Floating Plants
Explore floating aquarium plant care and check available stock for your planted tank.
Products in Floating Plants
Amazon Frogbit
Limnobium laevigatum
Amazon Frogbit is a surface plant with floating leaves and trailing roots. Plan open surface space and access for fish rather than allowing floating plants to cover the entire aquarium.
Sale size: One portion of 3 plants
Starting from
₹60
Red Root Floater
Phyllanthus fluitans
Red Root Floater is a floating plant with rounded leaves and hanging roots. Colour varies with growing conditions; the name does not guarantee uniformly red leaves in every aquarium.
Sale size: One portion of 3 plants
Starting from
₹80
Salvinia Minima
Salvinia minima
Salvinia Minima is a small floating fern for a planted aquarium surface. Confirm the species because other Salvinia are sold under similar names.
Sale size: One portion of 3 plants
Starting from
₹50
📖 Floating Plants: Natural Nitrate Sponges & Surface Cover
Floating aquatic plants provide powerful biological filtration by drawing nutrients directly from the water column while having unlimited access to atmospheric CO2. This makes them extraordinarily fast nitrate consumers.
Their dangling root networks create natural overhead shade, which calms shy nano fish like Celestial Pearl Danios and provides secure hanging spots for dwarf shrimp to graze.
💡 Expert Aquarist Tips for Indian Hobbyists
- • Surface Movement: Keep surface water agitation gentle; floating plants dislike turbulent splashing on their leaves.
- • Thinning Out: Regularly scoop out 30–50% of the floating mat during weekly maintenance to export trapped nitrates.
- • Light Balance: Ensure enough light penetrates below the floating canopy for bottom carpet plants.