Description
Azolla is a wonder plant we will all soon be hearing about. It has tremendous properties for agricultural green manure, human food, & climate control. Sometimes referred to as 'Fairy Moss', 'Mosquito Fern' or simply 'Water Fern', Azolla is extremely quick-growing & undemanding. Frankly, It's also adorable. Azolla (Azolla spp.) is native to the western United States, but has spread worldwide. They prefer medium light intensity, & when the plant is doing well, you'll start to notice little red, orange, & pink fringes along its growing edge. The biggest compound plantlet is no more than a centimeter in the home aquarium. These are grown with minimal fertilizer & average light/ room temperatures. They grow in my unheated, unfiltered Walstad tanks as well, so you know they are hardy! Do note, however, that you can expect stronger growth & brighter colors when they live under better light. Like many floating plants, Azolla prefers calm, undisturbed water. You may wish to corral them away from a filter output or airstone. For reference, I have Nicrew SkyLEDs on ten gallon tanks. Temps fluctuate between 65F in the winter to 80F in the summer. I grow these in my personal happy community tanks with colorful guppies, snails, shrimp, & of course, lots of plants! If you'd absolutely rather not have snail hitchhikers, It would be best to look up how to do a preventative bleach dip on the interwebs :) 10x Plantlets are VERY SMALL! All ten will fit comfortably on the surface of a dime. These are snipped/ harvested & packed right before shipment. I'm very careful, & I use methods that have consistently gotten the best results over years. Lot of love going into this hobby. Please don't leave them in a mailbox, as they are not frost hardy, nor can they safely survive in a hot tin box in the summer. 10+ Azolla Fairy Moss Floater Live Freshwater Aquarium Plants, Low Tech, Easy Beginner Pack, Fry, Shrimp Safe Hides, Turtle Food
