Plant Recommendation

[malfunction]

Hi all,

I'm searching for floating plants with long, intricate roots - the longer the better. Can anyone recommend something?

Thanks

 

[Ch4rlie]

Frogbit
 
Water Lettuce
 
Silvinia Natans
 
Duckweed 

 

[DrRob]

Frogbit for individual lines of root (which can be lovely with lots of plants), water lettuce for a crazy mass of root per plant.

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

Water lettuce or frogbit are great plants. Water lettuce has a BUNCH of roots while frogbit has one long one

 

[betta fish]

I recently got some Ceratopteris Cornuta also called water sprite but this type is a floater really nice long roots and fast growing I don't have any luck with Frogbit it either completely dies on me or just grows really slowly and water lettuce seem happier in my outdoor pond rather than a tank environment but if you have never had any before maybe get a bit of each and see what one does best in your tank 

 

[malfunction]

Thanks for the replies.

I like duckweed and water lettuce, but have had a lot of trouble getting them to survive in my tank. Primarily because the fish eat them. In fact they like it so much that I've resorted to feeding them duckweed as a regular part of their diet.

Same problem with frogbit. I was hoping there'd be something that would be hardy enough to withstand the attention from my fish. Something like a water lilly, but more suited to a fish tank. Any ideas?

I recently got some Ceratopteris Cornuta also called water sprite but this type is a floater really nice long roots and fast growing I don't have any luck with Frogbit it either completely dies on me or just grows really slowly and water lettuce seem happier in my outdoor pond rather than a tank environment but if you have never had any before maybe get a bit of each and see what one does best in your tank 

Funnily enough, I have a ceratopteris plant in my shrimp tank. I didn't realise it could be used as a floating plant (I have it planted in the sand), so will see how it does when left to float.

 

[DrRob]

If you want a water lilly, then get a tiger lotus.

 

[malfunction]

If you want a water lilly, then get a tiger lotus.

I've just Googled...they look pretty nice. Do they have to be planted in substrate though?