Phyllanthus fluitans

Lively red colour
Easy to propagate
Booming flowers
The unique and beautiful Phyllanthus fluitans is a floating plant that is found in the wild widespread across South America. It is characterised by small round and water-repellent leaves that can vary in colour from light green/brown to a deep red depending on the lighting and water parameters. It is similar in appearance to Salvania auriculata but only has one leaf per node and in the right conditions will produce tiny white flowers. It’s roots are often red in colour giving it its common name “red root floater” and it is especially popular in open top aquariums and paludariums.
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[@sayuuyuu]

the tiny flowers are super cute!

[@AquaBenyStyle]

Listen to the right person in the background who can properly explain the individual plants 😍👍 Greetings from Poland 😍👍

[@tomocimalica7494]

Again wonderful explanation by George

[@aishwaryavaisnavi6019]

My favourite floating plant!!!!😍

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

So lovely! Thank you always for sharing your knowledge and helping us get to know so many amazing plants and how we can use them in our aquariums! Thank you George and Tropica I hope you all have an amazing day!

[@VoidedMirror]

Love these. Combined floating plant with a pop of color.

[@DylanRenke]

I didn't know you started carrying these plants! Tropica tissue cultures are the best way to get floating plants!

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hi Dylan, yes, it's the latest addition (so far) to our 1-2-Grow range. Thanks for the appreciation!

[@shiyadh7355]

@@TropicaAquariumPlants I go the your plants big fan thank you ❤❤ On sad not I could not find any ather aquatum floting plants from any ather store i have visited 10 deferent stores

[@maxzytaruk8558]

I've never even heard of this plant before!!!! Cool stuff! I just bought my first Phyllanthus mirabilis online and now I'm on a Plant binge haha

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hey Max, welcome! We have quite a few plant profiles you can scroll through :) . What do you think about the mirabilis?

[@beautifulaquaria3967]

Superb plants 👌

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Nice philanttus

[@yojose1981]

beautiful.

[@fishysnowman9082]

Awesome. I’ll be on the look out for some. 👊🏻

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Nice! Hopefully they'll find their way into your aquariums!

[@akhileshthapa_fishbro86]

I've had this plant along with Tropical Specialized... Dosed sparingly today. Going the lean dosing way. I hope it works.🤞

[@danielkopejtko]

Great... i need... 😀

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hi Daniel. You should give it a try! check out tropica.com/en/find-dealers/

[@taphazoj4]

Finallyyyy

[@coletran3451]

Just got some today after watching the video!

[@NarrowboatJourneys]

It would greatly help if you printed common names on the packaging as well as the Latin.

[@sekocanlahobimbalk668]

Like 290

[@MigHeart68]

Awesome, i Love it.😍 But i can't use it, i have a closed Aquarium.😢

[@dannjosecabredo6127]

How do you get them so red😢 i experimented with lighting times and various spectrums. Ive messed with nutrient levels and tried starving them of nitrates and so far the best i have is pink 😢😢😢

[@Manish_Kokode]

Please suggest a floating plants which can tolerate Water moment of hob filter...?

[@peppertheclumsyterrapin]

I hope my razorback musk turtle will enjoy this floating plant.

[@darrenderousse4804]

I have these covering almost all the top of my tank. I can get them to flower but when I turn up the light to get them red I start to get to much algae since I don’t dose co2! Would love the red though!

[@gugitia]

I just bought 3 of them, how much time will it take to cover the surface?

[@darrenderousse4804]

@@gugitia if they aren’t in to much flow and have sufficient nutrients and light they grow pretty fast! They covered my whole 29 gallon and when they ran out of room started growing up! Almost 2-3 inches above the water line!

[@anaraconda]

@@darrenderousse4804 how long did it take for them to fill the entire tank? I have a 20G too. I have about 5 now, but they don't seem to be doing too well

[@akhileshthapa_fishbro86]

👍

[@Mr.J_aust]

Hey nice plants ! 0.40 can youname all the plants? or share the link for that tank video.. thanks much

[@istoppedlaughing5225]

My red root floater started melting and I hadn't changed water for 1 month,what to do??

[@pringles50g]

My plant multiplies quickly and has a beautiful red color. What needs to be done to make it bloom? - little water movement; - light 12h; - temperature 24-25 C; - micro and macro elements; - pH 7.6; GH4; KH7;

[@Tasos_]

I would love to have this plant but my fish tank isn't open from above (Fluval Flex 9 gallons) is this a big problem?

[@shiyadh7355]

What I don't get it opens from the bottem

[@Frank-the-Tank-13]

I’m having zero luck with these. My guppy’s are eating them and in 40 gallon tank they are just fading away :0(. I’m using easy green and potassium from Fluval

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

That's a pity, who knows what's happening in the water column. We're not familiar with the products you mentioned but we've also never really had issues with the phyllanthus; it tends to be quite resilient.

[@teekoh]

Hi Tropica, can you list the plants used in this aquascape? And what size is that tank? Many thanks!

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hi Teekoh. For an in depth video and a complete plant list check out Jurijs' amazing Nano Aquascape kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5KVoKptfLamhtE

[@Plutotheactivist]

Was think of adding this to my 20 long that I have carpeted with dwarf baby tears do you think it would work out ??

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hey Michael, as long as you have proper lighting and water conditions; it can work for sure!

[@josemanuellopez5411]

Hi, May i cut the roots of floating plants when they grow too long? Is it dangerous for the plant? Maybe phyllanthus has short roots but others can reach the bottom of the aquarium and it is not very pleasant for the eye. Thanks

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hi Jose. You can definitely do that; they'll grow back in no time.

[@josemanuellopez5411]

Thanks for the fast and clear answer

[@williamspencer5575]

How long do the roots get???

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hi William. They shouldn't get longer than 2 to 3 cm. The ones in the video are as mature as they get.

[@taphazoj4]

Do you have them in North America?

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Not yet unfortunately. Maybe in the near future...stay tuned!

[@Ociovita]

Yo las tengo,y estan rojas todas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGScgXhmhtybf9k Espero os guste,saludos.

[@asdf456ghj]

Why this video's opening is different from others 😂

[@VictoriaLeeCreates]

We don't get this one at my local aquarium shop🤦

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hi Victoria. Maybe you'll get luckier with some other shop tropica.com/en/find-dealers/

[@VictoriaLeeCreates]

@@TropicaAquariumPlants I want to do my next build using tropica. But I want to film me ordering/unboxing it so people can see how accessible it is🤘💚 💚💚💚💚💚 Not to mention I been dying to start using u !

[@cassiawhitfield7280]

What lighting do you recommend?

[@cassiawhitfield7280]

Where can I buy this?

[@brandondallas3258]

Can you use flourish advance with shrimp? All of my red root floaters died off in my shrimp tank but id like to try again.

[@TropicaAquariumPlants]

Hi Brandon, we can only advise on our own product range unfortunately. Check our plant care range here tropica.com/en/plant-care/liquid-fertilisers/premium-nutrition/