evidence for duckweed being capable of surviving nuclear fallout

I think anacharis tends to be the US name? Its sold as Elodea in the shops here. I try and use their normal names when I know them lol like pennywort or whatever. Does sessiliflora have a normal name?

 

[vanalisa]

Lol I thought you meant look up whether there was evidence for duckweed being capable of surviving nuclear fallout

I think anacharis tends to be the US name? Its sold as Elodea in the shops here. I try and use their normal names when I know them lol like pennywort or whatever. Does sessiliflora have a normal name?

Not sure about sessiliflora. Okay, I think it's Ambulia, I don't recal seeing it, but if it's expensive I probably blocked it.....it is apparently similar to cabomba...which is readily available here in Dallas, Texas, and inexpensive, because I have some.
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Whew, aquatic plant leason overload!

Yeah, duckweed and MTS.

Here ia a love song for these two...
Wait for it....

 

[Slaphppy7]

Dwarf water lettuce

 

[vanalisa]

Dwarf water lettuce

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[mbsqw1d]

Not sure about sessiliflora. Okay, I think it's Ambulia, I don't recal seeing it, but if it's expensive I probably blocked it.....it is apparently similar to cabomba...which is readily available here in Dallas, Texas, and inexpensive, because I have some.
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Whew, aquatic plant leason overload!

Yeah, duckweed and MTS.

Here ia a love song for these two...
Wait for it....

?

 

[vanalisa]

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@mbsqw1d

 

[mbsqw1d]

@mbsqw1d

Perfect. A video of a band from my home town is blocked in my country

 

[ClownLurch]

@mbsqw1d

“Shyness can stop you. From doing all the things in life you’d like too.”

As can not having room for a bigger tank.