Floating plants
Salvinia, frogbit and red root floater: plants that shade the surface and use up nitrate quickly.
17 species. Use the filters to narrow it down to the ones that suit your aquarium.
Plant
Easy
Amazon Frogbit
Limnobium laevigatum
18–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Hornwort
Ceratophyllum demersum
10–28°C
light medium
Plant
Medium
Red Root Floater
Phyllanthus fluitans
22–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Riccia
Riccia fluitans
18–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Salvinia
Salvinia natans
18–26°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Water Sprite
Ceratopteris thalictroides
20–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Duckweed
Lemna minor
10–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
European Frogbit
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
5–25°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Azolla
Azolla filiculoides
10–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
20–30°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Giant Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza
10–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Asian Watergrass
Hygroryza aristata
20–30°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Ricciocarpos
Ricciocarpos natans
15–28°C
light medium
Plant
Medium
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
20–30°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Wolffia
Wolffia arrhiza
12–28°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Star Duckweed
Lemna trisulca
8–24°C
light medium
Plant
Easy
Soft Hornwort
Ceratophyllum submersum
15–28°C
light medium