Joe V Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I have a 55 gallon tank and would like to float some plants in it to help me control nitrite/nitrate. I have 3 crayfish in the tank so I can't have any live plants at the bottom for now. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Amazon frogbit did well for me - pretty hardy, not too big or small, fast growing, easy to remove when needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnol D Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 how much surface agitation do you have? (surface agitation can cause the plants not to do good sometimes) I would try dwarf water lettuce or frogbit. I have duckweed ( i clean it out everytime i do a water change) in my 20 long that does fine but when I add it to my 55 it doesn't spread and eventually disappears ( i think some of the fish in the tank like to eat it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I've had success using giant duckweed and water hyacinth for nitrate removal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe V Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 awesome thank you. I will look these up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy B Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I've had great luck with frogbit, duckweed, salvinia, water lettuce and so far so well with Asian water grass but I've only had it a week or two. Does seem to be growing well. No problems with surface agitation here but I just use sponge filters with fine bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyGimbal Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Water lettuce would be my favorite next to Salvinia cucullata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seized Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Watersprite is pretty good but i like my hornwort. Its easy to grow and virtually mess free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_RF Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Water lettuce and frogbits I have found to be easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) I like water sprite. It's very hardy and easy to control. Also, the fish love swimming through it. I have a Betta that will sleep in in it and a Glass Cat that swims through it all day long. Edited October 1, 2020 by RyanR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe V Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 12 hours ago, Seized said: Watersprite is pretty good but i like my hornwort. Its easy to grow and virtually mess free. So do you have both of these floating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mridul Singh Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 My personal favorites are salvinia (any type really) and water lettuce. If those are hard to find, duckweed also looks good (although it grows quite fast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe V Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 I went ahead and order some frogbit and duckweed. Tho the duckweed scares me a little from what I have see and read about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I love floating water sprite and pogostemon stellatus octopus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 my absolute favorite is water wisteria and I like elodia a lot as well, if you float them they just grow and grow. I also stick pothos roots in all my tanks... bonus with water quality, I like the way the roots look and you get a nice houseplant living on top of your tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Red root floaters would be another idea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch_ScruffyCityAquatics Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I’ve kept water sprite floating in my tank ever since I couldn’t grow it in my substrate. I love it and so do my shrimp and livebearers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Water sprite and water wisteria are probably the easiest. I believe hornwort can also grow floating? If you're looking for plants that are purely floating, I believe Amazon frogbit is the easiest one that isn't duckweed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe V Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 I ended up buying some frogbit and duckweed. I didn't like the duckweed too much but I have growing in a container. The frogbit I had to move into my 10g tank for now. My 55g tank has some small Koi and seems they eat plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogmouth Catfish Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) I'm a big fan of ricciacarpos natans, a small, floating liverwort. Easy to grow, looks interesting, and its easy to pick out of the tank if it gets overgrown, which can be a challenge with duckweed. Edited October 12, 2020 by Frogmouth Catfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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