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  • čas přidán 13. 08. 2024
  • Aquarium Water Lettuce plant care guide or also known as water cabbage. The trick to getting water lettuce to grow well is to raise your light 7-10 inches above your tank. You will also want a light around the 6000K spectrum. This is a whiter color and it replicates the sun best. This is one of my favorite floating plants because of how exotic the lettuce and roots look in the fish tank. I’m obsessed with this plant lately and couldn’t ask for more out of it.
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  • @PalmerAquatics
    @PalmerAquatics  Před měsícem

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  • @chandler2561
    @chandler2561 Před 4 lety +77

    If you clip the roots to prevent them from growing longer and clip the baby plants, you'll get a bigger thicker, and more lush main plants.

    • @bruisedd
      @bruisedd Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you I don't know that! You're really helped me ☺😄

    • @meggrotte4760
      @meggrotte4760 Před 3 lety

      @@bruisedd THANKS I GOING TO DO THAT:)

    • @cloudmontero7358
      @cloudmontero7358 Před 2 lety

      Should i trim the roots?

    • @Master-nd1ir
      @Master-nd1ir Před 2 lety

      @@cloudmontero7358 depends on you if you think its too long

    • @cathyaponte4192
      @cathyaponte4192 Před rokem +3

      I was just going to ask him the question you just answered weather or not I can trim the roots thank you.😁

  • @plantguy9
    @plantguy9 Před 3 lety +18

    I live in Florida and I will say this about water lettuce. Its a very aggressive plant in the wild so far as killing fish cause of the way the plant blocks oxygen and prevents other plants from growing.

    • @ryancute22
      @ryancute22 Před 2 lety

      I'm glad I've gotten rid of them yesterday. not the small ones though.

  • @itsAngryKitten
    @itsAngryKitten Před rokem +3

    Omgggg I am obsessed with this plant thank you for this video cause I been doing just that and they are growing beautifully.
    I have babies growing all in a line and roots flowing down like 10 inches I love them 😍

  • @AQUAGUYUK
    @AQUAGUYUK Před 4 lety +6

    They are great I also put a feeding ring in the tank to allow light in to the bottom

  • @DankDaHerbalist
    @DankDaHerbalist Před 4 lety +2

    Im super envious of those plants. Ur channel been getting better with filming ur tanks more often.

  • @fruityautism
    @fruityautism Před 3 lety +4

    Yeah it needs A LOT OF LIGHT. That's why I only had success with it in outdoor ponds.

  • @eddymaddox9056
    @eddymaddox9056 Před 2 lety +2

    I live in the Philippines and I pass by rice fields from my home to the town of Sogod and saw this in an empty rice field so we stopped a day ago to make sure it was water lettuce and sure enough it was.a lot of it we took it home and washed it and put it in my 55 gallon and our tilapia pond.so far so good but I had to slow my filter down on the 55 for less current.going back later to get more.

  • @carlmeyer9961
    @carlmeyer9961 Před 4 lety +5

    Are you dosing any ferts? Sometimes my older leaves will melt back. Yours look really good man good job

  • @brooke3140
    @brooke3140 Před 4 lety +4

    I got some water lettuce recently and alot of the roots fell off. Also they're not sitting flat and some of the leaves are in the water. Should I cut those? I do have 2 hobs and the water does push them around. Should I use tubing and suction cups to out them where theres not a big current? Or is it a lost cause lol. I do see new root growth but again the leaves that are in the water are turning yellow and decomposing. I dont want them to ruin my water quality.

    • @ivanahirodez6469
      @ivanahirodez6469 Před 3 lety +1

      hey. I got this very same problem with my water lettuce. did you find any solution to prevent the leaves from getting into the water and becoming yellow¿ thank you¡

    • @brooke3140
      @brooke3140 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ivanahirodez6469 I did not. I tried using airline tubing but it didnt work. Slowly they all decomposed and I just got sick of it and threw it. My current is just too strong for any floating plants. I even tried soap dishes to baffle the outflow but it didnt help. I have alot of plants in there but I did want something to help dim the light. I was looking into getting those fake lillypads. Wont help with water but it will with shade. I hope it works out for you!

  • @ThexSkaterxGurl
    @ThexSkaterxGurl Před 4 lety +1

    Ok so I have the plants making babies but eventually either holes envelope the leaves or they start sinking. Used to have the problem of them turning yellow but it has subsided. My thoughts are perhaps the HOB filter...

  • @lasyonessouthernaquatics6635

    I have it in 3 of my tanks one with no filter one has a hob filter and one with a sump with a lot of current grows best in the tank with the sump

  • @BATMAN-lz9bt
    @BATMAN-lz9bt Před 3 lety

    I can't get mine to flourish yet, but I didn't know about the duckweed being a challenge for it.
    I'll keep it thinned out well and see if that does the trick!
    😎
    I thank you.

    • @sharminsultana1425
      @sharminsultana1425 Před rokem

      Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?

  • @EuroGupper
    @EuroGupper Před 3 měsíci

    Remove or reduce the flow. Keep the leaves dry.
    Do not overfertilize it. Let it go seek nutrition by sending out roots

  • @Dark_Gingi
    @Dark_Gingi Před 7 měsíci

    I got some last night and they were standing up in the air and closed but this morning they were opened and flat

  • @chrisrichardson1916
    @chrisrichardson1916 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing peace and Happyness to you very informative .. I've some on its way to me !! Fingers crossed

  • @FreeSwimmer
    @FreeSwimmer Před 4 lety +1

    Ok now.. Been following you for several years now, and have a question.. If you have ever seen my 1210 gallon DIY plywood tank videos, would water lettuce go crazy with 55 sq ft of surface area ? I have heavy surface movement, but just got a pond aeriation system for it. That way I can shut off the 1800gph pump for surface agitation, and have air pump, with 2 weighted bubblers oxygenating the tank and keeping the surface hopping. I just got 14 young fish, and too much water movement for them ! I also have a 210 gallon sump, with a 2ft x 3ft open center area for the plants.. Where would you suggest I get the water lettuce ? Ok, that was 2 questions :) Thanks

  • @lucasray6087
    @lucasray6087 Před 4 lety +1

    I have a canister filter and two air stones in my 55, if I moved them all to the same end could I grow these on the other end? I have a problem with nitrate in my water so I'm always looking to try other plants.

  • @wackadakka3134
    @wackadakka3134 Před 5 měsíci

    too any in there bro , where the oxygen exchange at the water surface supposed to happen

  • @aaradhyapanda6224
    @aaradhyapanda6224 Před 4 měsíci

    This water lettuce also make sound

  • @robertlefler6644
    @robertlefler6644 Před 4 lety +1

    Really good stuff brother, much appreciated

  • @scottkramer481
    @scottkramer481 Před 3 lety

    I've had a small garden pond with goldfish (comets) for about seven years. Every year, I throw in some pond lettuce and have to thin it out weekly as it grows so fast. This year, however, the first batch of 5 plants that I bought did not multiply at all and then I bought another round of 5 plants. It's been about three weeks and there is not a single plant that is multiplying. What is wrong? My fish are super healthy and I am having some algae issues.

  • @yangshie4132
    @yangshie4132 Před 3 lety +2

    Here In Our Place In The Philippines We Can Get So Many Of Them in The River

  • @zakpirslin1140
    @zakpirslin1140 Před 4 lety +1

    Im glad you made this video so I can see what it actually looks like on camera, I was thinking about buying some on eBay where it is relatively much more cheaper than amazon and held off because I didn't think that it would be that great, but now that I've seen it ill head over there and get like 25-30 of them for $20.00. Thanks! (Edited) with all of those taking up almost the whole top surface area of the tank does it make feeding difficult or hard for you fish to get through that to find the food?

    • @PalmerAquatics
      @PalmerAquatics  Před 4 lety

      Yeah you need to use sinking foods

    • @sharminsultana1425
      @sharminsultana1425 Před rokem

      Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?

  • @pruebj3553
    @pruebj3553 Před 4 lety +3

    Hi Chris. I have water lettuce in my 65g. I’ve made a floating oblong 3’6” x 10” out of 12mm aquarium hose, that keeps the water lettuce away from my spray bar and fluidised moving bed filter. I have 2 x T5 bulbs and the water lettuce grows out of control. I trim the roots when they get too long. My wild bettas, zebra and leopard danios love these plants. The only problem I’m having at the moment is that my rabbit snails are eating my red lotus bulbs, before they get chance to root into the substrate. Should I remove the bulbs, grow them in a separate tank, then put them back in the 65?

    • @PalmerAquatics
      @PalmerAquatics  Před 4 lety

      Super cool!

    • @sharminsultana1425
      @sharminsultana1425 Před rokem +1

      Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?

    • @pruebj3553
      @pruebj3553 Před rokem

      @@sharminsultana1425 I should imagine so, depending on where you place them.

    • @sharminsultana1425
      @sharminsultana1425 Před rokem

      @@pruebj3553 if they are placed pretty close
      Will it work?

    • @pruebj3553
      @pruebj3553 Před rokem

      @@sharminsultana1425 yes, it should do. Trim the roots regularly as they get really long.

  • @utsurobune3530
    @utsurobune3530 Před 3 lety +1

    Are the plants you have in your video from the same supplier as the Amazon link?

  • @avdo005
    @avdo005 Před 3 lety +1

    How can I get oxygen to my fish without surface agitation though? (With water lettuce in tank)

  • @HannahRamos-Wagner-hm5th
    @HannahRamos-Wagner-hm5th Před 6 měsíci

    I have a tank with 1 male betta and 3 redtail rasboras, google says water lettuce is toxic to fish but I’ve been seeing many fish with water lettuce, would my fish be okay if I add water lettuce to their tank?

    • @ZFG7
      @ZFG7 Před 5 měsíci

      they will be fine, it's toxic for dogs.

  • @hmongvaj08
    @hmongvaj08 Před 2 lety

    Where can I find drift wood like this? I like the idea of hanging them upside down like this.

  • @balikugatmovement9171
    @balikugatmovement9171 Před 3 lety

    Nice. Thanks for the pointers.

  • @retrobuzz1044
    @retrobuzz1044 Před 3 lety

    My gourami picked and picked at the roots and I ended up losing the two plants I had. I have zebra danios in another tank ...any idea if they'd leave it alone now that I got one plant still left.

  • @user-kx5nu3vo4x
    @user-kx5nu3vo4x Před měsícem

    Nice informative video, you don't need the crap music to go along with it.

  • @asdfgh4309
    @asdfgh4309 Před 4 lety +1

    hey man is it possible to keep water lettuce in a close lid aquarium, its a glass cover and water do tend to evaporate at top. do you think it would be a problem

    • @asdfgh4309
      @asdfgh4309 Před 4 lety

      @Adam Estrada what will i do with it

  • @yermailmain206
    @yermailmain206 Před 4 lety +1

    Damn that lettuce looks good😍😍😍

  • @3KYouTuberKaran
    @3KYouTuberKaran Před 4 lety

    How many hours does the light need to be on for Lettuce Plants, indoor? And what if I keep them an outdoor fish tank, sunlight.

  • @fatrat6929
    @fatrat6929 Před 4 lety +9

    These plants don`t look healthy, yellowish with long roots instead of green, robust with short roots. Yellow colour is an indication of potassium deficiency and long roots of nutrition deficiency in general in the water column , plants desperately are trying to reach substrate for supplement .

    • @brooke3140
      @brooke3140 Před 4 lety

      I just purchased some a few days ago. Not all of the leaves sit on top of the water. Should I cut those or will it kill it? Alot of the toots died in transport but in do see new growth. I have 2 hob filters and I do have a water flow. Do you think these will work in my tank?

    • @sokritlun1624
      @sokritlun1624 Před 3 lety

      Just put some nutrients in the water and all good

    • @TomatoFrogStudio
      @TomatoFrogStudio Před 2 měsíci

      Wrong

  • @juzeralirangwala3539
    @juzeralirangwala3539 Před 4 lety

    Thanks Palmer.......You found a new subscriber......I have lot of water lettuce in botanical garden of my college......I was skeptical to add it in my tank having blood parrot cichlid and indian roof turtle but now I think I could give it a try..........I heard roots of pistia acts as great filters and removes most of toxic nitrogenous waste from aquarium which leads to ammonia burns in fishes and algae problems......If you have any suggestions pls share

  • @muhammadbaqir8061
    @muhammadbaqir8061 Před 2 lety

    But when those roots die and turn brown don't they cause like too much dead debri ???

  • @utpalsinghtomar5772
    @utpalsinghtomar5772 Před 4 lety

    I love those roots

  • @pastarooni2892
    @pastarooni2892 Před 4 lety +1

    Cool background music

  • @CristinSierra
    @CristinSierra Před 3 lety

    My biggest struggle for keeping water lettuce alone is my cat 🐱 idk his he manages to get them out from the small hole for my filter, but he does.

  • @stuffplaces8424
    @stuffplaces8424 Před 4 lety +4

    My water lettuce melted 😰 must have been my crappy lighting lol

  • @sharminsultana1425
    @sharminsultana1425 Před rokem +1

    Bro will using two 5watt lights in a planter tank give the same amount of result as using a 10watt light?

    • @lykeprice9239
      @lykeprice9239 Před rokem

      i don’t think so, two 5 watts is twice as much 5 watt light, one 10 watt is higher wattage overall

    • @sharminsultana1425
      @sharminsultana1425 Před rokem

      @@lykeprice9239 won't they work same way?

  • @bornfreeprepperthailand

    I just put some in my pond for my Tilapia fish.

  • @MrJerry-te3tx
    @MrJerry-te3tx Před rokem

    My fish like to eat water lettuce and other floating plant I put. I think most of floating plant were eating by my snails..

  • @jmoon4686
    @jmoon4686 Před 10 měsíci

    If your fish eat the roots of f the lettuce I pull them out for a few weeks to grow them out them back. They will get brown tips while they adjust to different water but will adjust.

  • @Sanyasi_Baba_01
    @Sanyasi_Baba_01 Před 3 měsíci

    Bro mewed for 10 years😊

  • @sapphiregarton4385
    @sapphiregarton4385 Před 3 lety +2

    my water lettuces’ roots are brown, what does that mean?

    • @foamrigged2182
      @foamrigged2182 Před 3 lety

      Root rot

    • @steveong8928
      @steveong8928 Před 3 lety

      You need to check worms below the leaves if you found the leaves is bitten of.

  • @raybom7448
    @raybom7448 Před 3 lety

    This is so helpful thank you

  • @leepeezy
    @leepeezy Před 3 lety

    Ayyyy Mr palmer I'm Lee palmer

  • @FrankyMitsu
    @FrankyMitsu Před 3 lety

    my water lettuce will not grow, they stay small they propagate but still small with leaves pointing down anytip yours are huge

    • @chrisdiesel9424
      @chrisdiesel9424 Před 3 lety

      They could be dwarf water lettuce, they don’t get bigger than 4inches.

    • @suryoardi7109
      @suryoardi7109 Před 3 lety

      You need plant them on the open air and they need sun light

  • @lucasbaluyut5746
    @lucasbaluyut5746 Před 3 lety

    will this stuff work in a discus tank, 85-86 Fahrenheit?

  • @nikkibodah4007
    @nikkibodah4007 Před 2 lety

    Hey, what kind of filter do u have? What brand?

  • @stateniland
    @stateniland Před 4 lety

    Does anyone know of a reputable online site I can purchase floating lettuce?
    Also is CO2 needed? I do not use CO2
    Thank you
    Joe

    • @khianidude
      @khianidude Před 4 lety

      All floating plants get most if not all of their CO2 from the air, which is the main reason they're floating in the first place.

  • @erikpratama320
    @erikpratama320 Před 3 lety

    How to reproduce it? Is that growing seeds or something?

  • @gopalnarla1375
    @gopalnarla1375 Před 2 lety

    Will it produce oxygen for fishes

  • @amitkadam766
    @amitkadam766 Před 4 lety +1

    SUPERB MAN

  • @kimcrosby9374
    @kimcrosby9374 Před 2 lety

    What is the water temperature

  • @creativityunknown5241
    @creativityunknown5241 Před 3 lety

    It can grow without fish ??

  • @EuroGupper
    @EuroGupper Před 6 měsíci

    It's a hardy plant, but it hates water movement.
    Also, if you want longer roots, keep the tank low on nitrates/nitrites/ammonia

  • @MrWardy448
    @MrWardy448 Před 3 lety +2

    those plants look dead bro, those leaves are not supposed to be that flat on the waters surface

  • @buggygipson733
    @buggygipson733 Před 2 lety

    does wattage matter?

  • @aehageman2834
    @aehageman2834 Před 2 lety

    can humans eat this plant?

  • @IanSeg
    @IanSeg Před 2 lety

    will not work with goldfish. They will simply eat all the roots.

  • @mariobrunopetvar
    @mariobrunopetvar Před 4 lety

    Hmmmmmm.......65.000 Kelvin ??????????????

  • @quiet8253
    @quiet8253 Před 2 lety

    I don’t even touch my leaf lettuce 🥬 it’s just chilling and growing