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Hi,

I just been offered a clump of Riccia Fluitans, I have no experience with this plant myself so I'm wondering if one of you has, and how do you use it. all I know is that it's a floating plant, but I've heard you can attach it to the bottom or onto a piece of rock or driftwood.

Any input will be greatly appreciated.

I've seen it woven into a peice of fly screen type material and layed down as a carpet to create a substrate bed, but I think this is sounding unbeleivably labour intensive.

Your's lazily.

I'm jealous, falstaf!!!

I don't have any personal experience with it, just because it is hard to find, but I have been lookng for it for a long time. Here are some links with info about it:

[link=the krib's riccia page]http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/Riccia.html#12" style="COLOR: #FFF9DD[/link]
a lot of posts from people with experience with it, doesn't everybody love the krib?

[link=My Nature Aquarium]http://www.nature-aquarium.com/riccia.htm" style="COLOR: #FFF9DD[/link]
I have Frank to thank for that one. It has very good detailed instructions and phtotos for planting riccia.

[link=Tropica Article]http://www.tropica.dk/article.asp?type=aquaristic&id=468" style="COLOR: #FFF9DD[/link]
Article about submerged riccia.

Hope it helps, and I want to see pictures when you're done.

riccia F. its messy. and wont really do well or thrive underwater with out high lighting and co2. but as a floating plant it grows really well. you can use a wide hole screen to make matts for a lawn effect. if you have high light and co2 youll need to constantly trim. if you have a high tech tank you might be able to make the riccia leaves flatten and widden making it look much more bushy and leafy, some people think its a totally diffrent plant when kept in optimal conditions.

another type, riccia G. i forgot what the G stands for. if you can find this riccia. its alot better for underwater purposes since it sinks and dosent float like riccia F. does.

Thanks! i have been lookiing for it for quite a while, and i finally found someone here in mexico that has it, so we are exchangeing

I was thinking of doing a backdrop or a column with some stainles steel mesh i have, and since i'm on vacation i can dedicate some time to wove it to the mesh, i cant' wait!

Thanks for the links they were very helpful!

And belive me if i am lucky with this one i'll sure let you know and send a pic.

Last edited by Falstaf at 12-Jan-2005 01:56