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- Ricca Fluitans ( crystalwort )is the plant used in many of Takashi Amano Aquascapes.
- This can create a rolling hills effect if used properly.
- Riccia can be tied to rocks and driftwood.
- Tie it with fishing line to rocks, or driftwood
- Riccia is a great excess nutrient hedge that can help remove harmful amonia, nitrates and nitrites from the aquarium.
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Ricca Fluitans
Aquarium plant Ricca Fluitans
- This Beautiful Ricca Fluitans ( crystalwort )is the awesome grasslike plant as seen in Takashi Amano Landscaping.
- This can create a rolling hills effect if used properly.
- Ricca Fluitans may contain bladderwort. This may be slightly yellow depending on current weather conditions
- Riccia is great for creating a stunning Amano-style foreground.
- Tie it with fishing line to rocks, or place in plastic mesh (onion bags). Can also be used as a floating plant for baby fish.
- Additionally, riccia is a great nutrient/waste sump that can help remove harmful amonia, nitrates and nitrites from your fish tank.
- This plant thrives in rich co2 plant tanks
- Small portion not generous
- This may be either the floating variety or the sinking variety .
| Lemna minor |
| Family: |
Acanthaceae |
| Scientific Name: |
Lemna minor |
| Common Name: |
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| Distribution: |
Cosmopolitan |
| Height: |
0.2- |
| Width: |
0.2-0.7 |
| Light Required: |
low-very high |
| Temperature: |
5-30 |
| pH: |
4.5-9 |
| Ease of care: |
very easy |
| Notes: |
In aquariums Lemna minor is often regarded as a weed that is hard to avoid. But if you patiently remove visible plants every day you will get rid of it within a few weeks. Goldfish like eating L. minor from the surface. |
| Author: |
Tropica |
Weight: 1.00
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