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first off my salvinia sticks to my arm whenever my hand goes into tank...slightly annoying..and the salvinia that falls clogs up the filter...annoying.... and it seems whenever i put my arm in tank at all theres a good amount of just plant debri floating around...is this just from them being new or will it go away? i did only get em yesterday...i wouldve gave the salvinia away from the annoyance of it but my butterflys looked so happy so im giving it a chance

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Hi,
Give yourself some time and I think the plants will settle
in just fine. The floating plant will be a problem as
each plant is so small. They are easily moved about by
the filter return(s) and can be shoved under the surface
where the tank currents will distribute them. That plant
grows and populates the surface fast, and can become a
problem for some of us. If you just want to provide shade
for your fish, I'd purchase some Lilly bulbs and allow them
to grow. The leaves at the surface will provide the shade
without the "problems" you have mentioned. Another choice
is some of the other floating plants such as anacharis,
or hornwart, or some of the flowering plants such as
Hyacintha's.

As the new plants settle in and acclimate themselves to
your tank, it is natural for some of the larger, old leaves
to yellow and die while new baby leaves grow to take their
places.

Frank


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Frank is correct, give it sometime.... Also give them some ferts........I don't know to many LFS that spend the money on feeding properly and add ferts to there plants. As this cuts into the profit margin.

Some will disagree with this but HOB filters add work to a planted tank if you have a floating plants, like duck weed, because the return is right above the suction line and everything is push downwards to it and then it gets caught in the suction flow. If you were looking for something for fry to hide in, try floating Water Sprite. Its an easy palnt low light, but when left free floating it rolls and turn and grows quite nice, and make a good breeding and hiding palce for you fish and fry

Djrichie
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give your plants a chance, they can take up 2 three months to settle in

im trying to find a nice simple floating plant that will provide nice shade for my african butterflys

i like feesh

If you just want to provide shade
for your fish, I'd purchase some Lilly bulbs and allow them
to grow. The leaves at the surface will provide the shade
without the "problems" you have mentioned. Another choice
is some of the other floating plants such as anacharis,
or hornwart, or some of the flowering plants such as
Hyacintha's.


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Riccia is another option, it's actually a liverwort that floats naturally (although some people tie it down)

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Floating water sprite is extremely easy to grow my fish just love it. It is also an excellent fry plant.

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I didn't believe it was as great as keith has been touting it, but I finally got water sprite last week and it's already put out some good new growth. I agree with FRANK, though, the lily is the best option as its leaves will be anchored, so they won't just be floating willy-nilly around your tank. Even banana plant does this, but it's leaves are a bit smaller. My water sprite is actually tied in the corner so that it doesn't just float everywhere; I'm not sure what's going to happen if the plant starts to propagate.

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