Riccia fluitans

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Crystalwort

Crystalwort submerged
Species	Riccia fluitans
Max Height	2.5cm
Max Width	5cm +
Difficulty	Easy
Required Lighting	Low-High
Temp.	10-28C (60-80F)
Placement	Floating/Foreground
Coloration	Green
pH	5.0-8.0
Grown Rate	Medium
Water Hardness	6-20

1 Alternative Names
2 Description
3 Environment Specifics
4 Pictures
5 External links

[edit] Alternative Names

Riccia, liverwort, Crystalwort

[edit] Description

A clumping floating plant that is actually composed of hundreds of tiny plants interlinked.

Made famous by a series of books by Japanese aquarist Takashi Amano.

[edit] Environment Specifics

This plant can be used as a thick mat of floating plant for shelter for surface nest builders like the Dwarf Gourami.

It can be wrapped around a weight with fishing line and submerged to make an attractive foreground plant. If there is enough light, this plant will develop attractive pearling.

It can also be used to line the edges of ornaments which protrude above the water line. It will attach itself to the object and grow into the water.

Adds lots of oxygen to the water.

To show it off at its best add CO₂ to your tank.

[edit] Pictures

Crystalwort above water	Riccia under water (c) Tropica http://www.tropica.com/	Crystalwort above Lotus leaf and hiding a fish	Small clump of floating Crystalwort
Crystalwort in and above water	Crystalwort Pearling