Plants for surface

[FrogFrenzy]

I need some plants on the surface of my tank because I'm planning on getting an african butterfly fish. I would either like a plant that floats on the top or I can attach to my driftwood that reaches the surface of the water. I have no experience with live plants, so beginner plants would be preferable. Thanks in advance!


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[Brian_Nano12g]

You can try some frogbit. I'd stay away from duckweed though.

 

[BBradbury]

Floating Plants

I need some plants on the surface of my tank because I'm planning on getting an african butterfly fish. I would either like a plant that floats on the top or I can attach to my driftwood that reaches the surface of the water. I have no experience with live plants, so beginner plants would be preferable. Thanks in advance!


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Hello Frog...

Hornwort, Anacharis and Pennywort are all good floating plants.

B

 

[Brookster123]

Hello Frog...

Hornwort, Anacharis and Pennywort are all good floating plants.

B

B loves those plants! I like anarchis too.. if you keep it healthy than it screams bright green! Like a teenage mutant ninja turtle green!

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[FrogFrenzy]

You can try some frogbit. I'd stay away from duckweed though.

Hello Frog...

Hornwort, Anacharis and Pennywort are all good floating plants.

B

B loves those plants! I like anarchis too.. if you keep it healthy than it screams bright green! Like a teenage mutant ninja turtle green!

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Ok thanks for all your help! I appreciate it!


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[BBradbury]

Floating Plants

B loves those plants! I like anarchis too.. if you keep it healthy than it screams bright green! Like a teenage mutant ninja turtle green!

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Hello Brook...

There are good reasons for suggesting those particular plants. Hornwort is the fastest nitrate user I've found, so nitrates stay low naturally. Anacharis is also a fast nitrate user. Takes them in about as fast as they become available and also gives off a natural chemical that algae doesn't tolerate, so algae is pretty much a rare thing in any of my planted tanks. And Pennywort, is about the only light green plant that doesn't require strong lighting, so it grows well in my low light tanks. Yep. There are reasons for about everything I recommend on this forum.

Later,

B

 

[FishCr8zy]

My African butterfly likes to hang around my frogbit and hornwort. Anacharis is pretty good too.


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[jetajockey]

Azolla, Amazon Forgot, Red root floater, salvinia, water lettuce, water sprite.

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[fishenthusiast]

I really like the Red Root Floater I have. You might want to consider this plant. If you have good lighting, it should eventually develop red roots.


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