Riccia fluitans

Scientific name: Riccia fluitans

Common name: Ricca

Light requirements: High

Difficulty: Medium

Aquarium niche:Floating

Care: Riccia fluitans is a floating plant and prefers low water movement. If you wish to create a carpet or lawn effect, the plant must be tied down since it will not root or attach to anything by it self. If you tie it down you must make sure it gets a lot of CO2 and very high light.