Top 5 Floating Plants for Aquariums

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  • Bug Buffet & Green Cuisine Available Here - purefin.shop/ A detailed list of the top 5 best floating plants for aquariums. These plants are very good for people looking to breed livebearers like guppies or platies. Or people simply looking for good live plants to aquascape with.
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  • @gabegoodyke6862
    @gabegoodyke6862 4 года назад +37

    i bought some snails and i got a bunch of plants that came with them so thank you this helped a lot

  • @amariev226
    @amariev226 3 года назад +4

    Fantastic information! Just what I was looking for and I really appreciate your effort here!

  • @joeyroldan1658
    @joeyroldan1658 5 лет назад +34

    I love how aesthetically pleasing your scapes are! Yet at the same time, they all look practical to work in and maintain. Cheers from Texas.

  • @adolfititovega
    @adolfititovega 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for the information, greetings from Mexico

  • @johnnydimes8257
    @johnnydimes8257 3 года назад +2

    Cheers mate keep it up

  • @rollerkitbird
    @rollerkitbird 4 года назад +46

    Damn foo, you can't stop looking at your tank... can you?

    • @dante4697
      @dante4697 4 года назад +5

      haha I noticed too bro

    • @julianekoputro2770
      @julianekoputro2770 3 года назад +2

      Agreeee that annoyed me too hahaha

    • @secdef3531
      @secdef3531 3 года назад +1

      And now I can’t stop seeing it... 😒😂

  • @imoffendedthatyouareoffended
    @imoffendedthatyouareoffended 2 года назад +1

    Been binging your videos. My guppies ate all the duckweed i added and one almost died from over eating. So I found some big floating plants to help
    Maintain the water and make it prettier. Also got some Java moss for the shrimp and used some aquatic super glue to put it on the spider wood. The shrimp and fish seem to enjoy a full tank of plants now.

  • @james_big_balla3002
    @james_big_balla3002 4 года назад +11

    I’m planning on getting schooling fish and a
    Beta so I’ll probably gets some hornwort if it’s good for fish fry

  • @Jess-vk6mp
    @Jess-vk6mp Год назад +2

    I’m in a couple of aquarium groups and when I was a beginner I was always so worried about getting duckweed in my aquarium because everyone hated it so much and said it was impossible to get rid of. Well of course I eventually got some duckweed in my aquarium and it did spread really quickly. But what I realized is my fish loved it and my water parameters were doing great and I had a lot less algae with it so I left it. Sooner or later my entire surface was covered in duckweed so I scooped out half of it and just kept up with scooping out the excess and tossing it. I honestly didn’t mind having it. At one point I wanted to try just having frogbit so I got it all the duckweed out. I was able to use my fish net to scoop out the majority of it, then I just went in with some of my aquarium tweezers and picked out the few remaining and I was able to get it all out no problem. But my aquarium is a 15 gallon Fluval flex so there’s not a ton of surface area so it was pretty easy to get it all out.
    Unfortunately the frogbit didn’t last and when it all died I just got some more duckweed from my local fish store for free and just added it back in 😂
    Honestly duckweed doesn’t deserve the hate it gets. About the most annoying thing about it is how it sticks to your hands and arm when doing maintenance and how fast it grows but it’s not a big deal to me. Just scoop out 3/4 of the duckweed once it’s filled the surface area and you’re good for a while before it grows all back again.

  • @markw6154
    @markw6154 4 года назад

    Great basic advice.

  • @grannydeez13
    @grannydeez13 Месяц назад

    Hot take, but I love duckweed. Looks cool and serves a purpose.

  • @no-knickers-emma1112
    @no-knickers-emma1112 4 года назад +6

    Tried most floating plants and nothing beats Frogbit. I need to try Red Root Floater

  • @Getsitdone
    @Getsitdone 9 месяцев назад

    Cool shirt!

  • @mellewedin8221
    @mellewedin8221 5 лет назад +4

    I'm totally bing watching your videos, awesome job man. It's not easy caring for fish and plants.

  • @ohrats731
    @ohrats731 5 лет назад +8

    I found a good tip for water wisteria: if you buy it in a tube with gel, chances are it was grown emerged. When you put it in the aquarium almost the whole stem will rot, but save anything green!! I really thought I lost all my water wisteria but I left the green nubs in my tank and now I have a bunch of tall and happy wisteria stems a few months later. I never give up on any plant stem that isn’t rotten. I can’t say my hygrophilia repens is coming back but you never know....

  • @mellewedin8221
    @mellewedin8221 5 лет назад +9

    I love hornswort. All my fish love it. It puts alot of oxygen back into the water. Yes it can over take you tank if you do not tend to it.

    • @cienten9002
      @cienten9002 5 лет назад +2

      Mellé wedin But it’s frustrating since its leaves are so thin and fine, they make a mess everywhere

  • @addhyansinghdeo9280
    @addhyansinghdeo9280 2 года назад

    Nice t shirt btw

  • @acavoxnegledajtelevizor401
    @acavoxnegledajtelevizor401 6 месяцев назад

    Phyllanthus fluitans
    azolla filiculoides
    Duckweed
    Wolffia - you can dry it and then feed fish 😊

  • @LadyandtheScamp4Ever
    @LadyandtheScamp4Ever 3 года назад

    Hey!! Thanks for the videos ❤️ I’m setting up a 20 gallon aquarium now for guppies & Kuhli loaches. I bought some water sprite but it hasn’t grown much yet (it’s in my 10 gallon tank w/a few fish & some cherry shrimp) the shrimp like it but there’s not much of it yet... what types of plants & snails would you put in a tank for Kuhli loaches & guppies?? Thank you!!! 😍😍😍👏👏👏

    • @nabeeldraws506
      @nabeeldraws506 2 года назад

      Will you keep the cherries and kuhlis together?

  • @fishkeepingfreak
    @fishkeepingfreak Год назад

    Which floating plant is best for a fluval flex tank where the light on the hood is really close to the water. Its led lights so they dont emit much heat at all and there is a feeding port that remains open for heat and humidity to escape. Im new to the hobby and have red eye tetras, panda corys and a BN pleco. I have real driftwood for the BN but i think i need more cover for the tetras because their eyes are supposed to be very light sensitive. The flow rate is pretty high so i dont think red root floaters would work. I plan in keeping whatever i get in a feeding ring in the other side of the tank from the output water nozzle so they dont get as much watet flow, but i need the high flow pointed upwards a bit for oxygenation because i dont want an airstone. Any advice will help since im new

  • @yourxiao4951
    @yourxiao4951 4 года назад

    ❤️

  • @Kirbythediver
    @Kirbythediver Год назад +1

    He's leading an orchestra lol

  • @montuckyhomegrown
    @montuckyhomegrown Год назад

    Bro you are so twitchy you don’t have to keep moving your hands like that your doing a fine video stop being so scared! Your doing a good job bud

  • @thehappyfishguy601
    @thehappyfishguy601 5 лет назад +2

    duckweed is all around here in the philippines, it's very useful with outdoor ponds...

    • @JuvzBolivar
      @JuvzBolivar 3 года назад

      How is it useful?
      Btw, does it improve water quality?

    • @thehappyfishguy601
      @thehappyfishguy601 3 года назад

      @@JuvzBolivar it is a good way of filtering your pond. Provides shade for the fish as well.

    • @JuvzBolivar
      @JuvzBolivar 3 года назад

      @@thehappyfishguy601 thanks for replying :). I will try to use pond's water for duckweed experiment

  • @elijahsarabia5177
    @elijahsarabia5177 5 лет назад +71

    I got too distracted by how much he moved his hands and rubing them i thought it was on loop

    • @Anton-dk7rh
      @Anton-dk7rh 5 лет назад +7

      My thoughts exactly=) But I like the info, gj bruh!

    • @hummingbirds986
      @hummingbirds986 3 года назад

      Elijah Sarabia we have the same name 😂

    • @K15_08
      @K15_08 3 года назад

      @@hummingbirds986 , this is a *RARE COINCIDENCE*

    • @hummingbirds986
      @hummingbirds986 3 года назад

      Karl Gerard Hernandez yes, there are barely any people with my name, but funny enough, my moms friend has a kid named Elijah and my dads friend has a kid named Elijah.

    • @K15_08
      @K15_08 3 года назад

      @@hummingbirds986 *OK*

  • @tyler_4147
    @tyler_4147 5 лет назад +3

    You can buy frogbit on eBay in Aus as long as ur not in WA or NT

  • @torringames
    @torringames 2 года назад

    Im 26 years old and have been keeping fish almost 18 years ranging from guppies to bettas all the way up to parachromis and even a bullhead catfish that I found in my backyard and nursed back to health before releasing back into its NATURAL HABITAT (I come from an area where bullhead catfish are native species and breed all year round in southern Canada). I somehow found a bullhead catfish washed up barely living in a ditch in my backyard when I was 16 and got a kiddie pool to nurse it back to health with the money I had at the time.
    After all that I am just now getting back into smaller fish tanks for planted guppy + centerpiece fish tanks. I am hoping to get some water wysteria and a baby java fern and some valisneria from my brother to start until the stores get more beginner friendly plants back in.

    • @christianjones1834
      @christianjones1834 Год назад

      I’ve kept bullheads for years in “goldfish” ponds super cool fish and really good Flathead catfish bait

  • @rosemarydudley9954
    @rosemarydudley9954 Год назад

    It looks pretty much like your frog bit is Amazon frog bit. I bought some BUT was sold European frog bit. Much smaller and very fragile. However, I made a ring of plastic tubing to control it, put a suction cup on it to hold it in place.
    The reason I write this is ... when you do a water change RELEASE THE SUCTION CUP OR ALL THE FROG BIT WILL TRAVEL ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE WATER. You will have to start again collecting it ... Thought this may be a usefull tip?

  • @C2Different
    @C2Different Год назад

    List please

  • @tylersbackyard5356
    @tylersbackyard5356 4 года назад +1

    Nice list, duck weed is one of my favorite. Here in the Philippines, water lettuce is one of the best for fries.

  • @jase123111
    @jase123111 2 года назад

    I must be the old person in the world that can't grow duckweed. I tried it in my pond, aquariums and fish breeding tubs. It starts off well, then slowly gets less and less until there is none left. I tried it in shade, full sun, partial shade etc. My fish must eat it all. I only have guppies, platty and gourami so can't understand why this happens.

  • @irishaquarist
    @irishaquarist 5 лет назад +4

    I had Hornwort and Water Wisteria... I ordered a floating plant which I forgot the name of... when it arrives I'll be sure to post a video on Insta or on RUclips :D

  • @allie9458
    @allie9458 4 года назад +1

    You are the one who introduced me to bristlenose plecos! I want one but my mom said I can only get a betta! But once I show her that I can take good care of a fish she will let me get a new fish ( I think she said the Dalmatian molly) then I can get a bristlenose after that, so probably 1 and a half years lol, but better than no fish at all!

  • @sleeperaquatics4480
    @sleeperaquatics4480 5 лет назад +5

    Thankfully there are diferent species of frogbit as european frogbit is illegal in the state of indiana but the other two species are not banned

    • @ASpookyBean
      @ASpookyBean 3 года назад

      Do you know why it’s illegal?

  • @matheryn03
    @matheryn03 5 лет назад +2

    Frogbit is a noxious weed in Australia that is choking our inland aquatic systems. That's why it's so difficult to find--and rightly so. I like it, but its too invasive.

  • @MELODYMUNRO
    @MELODYMUNRO 5 лет назад +3

    I'm in QLD and have amazon frogbit, but if you are in NSW, NT, TAS or WA I can't/sell to you as it's illegal/pest in those states. Another good plant that can be grown floating is elodea.

  • @colebrown1438
    @colebrown1438 5 лет назад +1

    I've had horn wart and it never did good

  • @sherryp8967
    @sherryp8967 Год назад

    Keep in mind that if water surface is totally covered by floaters…then there will be less water surface agitation (from your HOB filter and airstone) and therefore less oxygenation. Be diligent and scoop out overgrowth. Good rule of thumb is to have 2/3 of water surface plant free.

  • @AussieAquatic
    @AussieAquatic 5 лет назад +3

    Water Wisteria is a Great No. 1.
    Aussie Aussie Oi Oi.

  • @hunterw4332
    @hunterw4332 5 лет назад +1

    Hey does anybody know a good place to purchase cherry shrimp from online?

  • @artificialecosystems5874
    @artificialecosystems5874 5 лет назад +1

    My personal favourite is sylvinia but still a good video

  • @DaWahine79
    @DaWahine79 4 года назад +2

    To my US hobbyists....Where can I buy these plants, not at PetCo or Petsmart?

  • @aaronnava2985
    @aaronnava2985 4 года назад

    I'm 28 starting to plant aquariums for the first time in my life the duck weed? Is the best idea I have heard. I have a problem with keeping the temp of the water down thank you. Can you make a video on which plants to keep where like which plant do you keep in the back or the fr ok not of the tank

  • @chriselliott8131
    @chriselliott8131 2 года назад

    You still in the hobby? I just started. I got a ton of frogwart.

  • @florentineflorentine5059
    @florentineflorentine5059 Год назад

    Sorry umm...could anyone help list the name?

  • @patrickkorte1701
    @patrickkorte1701 4 года назад +8

    Is your neck sore after this video? Jokes aside, great content.

  • @imflying2752
    @imflying2752 3 года назад

    Nice shirt and hepful video. Nice job, and thank you. However, please hold your hands still somewhat. You were giving me motion sickness, and made it distracting. No offense, some of us are just wimps like that.

  • @skuasomething3104
    @skuasomething3104 2 года назад

    why did the music scare me

  • @ZomBeeNature
    @ZomBeeNature 5 лет назад +8

    Your top 5 plants but you don't have any of 4 of them! 😲

  • @Jeremiah13tears
    @Jeremiah13tears Год назад

    I’m sure you changed your t shirt design by now.

  • @mamun1660
    @mamun1660 5 лет назад +3

    Bro u can go to the park and find them

  • @joshs_random_location
    @joshs_random_location 5 лет назад

    I'm from Victoria, not very much of a floater Plant available for me. Best I've got is Elodea. Grows green producers root system.

  • @dannieldelfim1411
    @dannieldelfim1411 5 лет назад +22

    Tip to help: stop looking to the aquarium every 2 seconds. Thanks for the information, peace

  • @sirawatthammaphan
    @sirawatthammaphan 3 месяца назад

    C ❤ ❤ L

  • @_Manushyan_
    @_Manushyan_ 4 года назад +1

    U could have shown more plants than more of you

  • @jecilendumalag7493
    @jecilendumalag7493 Месяц назад

    I did not listen even a single thing i just counted all "uh" and "umh" words you said HAHAHAH😂

  • @jobithaphilipose2183
    @jobithaphilipose2183 2 года назад

    INDIA KERALA kottayam ayarkunnam elapani RAHUL

  • @jaxsondevereux6953
    @jaxsondevereux6953 Год назад

    RED ROOT FLOATERS!!!!!

  • @noelelenes9090
    @noelelenes9090 4 года назад

    I love hornwort but I’m having lots of trouble with it. I’m not sure if it’s growing algae but it’s some greenish webby ugly substance on all of it.

  • @jesbenji9742
    @jesbenji9742 3 года назад +1

    "Herpes of the aquarium" 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @wilhelm1956
    @wilhelm1956 3 года назад +1

    What's with your hands and arms?

  • @nmg1541
    @nmg1541 5 лет назад +2

    Look to the back haha

  • @kenjietao1913
    @kenjietao1913 5 лет назад

    I love you!

  • @Cam-dy2ji
    @Cam-dy2ji 4 года назад

    Good video, thanks for the info!
    Lots of people complaining in the comments but I'd like to see them try to do this :) keep it up

  • @richardmatthys7133
    @richardmatthys7133 2 года назад +1

    Keep looking at the camera and stop looking away. Very distracting

  • @andrewscala6006
    @andrewscala6006 4 года назад

    If you want frogbit, I’’ll send some to you... let me know

    • @benitouchiha
      @benitouchiha 4 года назад

      Send me some

    • @Massholes413
      @Massholes413 4 года назад

      Send me some

    • @andrewscala6006
      @andrewscala6006 4 года назад

      colin moran
      Hi Colin. I only have salvinia left which is a bit smaller than frog bit. I’ll send some if you want. Ascala@hvc.rr.com
      What is your address?

    • @andrewscala6006
      @andrewscala6006 4 года назад +1

      2b
      Hello. I only have salvinia left.
      My email is ascala@hvc.rr.com

    • @Massholes413
      @Massholes413 4 года назад

      Text me 413 218 3333

  • @CanEverything
    @CanEverything 4 года назад +1

    Don’t understand why everyone ist complaining how hard it is to get duckweed out of there aquarium?! Just remove it - not that difficult .. never had any problems with it

  • @duanemaartens3788
    @duanemaartens3788 4 года назад +1

    Stop looking at the aquarium ever freaking second. Your videos wil get much more likes if you keep eye contact with your audience. To be honest you look irritated with your camera seeing that you keep looking away. Just saying

  • @kmhakeem8914
    @kmhakeem8914 3 года назад +2

    Ninde kundi

  • @pungr
    @pungr 2 года назад

    The 'herpes' of the aquarium?

  • @stevens5541
    @stevens5541 3 месяца назад +1

    Ewe. K..hunt.

  • @greenlizardballs
    @greenlizardballs Год назад

    Yeah let's not show the plants who needs to see the plants

  • @shellyshree1176
    @shellyshree1176 4 года назад +1

    You r so handsome

  • @nilamanidas9828
    @nilamanidas9828 2 года назад

    Stop waving your hand so much when you are talking close to your camera. It's so disturbing

  • @petergilfillan8340
    @petergilfillan8340 5 лет назад +26

    Tip for you. Keep your hands still, its very distracting. Good information & great video but watch the hand movements lol : )

    • @WernTheDRUID
      @WernTheDRUID Год назад +18

      Tip for you, don’t feel the need to control others. I find the moving hands comforting and sincere, to each their own.

    • @jonathanmarchese5597
      @jonathanmarchese5597 Год назад +4

      I talk the same way so it's comforting to me, no hate

    • @petergilfillan8340
      @petergilfillan8340 Год назад +1

      @@jonathanmarchese5597 Not hating. Love his videos. Just offering Constructive criticism. Cheers : )

    • @TheLasTBreHoN
      @TheLasTBreHoN Год назад +3

      ​@@petergilfillan8340 enjoy it for what it is. Just a tip

    • @dooomswear303
      @dooomswear303 Год назад +1

      Cope

  • @stevens5541
    @stevens5541 Год назад +1

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