My Guppies love Frogbit. They ate all the roots off of it lol. Still growing though & they enjoy floating & relaxing underneath the small piece they have. 💕
Thanks for the very good explanation on different topics of the floating plants. For years they keep the algae away in my tanks, and if they do not well, I know my tank has a problem. I also think a lot of fish do not like the very bright light all the time on their heads like a lot of the aquascape tanks have. If you cannot dim the lights, they are a must for anubias plants, they need dimmed light. I have water lettuce and salvinia. You can easy keep them in check by taking a bunch of them out every week with your hands and a little bucket. Duckweed is considered a super food but indeed problematic becuase they outcompete and kill all your other floating plants. I got an infection from plants from a friend. I didn’t see the duckweed but the small particles were there. They get between the small salvinia…All the methods on you tube are not workable except from this one: buy yourself a wet dry vacuum cleaner (Karcher 60 euros) and suck them up also the last ones hiding in the nooks and crannies. If you want to save your other floating plants, do this every week till they are gone.
An interesting thing about duckweed is that it contains all of the essential amino acids that the human body requires and cannot make on its own, and when dried is about 1/3rd protein in mass.
On a sidenote... You can harvest your excess floating plants, blender them, soak them for a few min in boiled water, dry them abit and feed them to your shrimp friends 😉
Little tips for duck weed : Make a circle with an air tube, like a feeding ring, and place the plant INSIDE the circle, you can contain the grow without it taking over your tank !
Other tip is have a few lightly to under fed mystery snails. Mine absolutely demolish the duckweed before starting on frogbit roots. I know to feed them more when the duckweed seems to disappear.
@@CatFish107 I don't yet have snails (need to travel out of state to get them) I'm just curious how the snails get over to the roots, is it just the ones that touch the sides of the tank?
@TylerDeLisle yep, the ones that touch the side. They are also good at reaching out along the surface a little way to sort of gather floaters, and funnel them in. They will also crawl on the underside of frogbit to chew on roots. The plant is just buoyant enough to support juvenile snails.
another advantage i may see, is, in shrimp tanks: If your tank is heavily planted and you encounter a problem regarding CO2 (at night), floating plants can make it easier for your shrimp when reaching for oxygen. Also, when it's very hot outside, a CO2 problem may occur. In this case, too, shrimp can climb the floating plants when reaching for oxygen. :) (Please note: I am not very experienced yet and my comment is not based on my personal experiences, but I thought it may contain some valuable thoughts!)
My red root floater grow little white flowers. With more plants added into the tank their population decreased. Imma try to place them under the light to see if they come back
Very informative. thanks...I have alot of algae in one of my tanks so if I put amazon frogbit or water sprite in will this take care of that algae or is it too late and these plants only prevent algae not take care of the algae already there?
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it! No, it will not take care of any algae, but it will help with controlling it. In general floating plants are always very big help with algae prevention. Try to stabilize your tank: dim the light if possible, shorten the lighting to max 7h/day, add floating plants, make little more water changes... and wait :) You should see results quite fast and then make next moves. Good luck!
what about water flow? my tank has a internal filter and the water surface moves alot. recommend me a easy floating plant please my betta needs some shade. I only have anubias and java fern at the moment.
If you have a betta - I would suggest to lower your flow. Bettas really prefer calm/standing water. But regarding the plant maybe Water Sprite? It grows quite big and might help with flow reduction. And it's easy plant to keep.
What are your favourite floating plants?
Lemna minor ❤️
Salvinia, frogbit, and when it's warm enough for patio tubbing, I enjoy water hyacinth (way too big for aquarium use)
I bought frog bit and red floaters and both are doing well.
Check out DustinsFishTanks. He's awesome.
Thank you for this video! I have always had a black thumb but wanted the natural benefits of plants in my tank, and these seem much easier.
I'm glad you liked it!
Excellent list! Frog bit is my favourite
Thanks! I’m glad you liked it :)
My Guppies love Frogbit. They ate all the roots off of it lol. Still growing though & they enjoy floating & relaxing underneath the small piece they have. 💕
That's awesome!
Where did you get your frogbit? I've been searching for a while
My frogbit and duck weed have come in clutch as supplemental feed for my rowdy crowd of mystery snails when I under fed them.
Thank you my friend! One love deep divers keep the vibes high and remember to do something today that you can thank yourself for tomorrow!!!
Thanks for the very good explanation on different topics of the floating plants. For years they keep the algae away in my tanks, and if they do not well, I know my tank has a problem. I also think a lot of fish do not like the very bright light all the time on their heads like a lot of the aquascape tanks have. If you cannot dim the lights, they are a must for anubias plants, they need dimmed light. I have water lettuce and salvinia. You can easy keep them in check by taking a bunch of them out every week with your hands and a little bucket. Duckweed is considered a super food but indeed problematic becuase they outcompete and kill all your other floating plants. I got an infection from plants from a friend. I didn’t see the duckweed but the small particles were there. They get between the small salvinia…All the methods on you tube are not workable except from this one: buy yourself a wet dry vacuum cleaner (Karcher 60 euros) and suck them up also the last ones hiding in the nooks and crannies. If you want to save your other floating plants, do this every week till they are gone.
Thank you! Great comment! I'm glad you liked the video.
An interesting thing about duckweed is that it contains all of the essential amino acids that the human body requires and cannot make on its own, and when dried is about 1/3rd protein in mass.
Incredible :) I heard that it was considered as food source for people living on Mars someday - but I have no idea if this is true :P
Awesome video man! Crazy to see how much your channel has grown. Keep up the amazing work! 👍
Thanks! Will do! :)
Very informative! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! :)
Very useful and informative
Thank you! Glad it was helpful! :)
On a sidenote... You can harvest your excess floating plants, blender them, soak them for a few min in boiled water, dry them abit and feed them to your shrimp friends 😉
That's a great idea! Thank you!
Isn't that just duckweed that can be harvested & fed to shrimp & fish. You can prep it & freeze it too & feed as a block.
Thank you!!! Great video!!!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the vid! After some thought Ive decided to not have floating plants in my aquarium, would rather have Photos plant instead
I'm glad it helped! Sure, pothos is also a good option!
Little tips for duck weed : Make a circle with an air tube, like a feeding ring, and place the plant INSIDE the circle, you can contain the grow without it taking over your tank !
Other tip is have a few lightly to under fed mystery snails. Mine absolutely demolish the duckweed before starting on frogbit roots. I know to feed them more when the duckweed seems to disappear.
@@CatFish107 I don't yet have snails (need to travel out of state to get them) I'm just curious how the snails get over to the roots, is it just the ones that touch the sides of the tank?
@TylerDeLisle yep, the ones that touch the side. They are also good at reaching out along the surface a little way to sort of gather floaters, and funnel them in.
They will also crawl on the underside of frogbit to chew on roots. The plant is just buoyant enough to support juvenile snails.
@@TylerDeLisle I hope by now you have snails and have watched them go across the water surface upside down! ✌️
Jackass that’s brilliant 👌
another advantage i may see, is, in shrimp tanks:
If your tank is heavily planted and you encounter a problem regarding CO2 (at night), floating plants can make it easier for your shrimp when reaching for oxygen.
Also, when it's very hot outside, a CO2 problem may occur. In this case, too, shrimp can climb the floating plants when reaching for oxygen. :)
(Please note: I am not very experienced yet and my comment is not based on my personal experiences, but I thought it may contain some valuable thoughts!)
My red root floater grow little white flowers. With more plants added into the tank their population decreased. Imma try to place them under the light to see if they come back
Yes, they can flower sometimes :) It makes them even more beautiful!
Very informative. thanks...I have alot of algae in one of my tanks so if I put amazon frogbit or water sprite in will this take care of that algae or is it too late and these plants only prevent algae not take care of the algae already there?
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it! No, it will not take care of any algae, but it will help with controlling it. In general floating plants are always very big help with algae prevention. Try to stabilize your tank: dim the light if possible, shorten the lighting to max 7h/day, add floating plants, make little more water changes... and wait :) You should see results quite fast and then make next moves. Good luck!
Is water lettuce safe for betta , others telling it is toxic for betta ??
Red root floaters for looks, water lettuce for filtering the water together with Amazon frogbid
Great combination :)
what about water flow? my tank has a internal filter and the water surface moves alot. recommend me a easy floating plant please my betta needs some shade. I only have anubias and java fern at the moment.
If you have a betta - I would suggest to lower your flow. Bettas really prefer calm/standing water. But regarding the plant maybe Water Sprite? It grows quite big and might help with flow reduction. And it's easy plant to keep.
it's already on the lowest flow. it's a Hailea RP-400 but I threw away the rain effect output extension ...@@AquascapingCube
@@craftwanderer8802frog bit. Can’t kill it if you try.
my water lettuce yellows and melt away. Water sprite gets decimated by snails.
Mosaic water leutucce frogbit my favourite
Hi I really like your videos!! Any chance you could add timestops so its easier to navigate? Thank you :)
Hi! Thanks for feedback, I will start adding chapters to my videos :)
what is the red plant in the background of fish tank on the video?
I think you are asking about Rotala H'ra. Great plant!
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I feed my duckweed to my goldfish that's how I keep it under control.
Lol