Frogbit in Aquarium

Frogbit is a common plant which grows in freshwater aquariums.

Words of gratitude to Rhiannan Thomas for caring to share the frogbit, among other things at my first official giveaway.

Thank you, Rhiannan Thomas!

April 14th, 2018

Here I have frogbit and duckweed.

Put all plants in a bowl.
Add dechlorinated water.

I add seed shrimps to all my aquariums including this one.

And I add pond snails.

Cover the bowl to reduce evaporation.

I keep aquariums without fish exposed to direct sunlight.

Frogbit is a floating plant.

This bowl has small water surface to accommodate all the frogbit.

So, I move some of the frogbit plants to other nurseries.

Roots of frogbit grow different lengths.

Some are very long as in this example.

Some frogbit have short roots.

Here, you can see a new plant that grows on a 5–7 cm long shoot from the old plant.

May 5th, 2018

Frogbits plants grow strong in nurseries on a windowsill.

The roots grow all the way down to the bottom, totaling about 30 cm length in 3 weeks.

These are my seed shrimps nurseries full of algae and a bit of land moss.

May 10th, 2018

Frogbit plants grow much slower in aquariums with little light.

Here, you can see a new plant broke away from the old plant.

The amount of algae has reduced noticeably in one of the aquariums on the windowsill.

May 20th, 2018

Frogbit likes light and as a floating plant it has an advantage over algae.

June 6th, 2018

New frogbit plants sprout often in these nurseries allowing me to introduce frogbit in other aquariums.

July 16th, 2018

The length of frogbit roots depends on the amount of nutrition and the depth of the aquarium.

Frogbit plants provide a natural place for fish and critters to hide.

In one of my experiments on algae control, the frogbit plants proved to be very effective.

June 30th, 2018

Here is the same nursery one month later on August 1st, 2018

September 9th, 2018

I have frogbit plants growing in all my aquariums

Frogbit grows better in aquariums with more space, light, and nutrition.

I move frogbit plants as necessary to other aquariums and use spare old plants to make fish food flakes.

Frogbit is one of the most desirable plants in my aquariums.

Have fun and happy aquarium :)