floating plant identification

[tomasm87]

Im considering hatchet fish for my aquarium and i came across this video. Hatchet Fish in Planted 60L No CO2.720p - YouTube What type of floating plant is that? im looking for a floating plant for when i get hatchets. Any recommendations?

 

[jlk]

Its water lettuce. Some people will call it dwarf water lettuce. It grows quite large in ponds but I moved some small plants indoors this summer & its stayed very small.

 

[HN1]

That looks like salvinia minima to me actually. Water lettuce would be equally as good for hatchets though.

 

[jlk]

That looks like salvinia minima to me actually. Water lettuce would be equally as good for hatchets though.

How do you differentiate salvinia from water lettuce without seeing from a topview? The plants in the video look exactly like what's floating in my tanks, feathery roots & all. Thanks!

 

[hcourts]

So there is someone on here that sells this as I purchased some of them recently!! I love mine and my fish do as well!! Check the classifieds on here!! It was priced well too!!

 

[HN1]

How do you differentiate salvinia from water lettuce without seeing from a topview? The plants in the video look exactly like what's floating in my tanks, feathery roots & all. Thanks!

The roots look exactly the same. I may not be right, but the difference in leaf numbers and growth among the healthy plants looks more like salvinia to me. Top view is definitely a better angle for an ID.

 

[tomasm87]

i dont know if ill go with that. i was thinking about maybe planting Vallisneria Jungle letting it grow over and trim it. Heard those floaters are hard to keep under control. but thanks for the help.