Floating plants

[Ottermus]

Can anyone recommend a floating plant that's easy to maintain and can also help with reducing nitrates, I am in the uk and can never see anything I the fish stores, thanks

 

[azmodan]

Amazon frogbit and dwarf water lettuce are two of my faves.

 

[Ottermus]

Thanks I will check them out

 

[Darkseid76]

Water Sprite is a great floater also.





This is in my tank.

 

[eAts]

+1 to the above posts but I would also like to add Brazilian pennywort.

 

[bud29]

Probably the BEST nutrient-absorbing floater is duckweed. However, it spreads so quickly that some people have trouble getting rid of it once they get it. Also, some people float anacharis, which is an excellent nitrate-eater.

 

[Catfish Lover]

Can anyone recommend a floating plant that's easy to maintain and can also help with reducing nitrates, I am in the uk and can never see anything I the fish stores, thanks

I'm floating wisteria at the moment, I'm liking it

 

[ematthews]

I don't know how well it absorbs nutrients, but najas guadalupensis is a good floating plant that grows extremely fast. I've read it prefers medium to high lighting, but I have it in my low light tank and it is doing fine.

 

[Sharpchick]

Frogbit and salvinia minima (water spangles).

 

[Ottermus]

Thanks for advice people, I'm having bother finding any at all in local stores I'm going to have to try mail order by look of it