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Water Lettuce
Floating · Floating

Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes
BeginnerLight · mediumCO₂ · low
Type
Floating
Placement
Floating
Max height
6″
Light need
medium
CO₂ need
low
Temperature
68–82°F

Notes

Floating rosette with long trailing roots — fish love the shelter. Grows fast; thin regularly. Some US states ban it (invasive).

More photos

Water Lettuce
Water Lettuce

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