Red Root Floater (Phyllanthus fluitans)

Overview:
Red Root Floater is a stunning South American floating plant prized for its vibrant red roots and the potential for its leaves to turn fully red under high lighting. It propagates quickly, offering shade that encourages shy species to come out of hiding. This plant thrives in aquariums with gentle water flow and provides significant benefits like denitrification and oxygenation, especially in low-flow setups.

Key Features:

• Bright Red Aesthetics: Displays striking red roots and undersides, with leaves turning completely red under high lighting.
• Shade Provider: Creates shaded areas, making aquariums more inviting for reclusive fish and invertebrates.
• Rapid Propagation: Grows quickly to form dense floating mats, enhancing the visual appeal and functionality of the aquarium.
• Water Quality Improvement: Supports denitrification and oxygenation in low-flow environments.
• Hardy Nature: Adaptable to a variety of water conditions and lighting levels, making it easy to care for.

Care Guidelines:

• Temperature: 70° - 82° F (21° - 28° C)
• pH: 6.5 - 7.5
• Lighting: Low to high
• Surface Agitation: Prefers gentle water flow; does not do well with high surface agitation.
• Supplementation: Benefits from fertilizers like Seachem Flourish, Flourish Excel, nitrogen, and iron.
• Placement: Floating plant
• Care Level: Easy

Description:
Red Root Floater is a hardy and versatile plant, perfect for creating an eye-catching floating layer in the aquarium. It thrives under a range of lighting conditions and doesn’t require CO₂ supplementation. However, it performs best in aquariums with low water flow and minimal surface agitation. This plant is commonly sold in loose portions and may contain small snails or algae. While care is taken to rinse the plant before packaging, no guarantees can be made for a snail-free plant.

Auction Details:
You are bidding on 1 bag of Red Root Floaters, about a handful. Note: Snails or algae may be present despite efforts to clean the plant.