Frogbit – The Floating Green Canopy! 🐸🌿

Create a serene, pond-like paradise in your aquarium with Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)! This charming floating plant forms a lush, green canopy on the water’s surface, offering shade, reducing algae growth, and giving fish and shrimp a cozy retreat. With its rounded, lily-pad-like leaves and delicate trailing roots, Frogbit adds a touch of elegance while naturally improving water quality.

Key Features:

🌿 Lush Floating Cover: Creates a beautiful, natural green canopy.
💧 Helps Reduce Algae: Absorbs excess nutrients and blocks excess light.
🐠 Great for Fish & Shrimp: Provides shelter and breeding areas.
☀️ Easy to Grow: Thrives in a variety of water conditions.
🌱 Low Maintenance: Minimal care required—just remove excess growth as needed.

Why You’ll Love It:

🌟 Enhances Aquarium Aesthetics: Gives tanks a natural, peaceful look.
📈 Grows Quickly & Easily: Forms dense coverage with minimal effort.
💨 Improves Water Quality: Absorbs nitrates and other waste.
🛠 Perfect for Low-Tech Setups: Thrives without CO₂ or special fertilizers.

How to Keep It Happy:

☀️ Lighting: Moderate to high—too much shade can slow growth.
💧 Water Conditions: pH 6.0-7.5, temperatures 70°F-82°F (21°C-28°C).
🌊 Water Flow: Prefers calm waters; strong currents may disturb it.
🌬 CO₂ & Fertilization: Not required but benefits from occasional nutrients.
✂️ Maintenance: Thin out regularly to prevent excessive coverage.

Where It Shines Best:

✔️ Low-maintenance freshwater aquariums
✔️ Shrimp and betta tanks needing gentle cover
✔️ Tanks with high light exposure needing shade
✔️ Natural-style and biotope aquascapes

Bonus Tip!

Want thriving Frogbit? Keep water movement low and ensure leaves stay dry—excess moisture can cause leaf rot!