Help me identify this plant

[Mizz_MayDK]

I’m trying something new ..... live plants in 2 of my tanks. But for what ever the reason I simply don’t remember the name.... so please help me?
They don’t get any bigger than what you see in the pictures but they multiply quickly

 

[Slaphppy7]

It's either duckweed or frogbit....for your sake (and sanity), I hope it's frogbit

 

[Mizz_MayDK]

It's either duckweed or frogbit....for your sake (and sanity), I hope it's frogbit

It’s NOT duckweed ? - that one I know by heart ?
Frog bite looks right but I’ve never seen any flowers on them though

 

[Slaphppy7]

It’s NOT duckweed ? - that one I know by heart ?

Good...then frogbit would be my guess

frogbit at DuckDuckGo

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[UnknownFishies]

Yeah I think it’s frog bit as well

 

[OliveFish05]

Any chance it could be water spangles?

 

[Irishman05]

It's either duckweed or frogbit....for your sake (and sanity), I hope it's frogbit

What's the issue with duckweed?

 

[Slaphppy7]

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

 

[Irishman05]

Ah

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.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Ah

I see.

More: https://www.aquasabi.com/aquascaping-wiki_aquatic-plants_getting-rid-of-duckweed

 

[Essjay]

It'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.

 

[Essjay]

Any chance it could be water spangles?

Water spangles is another name for Salvinia minima, so you got it right

 

[Slaphppy7]

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 waterways

Giant Salvinia

 

[Mizz_MayDK]

It'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.

Took a closer look and a new pic. - and your right - its spangles