Floating Plants
Floating plants are easy to care for plants which you simply place on the surface of the water. Most prefer slow water movement and do not like to have water on the surface of their leaves. Common floaters include: Amazon Frogbit, Water Lettuce, Duckweed and Heartwort.
Water Lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes)
Water Lettuce is a highly adaptable floating aquarium plant that creates shade and grows long roots, making it a great plant for shrimplets and fry...
View full detailsGiant Duckweed (Spirodela Polyrhiza)
Giant duckweed is an excellent beginner aqua plant, highly adaptable and great for absorbing waste from the water column. It uptakes nitrates and o...
View full detailsRed Root Floater (Phyllanthus Fluitans)
Red root floaters are very easy to care for as long as they are in aquariums with very low surface agitation. The main reason people don’t have suc...
View full detailsTiger Striped Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)
Tiger Striped Frogbit is a rare variant of frogbit which has striped marking on the leaves of the plants. It is a fantastic floating aquarium plant...
View full detailsAmazon Frogbit (Limnobium Laeviatum)
Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium Laeviatum) is a fantastic floating aquarium plant with lush long roots when kept in their ideal environment they are easy...
View full detailsDuckweed (Lemnoideae)
Duckweed (Lemnoideae) Care Info: Ideal Temperature - 68° - 82° F (20° - 28° C) Light - medium-high pH - 5.0 - 8.0 KH - 2 - 15 dKH Propagati...
View full detailsHeartwort (Ricciocarpos natans)
Small, rare floating aquatic plant. If given a calm water surface and medium to high lighting this plant will easily thrive. Care Info: Ideal Te...
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