aquarium seed plants Azolla Caroliniana for Blackwater Aquariums

aquarium seed plants Azolla Caroliniana for Blackwater AquariumsAzolla caroliniana Scientific Name: Azolla caroliniana Common Name: Eastern Mosquito Fern, Fairy Moss, Mosquito Fern, Water Velvet Azolla is a more fascinating alternative to duckweed, creating a thick carpet across the water surface, helping with algae control and jumping fish. Under high light conditions, this plant can turn an orange red colorjust like our red root floaters, and because it has access to atmospheric CO2, it does a great job of

Azolla caroliniana

Scientific Name: Azolla caroliniana

Common Name: Eastern Mosquito Fern, Fairy Moss, Mosquito Fern, Water Velvet

Azolla is a more fascinating alternative to duckweed, creating a thick carpet across the water surface, helping with algae control and jumping fish. Under high-light conditions, this plant can turn an orange-red color—just like our red root floaters, and because it has access to atmospheric CO2, it does a great job of absorbing excess nutrients in the water. In our blackwater aquariums, where light on the substrate can be limited due to the tinted waters, care should be taken to limit the growth of this plant so that your rooted plants can photosynthesize properly—a limiting factor in most blackwater aquariums. Sold as a 4-oz portion.

Caring for Azolla Caroliniana in Blackwater Aquariums

Care Level: Easy

Lighting: Medium

CO2: Not Needed

Tint Tolerance: All (floating plants thrive in all tint conditions)

Origin: Eastern North America to Northern South America

All Plants may contain snails or snail eggs. We keep them in all of our tanks for the benefits they provide. Our blackwater aquarium plants are provided by H2OPlants in adherence to their Shipping and DOA Policies. Your curated selection will arrive in their packaging separate from your botanical & merch orders.