anyone know about duckweed?

Does the Salvinia seem to grow as fast as the duckweed? But you say it does look alot like the duckweed, cause I do really like the look of it but I'm not sure I'm ready for the upkeep for it.

Thank you I hope you realize just how helpfull ya'll are!!
 
Ok well thank you everyone for the information, I'm still not sure what I want to get I am just going crazy trying to learn about the different plants I want so many of them but I think for now I should maybe keep it to a minimum since I have never used live plants (exept for my lonely wal-mart plant) which is not doing so well. I didn't realize there was so much involved in a planted aquarium, but then again I did not realize how much was involved in a unplanted tank either :read: I alway's figured "there fish" all you have to do is feed them and clean the tank from time to time, I didn't realize you can get so attached to them and want to do so much for them!! I just have to say I am sooooo happy there is a place like this I can go, thanks to you guys I am learning so much THANK YOU :bowing: Once I have it all figured out I will let you know what I have come up with!

Gin :joke:
 
Happychem

I took a look at your pics of your tanks, I really like them, anyway I was wondering is the plant in the upper left hand corner (33/g) the salvinia? Also what is the plant you have in the pot (center/foreground), I really like that one!
 
I suspect that you're looking at the Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Brazillian pennywort (I think)), it has lager disc-shaped leaves and can be grown floating or submerged. It spreads across the top pretty quickly. There's also a fair but of Salvinia in there, but it's a bit hard to see through the glare. The Salvinia has the fuzzy roots.

The plant in the centre-foreground is Riccia fluitans which is tied onto the bottom of a terracotta pot with a hair net. Riccia needs high light and CO2 to be grown submersed, but grows floating without any special care.

You can research them all at: www.plantgeek.net
 
not to get off topic but i also was looking for a floatly type of plant for my tank, what would you guys suggest?
 
happychem said:
The Salvinia has the fuzzy roots.
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Salvinia natans in my tanks:
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The roots grow longer if they are in a still spot, i.e. they float around in the current in my bigger tank and the roots there only grow half as long as above.
 
The golf course I work at in the summers has two ponds that fill with duckweed. It is as described, basically a tiny tiny lilly pad with a hair for a root. The picture posted does not look like it though. It is very very hard to get rid of if you dont want it. My boss spends 1000 dollars for a quart of herbicide just to get rid of it for a couple of weeks during tournament season. But it always comes back. If your fish eat it, it would be like free food as it spreads very quickly.
 
Oh interesting thing I just remembered about duckweed. In the wild, when winter comes duckweed actually sinks to the bottom of the pond where it is and 'hibernates' until spring when it rises and starts to spread again.
 
Thanks for the link happychem, I will definetly check it out (my husband already thinks I'm nuts for all the time I spend at aquarium sites), I'm sure I will figure out something, I've been looking at all the helpful growing hints in the plants forum, what am I getting myself into :duh:

A note to H4N... good luck picking something out, I've been going crazy, first I see one I think I want then another then another..... :eek: then when you think you know what you want guess what you find yet another :D be sure to look at all the pros and cons and what would go best with your tank, when we got our tank I did everything wrong I am trying to make sure I get this right!!
 
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