Pond floating plants in aquarium?

[vwill279]

The glass top for my 46 bowfront just cracked and before I decide to buy a new one, I was wondering if you could use floating pond plants as a cover rather than glass.

For example, cover some of the surface with water hyacinth or water lilies, etc. Would they be able to grow indoors in a tank? or would the double HOB filtration be too much surface movement for them?

 

[LiveMermaid07]

I think it could work, as long as they get enough light. Maybe try it with a couple/few to see if the filter moves them too much? If possible.

 

[toddnbecka]

Water lilies need deeper water than the typical aquarium, and water hyacinths simply don't live long indoors. If you want a floating plant to cover the surface Salvinia is a good choice. The hob filters would need to be fitted with some plastic canvas to modify the outflow, but that's as cheap and easy as anything can get.

 

[LiveMermaid07]

Water lilies need deeper water than the typical aquarium, and water hyacinths simply don't live long indoors. If you want a floating plant to cover the surface Salvinia is a good choice. The hob filters would need to be fitted with some plastic canvas to modify the outflow, but that's as cheap and easy as anything can get.

+1

 

[vwill279]

I was hoping for something a little bigger than salvinia. I'll keep looking around, but I'll probably just end up replacing the glass. Sometimes my romantic ideas get the better of me

 

[toddnbecka]

Amazon frogbit will grow to a halfway decent size with medium light, water lettuce can grow even larger, but Salvinia is the best for a dense cover on the water surface in the shortest time.

 

[kenjivaj]

Try water sprite. You will love them. I put them outdoor during the summer and indoor during the winter. You can even sink them down and they will still grow. You can break the leaf branch and it will grow into new plants. It will also gives alot of place for little fishes to hide.


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