Common duckweed
Lemna minor
Common duckweed is an easy, fast-growing plant for low light (no CO₂ needed). Spot: floating; 0.1–0.2 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Low light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- No CO₂ needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Care
- Easy
- Where
- Floating
- Height
- 0.1–0.2 in
- Temperature
- 39–86°F
- pH
- 5–9
How to plant it
- Float it on the surface; keep it away from strong outflow and thin it out weekly.
- Soft leaves: plant-eating fish and snails may eat it.
Also for this spot
Sources: Flowgrow DB: Lemna minor