Problem with frogbit and water lettuce

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jake72

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So I have an interesting problem with frogbit and water lettuce. For some reason in my 5 gallon tank these plants like to grow roots as long as 2 feet. Now I don't mind a few roots hanigng down but every 2 or 3 weeks i have to pull a lot of them out because the roots create a complete barrier in the tank preventing the fishes from swimming. Why are they growing such long roots ? Is there a way to train them to limit their roots to 8 inch or so ?
 

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Shorten the roots, but you can trim them as needed to keep to a length you want.

I have a friend who has the same problem with their frogbit too. They trim it shorter
 
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