May 2, 200521 yr comment_47981 Hi Folks... I'm looking, after some suggestions on suitable floating plants to put into my 1200mm (community based)Tropical tank. Have checked around the shops here in Christchurch, but haven't had any real luck. All suggestion greatfully recieved. (I don't mind paying to have them sent to me from out of town) Report
May 2, 200521 yr comment_48009 Water sprite - Ceratopteris thalictroides Indian fern - Ceratopteris pteroides Water wisteria - Hygrophila difformis Riccia - Riccia fluitans Duckweed - Lemna minor Rubra - Azollia filiculoides Starwort - Callitriche stagnalis water clover - Nardoo - Marsilea mutica Report
May 2, 200521 yr comment_48012 Indian Fern is very easy to grow and has nice long dangly roots, you can grow it floating or planted in the substrate. The last plant I brought up here was $4. Stay well away from Duckweed. You can look it up at www.tropica.com under Ceratopteris thalictroides Cheers, Matt Report
May 2, 200521 yr Author comment_48022 Cheers People, I'll let you know how I get on...I hope to get some pics of my new tank up soon Report
May 2, 200521 yr comment_48025 Don't go for Indian fern unless you want the entire top of the tank covered in it. I got a bunch of plants that obviously had a germ or something of indian fern in it and a couple of weeks later boom, the top was covered. I'd remove as much as I could and it would just bounce back. The tank was well fertilized so maybe that's why it found conditions so favourable or maybe it's just a pest generally. I've hopefully finally removed it from the tank now though. Report
May 2, 200521 yr comment_48066 Indian fern - Ceratopteris pteroides This is GREAT I used to have a few bunches of this floating around my last 4' tank, and the root structure was great!! Good thing I didn't have guppies, or I'd have been over run within months!!! :lol: Report
May 3, 200521 yr comment_48149 Just my view on indian fern. It is VERY easy to propogate - just add water :lol: Bought a small plant from LFS about 2 months ago - started annoying me 1 month ago, still finding bits of it poping up. If its what you want / need thats great, but if your a bit patient then maybe go with something else.. Report
May 3, 200521 yr comment_48152 Do not - repeat: NOT - get duckweed, unless you want the light to only go as far as the water level! I had ONE piece (smaller than a 5c coin) in my tank, it came with a piece of driftwood I'd bought, and 3 weeks later, I was scooping HANDFULS out of the tank!! And, of course, every time I remove it all, I find about a week later that I obviously didn't as there's more in there still... :lol: Report
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