Planting
How to plant each type
Rhizomes, stems, rosettes, carpets, and floaters need different treatment. Get the base right.
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Salvinia
Salvinia natans • supplier identification
Small floating fronds add a view from above as well as shade below. Keep an open area at the surface so this planting does not take over the tank.
- Care level
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- Added CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Placement
- Water surface
- Growing style
- Floating plants
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How to plant it
Place the portion on the water surface rather than burying it. Choose an area where the filter outlet will not repeatedly push the fronds underwater.
Everyday care
Thin the cover regularly so submerged plants continue to receive light. Remove declining fronds and avoid letting thick growth obstruct equipment or the entire surface.
Growing more
Floating growth naturally divides into separate portions. Move a small healthy portion to another suitable aquarium rather than transferring the whole mat.
What to watch for
Floating plants can spread beyond aquariums. Check local restrictions before ordering and dispose of unwanted growth in the trash, never in drains or natural waterways.
Care levels are a practical starting point, not a growth guarantee. “Optional CO₂” means added CO₂ is not essential for a suitable low-demand setup. Check the exact listing for the supplied plant form and current options.
Product identification and imagery: AquariumFish.com: Salvinia. Additional growing guidance: Tropica plant directory.
Keep learning
Give it a good start.
Nutrition
Substrate & plant nutrition
Choose a rooting medium and feeding routine that work with the plants and water you have.
Troubleshooting
Plant melt: what to check
Separate normal adjustment from ongoing decline by inspecting the base and watching new growth.