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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 Floater

  • Floating Spurge

  • Phyllanthus Fluitans


🧬 Scientific Classification:

  • Kingdom: Plantae

  • Family: Phyllanthaceae

  • Genus: Phyllanthus

  • Species: Phyllanthus fluitans


🌱 Plant Description:

  • 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.


☀️ Care Requirements:

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)

Growth Characteristics:

  • 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.


✂️ Maintenance Tips:

  • 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.


🐟 Aquarium Compatibility:

  • 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.


🌸 Propagation:

  • Very easy — propagates via offshoots.

  • New plantlets grow beside mature leaves and can be separated.


⚠️ Special Notes:

  • 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.


🛒 Availability:

  • Widely sold in bunches or portions at aquarium stores and online.

  • Often available from hobbyists due to fast propagation.


🌊 Best Uses:

  • Natural-looking surface coverage

  • Enhancing red tones in aquascapes

  • Shading and nitrate control

  • Breeding tanks and shrimp colonies



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