I live in Florida and I will say this about water lettuce. Its a very aggressive plant in the wild so far as killing fish cause of the way the plant blocks oxygen and prevents other plants from growing.
Omgggg I am obsessed with this plant thank you for this video cause I been doing just that and they are growing beautifully. I have babies growing all in a line and roots flowing down like 10 inches I love them 😍
I live in the Philippines and I pass by rice fields from my home to the town of Sogod and saw this in an empty rice field so we stopped a day ago to make sure it was water lettuce and sure enough it was.a lot of it we took it home and washed it and put it in my 55 gallon and our tilapia pond.so far so good but I had to slow my filter down on the 55 for less current.going back later to get more.
I can't get mine to flourish yet, but I didn't know about the duckweed being a challenge for it. I'll keep it thinned out well and see if that does the trick! 😎 I thank you.
I got some water lettuce recently and alot of the roots fell off. Also they're not sitting flat and some of the leaves are in the water. Should I cut those? I do have 2 hobs and the water does push them around. Should I use tubing and suction cups to out them where theres not a big current? Or is it a lost cause lol. I do see new root growth but again the leaves that are in the water are turning yellow and decomposing. I dont want them to ruin my water quality.
hey. I got this very same problem with my water lettuce. did you find any solution to prevent the leaves from getting into the water and becoming yellow¿ thank you¡
@@ivanahirodez6469 I did not. I tried using airline tubing but it didnt work. Slowly they all decomposed and I just got sick of it and threw it. My current is just too strong for any floating plants. I even tried soap dishes to baffle the outflow but it didnt help. I have alot of plants in there but I did want something to help dim the light. I was looking into getting those fake lillypads. Wont help with water but it will with shade. I hope it works out for you!
Im glad you made this video so I can see what it actually looks like on camera, I was thinking about buying some on eBay where it is relatively much more cheaper than amazon and held off because I didn't think that it would be that great, but now that I've seen it ill head over there and get like 25-30 of them for $20.00. Thanks! (Edited) with all of those taking up almost the whole top surface area of the tank does it make feeding difficult or hard for you fish to get through that to find the food?
These plants don`t look healthy, yellowish with long roots instead of green, robust with short roots. Yellow colour is an indication of potassium deficiency and long roots of nutrition deficiency in general in the water column , plants desperately are trying to reach substrate for supplement .
I just purchased some a few days ago. Not all of the leaves sit on top of the water. Should I cut those or will it kill it? Alot of the toots died in transport but in do see new growth. I have 2 hob filters and I do have a water flow. Do you think these will work in my tank?
Thanks Palmer.......You found a new subscriber......I have lot of water lettuce in botanical garden of my college......I was skeptical to add it in my tank having blood parrot cichlid and indian roof turtle but now I think I could give it a try..........I heard roots of pistia acts as great filters and removes most of toxic nitrogenous waste from aquarium which leads to ammonia burns in fishes and algae problems......If you have any suggestions pls share
Ok so I have the plants making babies but eventually either holes envelope the leaves or they start sinking. Used to have the problem of them turning yellow but it has subsided. My thoughts are perhaps the HOB filter...
Ok now.. Been following you for several years now, and have a question.. If you have ever seen my 1210 gallon DIY plywood tank videos, would water lettuce go crazy with 55 sq ft of surface area ? I have heavy surface movement, but just got a pond aeriation system for it. That way I can shut off the 1800gph pump for surface agitation, and have air pump, with 2 weighted bubblers oxygenating the tank and keeping the surface hopping. I just got 14 young fish, and too much water movement for them ! I also have a 210 gallon sump, with a 2ft x 3ft open center area for the plants.. Where would you suggest I get the water lettuce ? Ok, that was 2 questions :) Thanks
I have a canister filter and two air stones in my 55, if I moved them all to the same end could I grow these on the other end? I have a problem with nitrate in my water so I'm always looking to try other plants.
Hi Chris. I have water lettuce in my 65g. I’ve made a floating oblong 3’6” x 10” out of 12mm aquarium hose, that keeps the water lettuce away from my spray bar and fluidised moving bed filter. I have 2 x T5 bulbs and the water lettuce grows out of control. I trim the roots when they get too long. My wild bettas, zebra and leopard danios love these plants. The only problem I’m having at the moment is that my rabbit snails are eating my red lotus bulbs, before they get chance to root into the substrate. Should I remove the bulbs, grow them in a separate tank, then put them back in the 65?
I have a tank with 1 male betta and 3 redtail rasboras, google says water lettuce is toxic to fish but I’ve been seeing many fish with water lettuce, would my fish be okay if I add water lettuce to their tank?
I've had a small garden pond with goldfish (comets) for about seven years. Every year, I throw in some pond lettuce and have to thin it out weekly as it grows so fast. This year, however, the first batch of 5 plants that I bought did not multiply at all and then I bought another round of 5 plants. It's been about three weeks and there is not a single plant that is multiplying. What is wrong? My fish are super healthy and I am having some algae issues.
If your fish eat the roots of f the lettuce I pull them out for a few weeks to grow them out them back. They will get brown tips while they adjust to different water but will adjust.
My gourami picked and picked at the roots and I ended up losing the two plants I had. I have zebra danios in another tank ...any idea if they'd leave it alone now that I got one plant still left.
hey man is it possible to keep water lettuce in a close lid aquarium, its a glass cover and water do tend to evaporate at top. do you think it would be a problem
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If you clip the roots to prevent them from growing longer and clip the baby plants, you'll get a bigger thicker, and more lush main plants.
Thank you I don't know that! You're really helped me ☺😄
@@bruisedd THANKS I GOING TO DO THAT:)
Should i trim the roots?
@@cloudmontero7358 depends on you if you think its too long
I was just going to ask him the question you just answered weather or not I can trim the roots thank you.😁
I live in Florida and I will say this about water lettuce. Its a very aggressive plant in the wild so far as killing fish cause of the way the plant blocks oxygen and prevents other plants from growing.
I'm glad I've gotten rid of them yesterday. not the small ones though.
Omgggg I am obsessed with this plant thank you for this video cause I been doing just that and they are growing beautifully.
I have babies growing all in a line and roots flowing down like 10 inches I love them 😍
They are great I also put a feeding ring in the tank to allow light in to the bottom
I live in the Philippines and I pass by rice fields from my home to the town of Sogod and saw this in an empty rice field so we stopped a day ago to make sure it was water lettuce and sure enough it was.a lot of it we took it home and washed it and put it in my 55 gallon and our tilapia pond.so far so good but I had to slow my filter down on the 55 for less current.going back later to get more.
Im super envious of those plants. Ur channel been getting better with filming ur tanks more often.
Yeah it needs A LOT OF LIGHT. That's why I only had success with it in outdoor ponds.
I can't get mine to flourish yet, but I didn't know about the duckweed being a challenge for it.
I'll keep it thinned out well and see if that does the trick!
😎
I thank you.
Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?
Remove or reduce the flow. Keep the leaves dry.
Do not overfertilize it. Let it go seek nutrition by sending out roots
Are you dosing any ferts? Sometimes my older leaves will melt back. Yours look really good man good job
Damn that lettuce looks good😍😍😍
This water lettuce also make sound
Thank you for sharing peace and Happyness to you very informative .. I've some on its way to me !! Fingers crossed
I have it in 3 of my tanks one with no filter one has a hob filter and one with a sump with a lot of current grows best in the tank with the sump
Really good stuff brother, much appreciated
Nice informative video, you don't need the crap music to go along with it.
I got some last night and they were standing up in the air and closed but this morning they were opened and flat
I love those roots
Nice. Thanks for the pointers.
Here In Our Place In The Philippines We Can Get So Many Of Them in The River
same here in laguna lake
too any in there bro , where the oxygen exchange at the water surface supposed to happen
I got some water lettuce recently and alot of the roots fell off. Also they're not sitting flat and some of the leaves are in the water. Should I cut those? I do have 2 hobs and the water does push them around. Should I use tubing and suction cups to out them where theres not a big current? Or is it a lost cause lol. I do see new root growth but again the leaves that are in the water are turning yellow and decomposing. I dont want them to ruin my water quality.
hey. I got this very same problem with my water lettuce. did you find any solution to prevent the leaves from getting into the water and becoming yellow¿ thank you¡
@@ivanahirodez6469 I did not. I tried using airline tubing but it didnt work. Slowly they all decomposed and I just got sick of it and threw it. My current is just too strong for any floating plants. I even tried soap dishes to baffle the outflow but it didnt help. I have alot of plants in there but I did want something to help dim the light. I was looking into getting those fake lillypads. Wont help with water but it will with shade. I hope it works out for you!
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Im glad you made this video so I can see what it actually looks like on camera, I was thinking about buying some on eBay where it is relatively much more cheaper than amazon and held off because I didn't think that it would be that great, but now that I've seen it ill head over there and get like 25-30 of them for $20.00. Thanks! (Edited) with all of those taking up almost the whole top surface area of the tank does it make feeding difficult or hard for you fish to get through that to find the food?
Yeah you need to use sinking foods
Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?
These plants don`t look healthy, yellowish with long roots instead of green, robust with short roots. Yellow colour is an indication of potassium deficiency and long roots of nutrition deficiency in general in the water column , plants desperately are trying to reach substrate for supplement .
I just purchased some a few days ago. Not all of the leaves sit on top of the water. Should I cut those or will it kill it? Alot of the toots died in transport but in do see new growth. I have 2 hob filters and I do have a water flow. Do you think these will work in my tank?
Just put some nutrients in the water and all good
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Thanks Palmer.......You found a new subscriber......I have lot of water lettuce in botanical garden of my college......I was skeptical to add it in my tank having blood parrot cichlid and indian roof turtle but now I think I could give it a try..........I heard roots of pistia acts as great filters and removes most of toxic nitrogenous waste from aquarium which leads to ammonia burns in fishes and algae problems......If you have any suggestions pls share
Ok so I have the plants making babies but eventually either holes envelope the leaves or they start sinking. Used to have the problem of them turning yellow but it has subsided. My thoughts are perhaps the HOB filter...
Ok now.. Been following you for several years now, and have a question.. If you have ever seen my 1210 gallon DIY plywood tank videos, would water lettuce go crazy with 55 sq ft of surface area ? I have heavy surface movement, but just got a pond aeriation system for it. That way I can shut off the 1800gph pump for surface agitation, and have air pump, with 2 weighted bubblers oxygenating the tank and keeping the surface hopping. I just got 14 young fish, and too much water movement for them ! I also have a 210 gallon sump, with a 2ft x 3ft open center area for the plants.. Where would you suggest I get the water lettuce ? Ok, that was 2 questions :) Thanks
I just put some in my pond for my Tilapia fish.
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This is so helpful thank you
I have a canister filter and two air stones in my 55, if I moved them all to the same end could I grow these on the other end? I have a problem with nitrate in my water so I'm always looking to try other plants.
Hi Chris. I have water lettuce in my 65g. I’ve made a floating oblong 3’6” x 10” out of 12mm aquarium hose, that keeps the water lettuce away from my spray bar and fluidised moving bed filter. I have 2 x T5 bulbs and the water lettuce grows out of control. I trim the roots when they get too long. My wild bettas, zebra and leopard danios love these plants. The only problem I’m having at the moment is that my rabbit snails are eating my red lotus bulbs, before they get chance to root into the substrate. Should I remove the bulbs, grow them in a separate tank, then put them back in the 65?
Super cool!
Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?
@@sharminsultana1425 I should imagine so, depending on where you place them.
@@pruebj3553 if they are placed pretty close
Will it work?
@@sharminsultana1425 yes, it should do. Trim the roots regularly as they get really long.
Are the plants you have in your video from the same supplier as the Amazon link?
My water lettuce melted 😰 must have been my crappy lighting lol
I have a tank with 1 male betta and 3 redtail rasboras, google says water lettuce is toxic to fish but I’ve been seeing many fish with water lettuce, would my fish be okay if I add water lettuce to their tank?
they will be fine, it's toxic for dogs.
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I've had a small garden pond with goldfish (comets) for about seven years. Every year, I throw in some pond lettuce and have to thin it out weekly as it grows so fast. This year, however, the first batch of 5 plants that I bought did not multiply at all and then I bought another round of 5 plants. It's been about three weeks and there is not a single plant that is multiplying. What is wrong? My fish are super healthy and I am having some algae issues.
But when those roots die and turn brown don't they cause like too much dead debri ???
If your fish eat the roots of f the lettuce I pull them out for a few weeks to grow them out them back. They will get brown tips while they adjust to different water but will adjust.
My biggest struggle for keeping water lettuce alone is my cat 🐱 idk his he manages to get them out from the small hole for my filter, but he does.
How can I get oxygen to my fish without surface agitation though? (With water lettuce in tank)
A good air pump
How many hours does the light need to be on for Lettuce Plants, indoor? And what if I keep them an outdoor fish tank, sunlight.
My fish like to eat water lettuce and other floating plant I put. I think most of floating plant were eating by my snails..
my water lettuces’ roots are brown, what does that mean?
Root rot
You need to check worms below the leaves if you found the leaves is bitten of.
My gourami picked and picked at the roots and I ended up losing the two plants I had. I have zebra danios in another tank ...any idea if they'd leave it alone now that I got one plant still left.
It's a hardy plant, but it hates water movement.
Also, if you want longer roots, keep the tank low on nitrates/nitrites/ammonia
hey man is it possible to keep water lettuce in a close lid aquarium, its a glass cover and water do tend to evaporate at top. do you think it would be a problem
@Adam Estrada what will i do with it
Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?
i don’t think so, two 5 watts is twice as much 5 watt light, one 10 watt is higher wattage overall
@@lykeprice9239 won't they work same way?
my water lettuce will not grow, they stay small they propagate but still small with leaves pointing down anytip yours are huge
They could be dwarf water lettuce, they don’t get bigger than 4inches.
You need plant them on the open air and they need sun light
will this stuff work in a discus tank, 85-86 Fahrenheit?
Hey, what kind of filter do u have? What brand?
How to reproduce it? Is that growing seeds or something?
Will it produce oxygen for fishes
It can grow without fish ??
What is the water temperature
those plants look dead bro, those leaves are not supposed to be that flat on the waters surface
They also look way too overcrowded to me
They need fresh open air and sun light.
Does anyone know of a reputable online site I can purchase floating lettuce?
Also is CO2 needed? I do not use CO2
Thank you
Joe
All floating plants get most if not all of their CO2 from the air, which is the main reason they're floating in the first place.
will not work with goldfish. They will simply eat all the roots.
does wattage matter?
Yes! Intensity is good
can humans eat this plant?
Hmmmmmm.......65.000 Kelvin ??????????????
6500k
I don’t even touch my leaf lettuce 🥬 it’s just chilling and growing