Scapexghost Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Plants like vallisneria that will send runners on their own and don't require cutting and replanting. Not sure what the correct term for this type of plant, i would say carpeting plant, but i've never seen vallisneria described as a carpeting plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) vals go well at spreading, and anubia's, they are slow to get going but they just keep going, and going, and going. Edited November 1, 2021 by lefty o cant type for doodoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 The easiest self propagating plant? That would be duck weed. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 6:11 PM, JettsPapa said: The easiest self propagating plant? That would be duck weed. Its funny but also unironically a great answer. I forgot that floaters self propagate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Water Sprite isn’t the easiest plant for me to grow, but it kicks off baby plant regularly. Otherwise I think the plants that send off runners are the easiest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 6:58 PM, Patrick_G said: Water Sprite isn’t the easiest plant for me to grow, but it kicks off baby plant regularly. Otherwise I think the plants that send off runners are the easiest. Will water sprite kick off babies planted or only when floating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Well, besides duckweed, I'd say most of the mosses. I'm running out of tank space for mine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 6:03 PM, Scapexghost said: Will water sprite kick off babies planted or only when floating? I want to say both planted and floating, but I’m not sure. I seem to have trouble keeping my Sprite planted, it really wants to float, and I sometimes don’t get it replanted for a few days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom240 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 As far as plants that aren't considered a nuisance, I'd say swords, java ferns, dwarf sag, and anubias if you're patient enough. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I have crypts sending runners all over, to the point of needing to thin them out. Same with dwarf sag. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockEwe49 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) @JettsPapa is making me think of frogbit. I had to look up this stat again but it only takes 2 days for a new leaf to be produced! They then will create new plants and separate off of the mother plant. Edited November 2, 2021 by StockEwe49 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I have plants I collected out of a local lake. They are illegal to sell in WA, as they are invasive, but they do grow fast in my aquarium, improving water quality no end. I am not advocating this exactly, and to be responsible you should never share them or let them get back into a local body of water. I am not even going to tell you which things I happened to find. But I figure I have removed some small portion of invasive plants from the ecosystem, and as long as they never leave my tanks I am not contributing to their spread. Check your local noxious weed control board, and be responsible if you choose this course. A handful collected from the lake margin and stuffed into an empty sandwich bag at a picnic was enough to experiment with what would and would not thrive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 At this moment, the easiest is my Asian Water Fern. Three weeks in, my AWF is well on it's way to producing 6 new individual plants. It all depends on how narrowly you define self-propagating. Hornwort could be the easiest that I 've had, but left undisturbed, it remains one plant. On the other hand, The single rotting piece of Wisteria planted in January is becoming a carpeting plant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 10:29 AM, Tanked said: At this moment, the easiest is my Asian Water Fern. Three weeks in, my AWF is well on it's way to producing 6 new individual plants. It all depends on how narrowly you define self-propagating. Hornwort could be the easiest that I 've had, but left undisturbed, it remains one plant. On the other hand, The single rotting piece of Wisteria planted in January is becoming a carpeting plant. Is that the same thing as water sprite? It will also propagate new plants from a single leaf, like water wisteria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 12:31 PM, JettsPapa said: Is that the same thing as water sprite? It will also propagate new plants from a single leaf, like water wisteria. As best as I can determine, Asian Water Fern is one of several names for Bolbitus Heteroclita I don't seem to be able to upload the photo today, so you might have to look it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 7:50 PM, Scapexghost said: Its funny but also unironically a great answer. I forgot that floaters self propagate. Yup. I can attest. I am throwing away healthy red root floaters almost weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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