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  1. Salvinia vs. Duckweed - Aquatic Plant Forum

    Jun 30, 2023 · I know duckweed generally has a bad reputation because of its pesky ability to cling, clog and generally make life at the surface of your aquarium a little bit of a nuisance. But, lately I've had …

  2. Getting rid of Duckweed with fish? | Aquatic Plant Forum

    Jul 4, 2023 · Duckweed is a nuisance, but since it removes ammonia and nutrients, so it is something I am willing to live with. My duckweed removal tools: A small test tube-type bristle brush that you can …

  3. Who eats duckweed? - Aquatic Plant Forum

    Sep 18, 2007 · Preferrably cheap and something that I won't want to get rid of after the duckweed is gone? I also have anubias, java fern, Christmas moss and a lily in the tank presently.

  4. DIY Floating Plant Corral | Aquatic Plant Forum

    May 14, 2007 · I recently bit the bullet and purposely introduced duckweed to a 10gal tank of mine in an effort to reduce the lighting and be a fast grower. And sure enough in a week the top of the tank was …

  5. Duckweed in the Natural Aquarium | Aquatic Plant Forum

    Jul 3, 2006 · Duckweed is a very nice plant in many situations. It provides shade where needed, overhead cover for shy fish, a source of food for fry and vegetarians, and it will consume a lot of …

  6. duckweed driving me nuts! | Aquatic Plant Forum

    Apr 3, 2008 · To all those duckweed lovers out there: how do you not get it all over everything all the time? I have duckweed in my new 5 gallon NPT. I think I need it because it is supposed to be such a …

  7. Duckweed vs. Water Lettuce - Aquatic Plant Forum

    Jul 11, 2008 · So what you're saying is 30 grams of duckweed will do the same job as 30 grams of water lettuce. The only difference is 30 grams of duckweed might cover 50% of my tank surface area, and …

  8. Is duckweed the answer? | Aquatic Plant Forum

    Jun 28, 2009 · Duckweed is also used in some water treatment facilities to clean waste water. LINK Here's another scenario. Floating plants throughout the tank. I successfully have kept tanks w/ only …

  9. Super Easy DIY Way to keep Duckweed in one place

    Oct 31, 2010 · The duckweed is doubling in number in less than 2 days so I also wanted to keep it contained and make it easy to remove as it gets overcrowded. I took 4 green colored flexible drinking …

  10. Pothos as an alternative to floating plants - Aquatic Plant Forum

    Jan 28, 2022 · I was wondering if anyone had any experience having pothos instead of the usual floaters (frogbit, duckweed, salvinia, water lettuce, etc). Floaters tend to explode in numbers and hence block …