plant that feeds goldfish floating on top????

**LORENZO** · 12-16-2008, 09:28 PM

Maybe someone knows of a plant that floats on top and can cover the whole entire surface. All i know is that goldfish love it. IT is a major pest in my tank. I always have to net it out. It thrives with fertilizer. Any way of eradicating this. Tiny little green specs it looks like and they just smother the top.

**smaug** · 12-16-2008, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by LORENZO

Maybe someone knows of a plant that floats on top and can cover the whole entire surface. All i know is that goldfish love it. IT is a major pest in my tank. I always have to net it out. It thrives with fertilizer. Any way of eradicating this. Tiny little green specs it looks like and they just smother the top.

Sounds a bit like duckweed,I had it and had no trouble getting rid of it by simply skimming it off daily with a net.

**LORENZO** · 12-16-2008, 11:03 PM

hah i bet that is what it is .... yes. Daily that is just it... who has time to go at that daily. But it is soo invasive. I must have brought that duckweed in with another plant. ha should get some goldfish they would enjoy it.

**smaug** · 12-16-2008, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by LORENZO

hah i bet that is what it is .... yes. Daily that is just it... who has time to go at that daily. But it is soo invasive. I must have brought that duckweed in with another plant. ha should get some goldfish they would enjoy it.

3 minutes or so a day is alot of time?Dude!,I spend 20 minute a day or more,if you want it gone for sure then skimming is the only way.

**LORENZO** · 12-16-2008, 11:25 PM

what? you spend 20 minutes a day at it.... ohhh well i took off the lights and the glass tops and did rake it all up. But the fertilizer just makes it grow more. hahah i need a tank of goldfish next. Is it true they love this stuff. i better get at it again tomorrow. Makes the tank dark. The angels are not liking this it prevents them from getting their flakes. hahahahBut 20 minutes a day!

**smaug** · 12-16-2008, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by LORENZO

what? you spend 20 minutes a day at it.... ohhh well i took off the lights and the glass tops and did rake it all up. But the fertilizer just makes it grow more. hahah i need a tank of goldfish next. Is it true they love this stuff. i better get at it again tomorrow. Makes the tank dark. The angels are not liking this it prevents them from getting their flakes. hahahahBut 20 minutes a day!

Yup,goldfish will eat the stuff but they will not erradicate it.20 minutes is slacking,ask fishalicious how much time she spends in her tank

**LORENZO** · 12-16-2008, 11:48 PM

Now we are talking daily here... you are talking about spending 20 minutes on weed clean up... I did clean the filter yesterday and did a water change... but nothing today.. nope. ARe you saying fishalicious spends more than 20 mintues each day on each tank???? I have a weinner dog to get through rally obedience...i have a bookcase to finish off and Christmas baking. hhah i have not had tome to rinse my gravel. but i did water change my discus this week! i did clean their filter and their diet is not suffering..oh yes bloodworms daily. 20 minutes on your duckweed daily...!!! help !

**Mvjnz** · 12-17-2008, 02:17 AM

Mystery snails also love duckweed, so if you don't have room for goldfish, just get some snails:)

They prolly won't get rid of it completely, but they'll keep it under control.

**korith** · 12-17-2008, 09:07 AM

Hate duckweed. Some of it came in with riccia and other plants I bought and I didn't know any better at the time. Took a while to get rid of it. Somehow you never really get rid of it all.