Guess I was sold Frogbit and not rrf, is rrf more expensive? I need to go yell at someone now....
Do I want frogbit or duckweed???
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efinch, I consider this question on a par with "do you want bubonic plague or smallpox?" or perhaps "would you prefer hanging or lethal injection?"
frogbit I know nothing about, but duckweed....is OF THE DEVIL! Ugh, ick, spit, ptooey. And ack and hack as well. Bah humbug. Vile and evil stuff. Nasty. High on my list of things I would not miss if it vanished from the planet tomorrow. Wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Given a choice between it and hemorrhoids I would stock up on Preparation H.
not that I have strong feelings on the subject or anything.And it IS possible to eradicate a duckweed infestation, it just takes six months or so of fanatical daily diligence to locate and pluck out every single tiny leaf. A three-finger grab is the best technique, keeps it from scooting away (most of the time) due to surface tension. Remove every existing particle. Feel triumph. Repeat the next day. and the next.....and the next....you get the picture.
shun the duckweed. Chances are you will be afflicted eventually by accident, as noted above. But you never want to look at it and know you did this to yourself.
Oh!! This cracked me up! :rofl::rofl: :rofl:
Thanks, Xan... I needed that. And, btw, I will definitely stay away from duckweed after that hilarious diatribe.
:iagree: :iagree: :iagree: :clap::clap::clap: :bowing::bowing::bowing: i've never heard that put so well. i've never heard that put so well. i've never heard that put so well. it must be said in thrice. :nilly:
i love my frogbit. haven't had the pleasure of water lettuce yet.
red root floater and frogbit are very different. you do not need extremely high light to turn rrf red. the leafs and growth pattern on the two are very different. rrf will grow vertically sprouting little leafs on a tiny stem and piling up on top of itself until it blocks all light coming into a tank. frogbit will not. rrf has little bunches of roots in clumps frogbit has a few main roots that branch off and tapers down to make a nice stunning diplay. rrf has leafs that wrinkle up at the edges creating a "lip" around each leaf as well as a very distinctive shape in the leaf folds. frogbit has tiny little cilia on the leaf tops. rrf has one root structure from which a stem and the leafs grow and break off to form new plants. frogbit throws runners just under the waters surface to form new plants. frogbit lets more light into the tank for submersed plants to utilize for longer between necessary removal.
lillyan... if you're interested i can send you some frogbit for the same price you're offering so you can see the difference. i have to admit... rrf has been one of my favorite floaters thus far but i grew tired of it stealing all the light in my tank quickly. soon enough the only way i'll be willing to grow it is terrestrially in my terrarium where it's already doing pretty good.
just an fyi... floaters don't need co2 injection since they're exposed to air that has more than they could possibly use.
Excuse me, I'd like to change my order.
frogbit sounds like bigger salvinia minima...? I need a tank purely for floaters - oh wait, I think that's called a pond. 
:I like duckweed that behaves & has the trefoil leaves that are very pretty amongst salvinia.
PS: Thanks Xan, I lmao'd.
i have no idea on the prices. none of my local joints carry floaters... and i refuse to deal with most retailers for aquatic plants. sorry.
Personally, I have a bigger problem with my mini water lettuce taking over than I do my duckweed, which is mixed in with it. That water lettuce grows SO FREAKING FAST - the duckweed is just kind of "there" - but I am having to scoop out the lettuce every 3 days or so - its just exploded... As far as the frogbit goes, IME it grows slower than the lettuce, making it easier to maintain and it still looks really nice. Be careful though, it's illegal to have in Idaho (I didn't know that when I got it) - but duckweed and water lettuce are not (dumb IMO)... so be sure to check your states laws!
I put one little water lettuce in my 55 just as an experiment. Now I have lots. It stays small, not like it grows in my ponds. My danios love to play in the root system. when I get too much, I just scoop it out and throw it away.
