Riccia fluitans

Crystalwort

Riccia fluitans

Crystalwort

  • Popular carpet plant for Nature Aquaria
  • Soft, delicate texture
  • Produces many silvery oxygen bubbles
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Description

The crystalwort, Riccia fluitans, is known as a floating plant since the early days of the aquarium hobby. Especially Takashi Amano has inspired many aquarists to keep Riccia also submerged as a ground cover, tied with a line to stones. However certain types from the Riccia fluitans species group are more suitable for that than others. The form that is nowadays most commonly available does not easily float up to the surface and forms large cushions of long, thin thallus branches under water in a short time. Another form with similarly long but wider branches is sold by us as Riccia fluitans "Broad".

Submerged Riccia fluitans grows best with rather intense lighting, CO2 addition and good nutrient supply via the water column. Under good conditions, oxygen bubbles will form on the branch tips. This liverwort can be tied with a line (e.g. ADA Riccia Line) to hardscape material such as stones (e.g. ADA Riccia Stone) or driftwood. Ceramic moss pads with stainless steel grid are another easy way to lay a Riccia lawn. Every snippet will sprout. The crystalwort often settles between other ground-covering plants and mosses. The Riccia cushions need to be trimmed with scissors from time to time.

A light green Riccia lawn full of silvery oxygen bubbles gives a spectacular sight in the aquarium. Used as a floating plant, Riccia fluitans also provides a great protection for fish fry.

Riccia fluitans aka crystalwort is a floating plant found in all the world. It was scientifically described and catalogised as early as 1753 by Linnaeus, however, Takashi Amano from Japan was the first to keep it submersed in his nature aquaria, using it as an epiphyte by tying it to wood and rocks with a thin fishing line. Thus, Riccia became one of the most favourite plants of plant aquaristis. Meanwhile it has found its way into most plant dealers' product catalogues. There are four different varieties (originating from Japan, Europe, Thailand and Singapore), however, only the variety from Japan is suitable for submersed cultivation.

Riccia fluitans is easy to cultivate. Its wide distribution may be attributed to the fact that it tolerates a multitude of different environmental conditions, e.g. (read more)

Common names Crystalwort, Floating liverwort
Complete botanical name Ríccia flúitans L.
Family Ricciaceae
Genus Riccia
Difficulty easy
Usage Plant for spawning, Nano tanks, Water surface
Aquascaping fine-leaved
Growth fast
pH value 5 - 7
Temperature tolerance 4 - 30°C
Carbonate hardness 0 - 21°dKH
General hardness 0 - 30°dGH
Propagation Fragmentation, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants
Can grow emersed? yes
Source Flowgrow
Common names
Crystalwort, Floating liverwort
Complete botanical name
Ríccia flúitans L.
Family
Ricciaceae
Genus
Riccia
Difficulty
easy
Usage
Plant for spawning, Nano tanks, Water surface
Aquascaping
fine-leaved
Growth
fast
pH value
5 - 7
Temperature tolerance
4 - 30°C
Carbonate hardness
0 - 21°dKH
General hardness
0 - 30°dGH
Propagation
Fragmentation, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants
Can grow emersed?
yes
Source
Flowgrow

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General information

Item no.
135.0021.01
EAN
Weight 0,11 kg
Shipping weight 0,20 kg

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This item has been rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
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Jerome V.
Just wonderful, i recommend!
9th April 2021
Riccia fluitans - 1-2-GROW!
Riccia fluitans - 1-2-GROW!

Surprising moss, which grows very quickly if the light is strong, arrive in perfect condition, very satisfied, this is the first time I have used this moss

Steve R
Correct price and good quality (in Vitro XL 8,5cm)
26th April 2018
Riccia fluitans - in Vitro XL
Riccia fluitans - in Vitro XL

Very happy with this purchase, the Riccia is very beautiful (in Vitro requires) and received in good quantity for a price more than correct.

Jonathan H.
Perfect Item
20th March 2015
Riccia fluitans - 1-2-GROW!
Riccia fluitans - 1-2-GROW!

This was part of my first ever order from Aquasabi, and I can totally recommend this site for excellent service and quality. (read more)

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