what other plants look like duckweed?

wicca27 · 02-09-2013, 10:49 PM

so in one of my tanks i have something that acts and looks like duckweed...... and no this is not a case of if it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck its duckweed lol. the difference is the bottom of the leaves gets red/purple and the roots tend to have several off the same plant not like duckweed that has a single root in one place. these are the best pics i could get right now hope it helps.

top of the plant

side/root shot... yes its covering the back wall thanks to evap in the tank lol

underside with red/purple color

MSG · 02-09-2013, 11:02 PM

It's in the same family. I don't know the exact term for them, but I have the identical plants.

**hedge_fund** · 02-09-2013, 11:03 PM

looks like my Giant Duckweed that I have floating around my shrimp tank.

pandamonium · 02-09-2013, 11:22 PM

I received some plants that looked like these locally. I was told it was red Bottom floater which is the same as giant duckweed apparently

wicca27 · 02-09-2013, 11:31 PM

red bottom floater seems like a good name. but i also have what i thought was giant duckweed that does not get red on the bottom and has a single root from each leaf and i belive i have micro duckweed too. i so hate the stuff cant get rid of it but it does a good job in the fish and shrimp tanks. thanks for the help guys

kochman · 02-10-2013, 12:03 AM

when i have had the giant duckweed under heavy light with lots of iron in the water mine would look like that. I have not seen the smaller variety go red

02-09-2013, 10:49 PM	#1
wicca27 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Knox Posts: 2,812	what other plants look like duckweed? so in one of my tanks i have something that acts and looks like duckweed...... and no this is not a case of if it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck its duckweed lol. the difference is the bottom of the leaves gets red/purple and the roots tend to have several off the same plant not like duckweed that has a single root in one place. these are the best pics i could get right now hope it helps. top of the plant side/root shot... yes its covering the back wall thanks to evap in the tank lol underside with red/purple color

02-09-2013, 11:22 PM	#4
pandamonium Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,053	I received some plants that looked like these locally. I was told it was red Bottom floater which is the same as giant duckweed apparently __________________ SFBAAPS 12G Long Shrimp Tank\|40G Breeder Amazon Biotope DIY ADA Style Stand\|DIY Eheim Jager 150W Inline Heater RAOK Club #72

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02-09-2013, 11:02 PM	#2
MSG Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: East Coast Posts: 275	It's in the same family. I don't know the exact term for them, but I have the identical plants.

02-09-2013, 11:03 PM	#3
hedge_fund Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (62/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 2,664	looks like my Giant Duckweed that I have floating around my shrimp tank.

02-09-2013, 11:31 PM	#5
wicca27 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Knox Posts: 2,812	red bottom floater seems like a good name. but i also have what i thought was giant duckweed that does not get red on the bottom and has a single root from each leaf and i belive i have micro duckweed too. i so hate the stuff cant get rid of it but it does a good job in the fish and shrimp tanks. thanks for the help guys

02-10-2013, 12:03 AM	#6
kochman Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: canada Posts: 51	when i have had the giant duckweed under heavy light with lots of iron in the water mine would look like that. I have not seen the smaller variety go red