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Difficulty: Very Easy
Type: Floating rosette plant.
Size: Usually smaller than 5cm (2") in diameter in the aquarium - can grow up to 30cm in ponds.
Position and Usage: Floating plant that cleans your water. Suitable for aquariums and ponds. Suspended root network can be substantial and provide a nice, shaded refuge for small fish and shrimp.
Growth rate: Moderate to Fast
Lighting: 2/5 – 5/5
Water Conditions: 15 – 30°C; pH of 6.0 – 8.4; Hardness unimportant
CO2: Not required
Special requirements: Loves nitrate rich water - great for cleaning water column with high bioload. Water column fertilization can be very important.
Propagation: New plantlets form through "runners". Sexual reproduction through seeds can be done.
Emersed growth: Does not grow emersed - needs to be floating on water. Can be used in Vivariums and Paludariums where there is some water.

INVASIVE SPECIES INFORMATION: Restricted in the State of Wisconsin and poses a threat to the ecosystems of our Great Lakes. While unrestricted in Canada, this plant (along with any other aquatic plant) should never ever be released into any natural waterway and excess cuttings should be disposed properly either by trading them with your local fish store for credit or by sealing them in a plastic bag and disposing in the garbage. Keep our natural freswater ecosystems healthy!