FLFishChik Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Yup, dollar weed from my pesticide free garden. I read on Reddit where some put regular old dollar weed (a.k.a pennywort) into their aquarium and let it grow. I mean, it is a water loving weed here in the south… not much different from the Brazilian Pennywort you buy for your aquarium. So, why not give it a try? I washed it well and threw a piece with some root nodes into my 29g tank and si far, it’s sprouted 3 new pads. We shall see how well this goes! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownbaby Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Yes!! I have heard this stuff works great as an aquarium plant as long as it stays in shallow water... so keeping it as a floating plant sounds great!!!! Plus it looks so cute 🥺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 On 5/6/2024 at 10:33 PM, clownbaby said: Yes!! I have heard this stuff works great as an aquarium plant as long as it stays in shallow water... so keeping it as a floating plant sounds great!!!! Plus it looks so cute 🥺 How shallow does it like? Sounds interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownbaby Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 On 5/16/2024 at 4:49 AM, johnnyxxl said: How shallow does it like? Sounds interesting It definitely depends on the variety, but from what I know, at most six inches deep. I hear a lot of time it grows best in saturated water that is occasionally flooded. That being said, I have no personal experience with this plant. I do know, however, that hydrocotyle species are a marsh / wetland plant that grows on the shoreline and in wet areas. Again, this means it does not grow in submerged water often. At most, probably the stems are submerged and the leaves are emergent. This is also why to grow the best it needs co2 - as it usually grows in the air. Once again, I have no personal experience with hydrocotyle, so either experiment on your own or consult someone else who does have experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Well, I finally took it out of the aquarium. After several weeks it neither grew or shriveled… was just kind of… there. Didn’t add much. So removed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anodyne99 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Do you know the scientific name of this variety? It seems like there are a lot of pennyworts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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