About the species

Limnobium laevigatum from South America is a decorative floating plant that is particularly suitable for open aquariums. 1-5 cm high and the leaves from 5-15 cm wide.

It is also good in traditional aquariums, as the fine, long and decorative roots provide shelter for gouramies and other surface fish that like the roots of floating plants. If there are enough nutrients in the water and the light intensity is good, new leaves will appear above the water surface.

It may be necessary to remove some to avoid the plants underneath still getting some light. As the nutrient level in the water decreases, it will grow much more slowly making it an excellent indicator of available nutrients.