Here are all the details about Red Root Floater, a beautiful floating plant loved by aquascapers and shrimp keepers: 🌿 Red Root Floater (Phyllanthus fluitans) ✅ Common Names: Red Root...
Here are all the details about Red Root Floater, a beautiful floating plant loved by aquascapers and shrimp keepers:
Red Root Floater
Floating Spurge
Phyllanthus Fluitans
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: Phyllanthus fluitans
Leaf Shape: Round to oval, flat leaves that float on the water surface.
Leaf Color: Light green in low light, turns red or reddish-pink under high light and proper nutrients.
Root Color: Deep red, feathery roots hang beneath the surface.
Size: Leaves grow around 1–2 cm wide; root length can extend up to 5–10 cm.
Parameter | Details |
---|---|
Lighting | Medium to high (High light enhances red color) |
CO₂ | Not required but helps with coloration |
Substrate | Not needed (it floats) |
Temperature | 20°C – 30°C (68°F – 86°F) |
pH Range | 6.0 – 7.5 |
Water Hardness | Soft to moderately hard |
Water Flow | Low flow preferred (strong flow may damage roots) |
Fast-growing under optimal conditions.
Covers surface quickly, reducing light penetration.
Roots provide cover for fish and shrimp.
Helps absorb excess nutrients — useful in controlling algae.
Thin out regularly to prevent complete surface coverage.
Trim dead or browning leaves to maintain health.
Keep away from high surface agitation to prevent plant stress.
Excellent for betta tanks, shrimp tanks, and low-tech planted tanks.
Roots offer shelter and feeding surfaces for shrimp.
Ideal for soft water fish like tetras, rasboras, and gouramis.
Reduces stress in fish by dimming light naturally.
Very easy — propagates via offshoots.
New plantlets grow beside mature leaves and can be separated.
Needs stable conditions — sensitive to drastic changes.
Doesn’t tolerate salt or high flow environments.
May melt or die off in newly cycled tanks or with nutrient deficiency.
Too much coverage can block light to submerged plants.
Widely sold in bunches or portions at aquarium stores and online.
Often available from hobbyists due to fast propagation.
Natural-looking surface coverage
Enhancing red tones in aquascapes
Shading and nitrate control
Breeding tanks and shrimp colonies
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