LARGE floating plants with no planted roots?

[Tim Wheatley]

Hi,

I have an Oscar, he doesn't tend to bother the floating plants and currently is too small to tug out the enormous rooted plant I have. I am looking, however, for a large leaf floating plant similar to the amazon frogbit I have floating... Does anybody know of any? I did have a lily in the tank and he tore it apart, bit by bit, so unfortunately a rooted plant with floating leave just won't work.

I'm trying to give my Silver Dollar fish some additional shading.

Thanks,

Tim

 

[BigJim]

Water sprite may work. It doesn't have large leaves, but it grows wide, flat, and bushy as a floating plant.

 

[HN1]

I would think the SDs will be more destructive to plants than the oscar. Good luck.

 

[Tim Wheatley]

I've been really lucky with the SDs so far. They mainly eat cichlid gold which the oscar spits out. The plants are thriving. Thanks Jim

 

[mgamer20o0]

most floating plants do have larger roots. maybe hornwort? pennywort?