Phyllanthus fluitans

Phyllanthus fluitans – The Red Root Floater

Add a touch of spectacular color to your aquarium surface with Phyllanthus fluitans. This unique floating plant is one of the few that offers shades ranging from bronze red to vivid red, creating a striking contrast with the green of your submerged vegetation.

Aesthetic Characteristics

Unique Coloration: Under intense lighting, its small, rounded leaves take on deep red to coppery tones, becoming the focal point of your surface.

Root System: It develops very decorative branched red roots that dip into the water. In addition to its aesthetics, this root network provides an exceptional natural refuge for fry and shrimp, while helping to purify the water by absorbing excess nitrates.

Care Tips:

Lighting: This is the key factor. Powerful lighting is necessary to maintain its intense red colors. If the light is too dim, the plant will tend to turn green.

Water Surface: It prefers a calm water surface. Avoid strong surface currents that could damage its leaves.

Growth: This plant multiplies rapidly on the surface. You can easily regulate its proliferation by simply removing excess plants.

Why adopt it?

Algae Fighter: Thanks to its rapid growth, it draws nutrients directly from the water, thus limiting the proliferation of unwanted algae.

Ease: Ideal for open aquariums, it brings a natural and wild look while offering beneficial shade to shyer fish below.

Tip: To keep your plants in top shape, be careful not to spray the leaves too much during water changes, as the foliage prefers to stay dry on the surface.

Packaging: A portion of approximately 25 pieces