Duckweed Bunch

Appearance: Tiny floating disc-like plants with one root and 2 leaves. They are bright green in color and lie in groups on the water surface.

Ideal water temperature: Grows best in tropical climates and prefers temperatures between 5 and 33-degree Celsius. During cooler climate, it becomes dormant and sinks to the bottom of the water and waits for warmer water to re-stimulate growth.

Lighting: Prefers little or no shade. Direct sunlight is great for Duckweed’s growing in larger water bodies. For growing in closed culture vessels, fluorescent lights are a good choice. Incandescent light bulbs are best avoided as a lighting source because the infrared radiation tends to overheat the plants.

Benefits:

1)Ideal feed for common Guppies, goldfish, grass carp, tilapia, etc.

2) Duckweed helps to oxygenate the water and improve water quality

3) creating a dense mat of vegetation that can shade and protect fish from the sun

4) Duckweed is also effective at absorbing excess nutrients from the water, which can help to prevent algae growth