Wolffia arrhiza
Watermeal
- Scientific Name
- Wolffia arrhiza
- Origin
- Worldwide
- Temperature (°C)
- 15 - 24
- pH range
- 6.8 - 7.5
- Hardness (ppm)
- 80 - 150
- Notes
- WOLFFIA is the smallest flowering plant in the world. The entire plant consists of only a green disk with a diameter of 0.5 - 1.5mm. Most small tetra-type fishes feed on this plant. It does a lot to enhance the colour of those fish that eat it. It is only about 20% the size of Duckweed.
- Propagation
- Vegetatively by division can increase very rapidly & like DUCKWEED can be a pest
- Source
- FNZAS