Mosses, floating plants, and macroalgae
Phyllanthus fluitans
Phyllanthus fluitans
Photo: Monarchatto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Adult size2 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin
- Size
- 1 – 2 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Light
- medium – high
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- average
- Growth
- medium
- Position
- floating
- Propagation
- division
Notes: Small floating leaves that turn red in bright light and reddish roots. Very decorative in open aquariums.
