floating plants for discus biotope.

[zchauvin]

I bought some duckweed and water lettuce from my lfs yesterday but the water lettuce was huggeee. It sticks out of the surface of the water about 6-8 inches. Does anybody know any other floating plants for use in biotope that arent as big?? Thanks guys

[Darrell Ward]

Frogbit.

[zchauvin]

Frogbit.

Thanks darrel I will get some. Are there any other others with long roots??

[Darrell Ward]

None that I'm aware of that looks good, and doesn't grow above the water line.

[Second Hand Pat]

This might be a good read.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?86409-Low-Profile-Floating-Plants&highlight=

[William Palumbo]

I use watersprite...Bill

[morillonj]

watersprite(indian fern) is a good floating plant. its what i have in my planted wild discus tank and it grows super fast plus lets off huge long roots. looks real nice. Try ordering on aquabid.com

[zchauvin]

Alright thanks guys. I didn't think water lettuce was so big!!!

[Darrell Ward]

Yes, they get pretty big. They also like good lighting. I have water lettuce in my 240 gal. under two 70 watt metal halide lights. They grow great there, and produce many daughter plants. I put some of them in my 150gal. with fluorescent lighting, and they started melting away after 2 days.

[zchauvin]

Yes, they get pretty big. They also like good lighting. I have water lettuce in my 240 gal. under two 70 watt metal halide lights. They grow great there, and produce many daughter plants. I put some of them in my 150gal. with fluorescent lighting, and they started melting away after 2 days.

lol, they are under 0 light. They are higher off water than my 16w led Haha

[1nvad3r]

This is what mine looks like with the Amazon Frogbits and took couple weeks to get the rootings like that:)
http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/Discus1nvad3r/05312011869.jpg

[zchauvin]

That's exactly what I'm looking for, where can you buy it and how much light does it require?? I've only got a 16w marineland double bright led strip.