Opinions needed on floaters

[Bettatakeover]

Hi.
Which looks better? The red root floaters or the water lettuce?

I tried mixing them up but the water lettuce was choking out the red root floaters so 1 of them has to go.

Tank is 10G betta/shrimp tank

 

[Sokamix]

Hi.
Which looks better? The red root floaters or the water lettuce?

I tried mixing them up but the water lettuce was choking out the red root floaters so 1 of them has to go.

Tank is 10G betta/shrimp tank

I think the red root floaters is better because the betta can swim through the roots. And their more colorful!

 

[lilirose]

Looks like you've already seperated them, so you could get some airline and two suction cups for airline, and use the airline to divide the top of the tank with the suction cups holding it in place. Then you can have one on one side and one on the other, permanently.

 

[mattgirl]

Hi.
Which looks better? The red root floaters or the water lettuce?

I tried mixing them up but the water lettuce was choking out the red root floaters so 1 of them has to go.

Tank is 10G betta/shrimp tank

This is actually personal preference. Which one do you like best? Everyone is going to have their own preference but yours is the most important one.

 

[StarGirl]

I would say go for the one actually growing better. The RR floaters didnt do well for me but the DW lettuce is growing really well. It is which one you like best. You can sell them too. Both of them are popular floaters.

 

[Bettatakeover]

I would say go for the one actually growing better. The RR floaters didnt do well for me but the DW lettuce is growing really well. It is which one you like best. You can sell them too. Both of them are popular floaters.

I’m not sure how the red root floaters are doing. I got them from a local hobbyist. I can’t tell if they are dying or not. Some of them look pretty soggy. Will see how the do now that my water lettuce is not crowding them with their bigger, stiffer leaves.
The water lettuce is from my bigger tank. Never ending supply there!! It’s so much I just give it away for free to my friends!

 

[StarGirl]

My rr floaters all turned mushy and brown. These dw lettuce are growing great. I started with about 10 and my 9g is almost covered already. I only want it in the nano tanks though because I dont want the Ramshorns in my 55g.

 

[Bettatakeover]

My rr floaters all turned mushy and brown. These dw lettuce are growing great. I started with about 10 and my 9g is almost covered already. I only want it in the nano tanks though because I dont want the Ramshorns in my 55g.

I’m wondering if this is what is happening to my RRF. Hmmm. I’ll leave it as it for another week and re-evaluate. Funny thing is I really wanted frogbit for this tank but can’t find it anywhere local…go figure!

 

[lilirose]

Your Red Root Floaters are doing beautifully. I can tell because of the long red roots in your first photo at the top of the thread- if they are melting/dying, the roots turn dark brown/black, shrivel, and finally fall off. They don't grow lovely and long and red as shown in your photo. Some of it will always look soggy when viewed from the top because that's how it propogates (reproduces).

 

[Bettatakeover]

Your Red Root Floaters are doing beautifully. I can tell because of the long red roots in your first photo at the top of the thread- if they are melting/dying, the roots turn dark brown/black, shrivel, and finally fall off. They don't grow lovely and long and red as shown in your photo. Some of it will always look soggy when viewed from the top because that's how it propogates (reproduces).

Thank you so much. I’ve been removing the soggy ones. How often do you usually have to thin it out for the overall health of the plants?? I have water lettuce in my big tank and I take about half of it out weekly. These leaves are so much smaller it’s hard to know

 

[lilirose]

Thank you so much. I’ve been removing the soggy ones. How often do you usually have to thin it out for the overall health of the plants?? I have water lettuce in my big tank and I take about half of it out weekly. These leaves are so much smaller it’s hard to know

I would not recommend removing the soggy ones, that's new growth.

I usually throw handfuls of it away every week, because when it's happy, it grows like crazy- you don't have to do anything for it other than remove some when it threatens to take over your tank.