Riccia
Riccia fluitans
Riccia is a medium, fast-growing plant for medium light (cO₂ helps). Spot: floating, foreground, on wood or rock; 1.2–2 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Medium light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- CO₂ helps
- Growth
- Fast
- Care
- Medium
- Where
- Floating, Foreground, On wood or rock
- Height
- 1.2–2 in
- Temperature
- 68–81°F
- pH
- 5–8
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: Riccia fluitans · Tropica: Riccia fluitans