It’s NOT duckweed ? - that one I know by heart ?
Good...then frogbit would be my guess
What's the issue with duckweed?
It grows like mad, overtaking everything in it's path...clogs filters...the tiniest piece can take over the surface of the tank water quickly, choking out light...it's a pest plant, IMO
I see.
Water spangles is another name for Salvinia minima, so you got it right
Good to know...here in Texas, that stuff (the "giant" variety) is much hated, an invasive species, chokes out native species and clogs boating waterwaysWater spangles is another name for Salvinia minima, so you got it right
Took a closer look and a new pic. - and your right - its spanglesIt's not frogbit or duckweed, it's salvinia, though I don't know which species. I used to have some
Frogbit has smooth leaves - that's what I have now. The plants in post #1 have hairy leaves and the salvinia I used to have had hairy leaves.
Edit - there are 3 species of salvinia commonly sold - natans, minima and auriculata.
