"I've never had this before, and I'm very happy with it. My fish love it, especially my betta!"
-Cindy H. Via Etsy
"Riccia Fluitans" is a drifting, low light, and easy care plant, and somewhat unusual in appearance!
I love them in my tanks as they are great at sheltering fry and baby shrimplets. It dramatically increases the survival rate when you allow it to float on the surface of your breeding tank.
This order is for one clumped bunch, about the size of a small ping-pong ball. Will contain other shorter stems.
2oz portion is roughly a small condiment cup size.
SUBMERGED-GROWN
Growing requirements:
- 65-80 Degrees Fahrenheit
- Ph 6-8
- Medium light intensity.
- Fast growth speed
- Ct2 not needed
Cassandra's Notes:
This is sometimes called Pearlwort; a romantic sort of name that alludes to the beautiful little oxygen pearls that form on the tips of this moss. You'll see this effect best under high light, or when this moss floats right up at the surface nearest the light. I love to allow mine to float on the surface for fry and shrimplet shelter, but I have tied it to fishing weights and driftwood before. It will constantly attempt to escape to the surface, but it'll look like a cute little bush for a few months in the meanwhile. I've also used loose gravel to weigh it down.
I've included a photo above of a sample order. This is the amount you can expect to receive. Grown submerged with minimal fertilizer and average light/ room temperatures. I do have snails in tanks.