Riccia Fluitans Carpet

It has a very mossy and vivid look that helps accentuate any tank.

Riccia fluitans carpet.

Member since aug 2014. Riccia fluitans also known as floating cystalwort is being used as a carpeting plant more and more frequently in aquariums. Crystalwort riccia fluitans is one of my top favorite plants to add to an enclosure. This plant became famous because takashi amano showing this moss in his tank.

Riccia has more than 180 species and mostly not water plants. For id purposes dwarf riccia is on the left riccia fluitians is on the right to attach riccia to an object follow these steps i was aiming for a large carpet for a hilly effect use a few of these on a smaller scale and put together on the substrate. Japanese takashi amano has inspired many aquarium owners to keep the 1 5 cm tall cosmopolitic liverwort riccia fluitans submerged. Although it s naturally a floating liverwort it will grow underwater when completely submerged and aquarists can tie it to objects so that it then grows as a mat.

Riccia is one of those plants that everyone has to try at least once so go for it. 500 aquarium carpet plant riccia fluitans. Riccia moss ht. Most hobbyists like myself use crystalwort either as a floating or carpeting plant.

When grown this way this liverwort will require frequent trimming with a pair of scissors since it grows very rapidly and dead areas could form if not enough light is penetrating the mass which would tend to cause the healthy new growth to detach itself and float. Extra cost for flat pebbles and riccia line net if needed. It is a beautiful carpet short term and the pearling is amazing but long term it is a pain. It doesn t ever actually grab onto any thing like moss does.