Sacramento Aquarium Society

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SAS Member Plant Reproduction Report

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

General Information

Name:

Richard C. Griffiths

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

2019-09-07

Common Name:

Common Duckweed

Scientific Name:

Lemna minor

Aquarium Conditions

pH:

7.2

General Hardness (ppm):

900

Temp.:

72--76

Nitrate (ppm):

unknown

Tank Size (inches LxWxH):

25

Water Source:

Well

Water Changes:

50% every other day

Filtration System(s):

Aqua Clear 70

Additives:

None

Tank Décor

Substrate:

None

Lighting

Fluorescent:

10 hours per day, moonlight 14 hours usually, West Window in door

Reproduction

Reproduction Method:

Asexually by forming chains of new stems from vegetative buds

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Comments

A very devious plant, hiding on other plants...