Riccia Fluitans Tissue Culture Cup

Riccia Fluitans Tissue Culture Cup — Pest-Free Carpeting & Floating Plant

Riccia Fluitans is a bright green liverwort with no true roots, prized for its use as a floating plant or, when tied or glued to hardscape, as a lush carpeting effect. Supplied as tissue culture, it arrives free of pests, algae, and snails — a clean, healthy start that's hard to find in regional stores.

Plant Snapshot

• Size Sold: Tissue culture cup
• Growth Habit: Floats naturally, or tie/glue to wood or rock for a carpet
• Placement: Foreground carpet or surface floater
• Lighting: Low is fine for floating; moderate to high needed for carpeting
• Temperature: 20–28°C
• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Difficulty: Easy (floating) to moderate (carpeting)

Ideal Habitat and Care

Left to float, Riccia is nearly effortless and provides great cover and grazing surface for fry and shrimp. To use it as a carpet, tie or glue small portions onto hardscape — it benefits from stronger lighting and CO2 in this setup to stay compact rather than growing loose and stringy.

Propagation & Trimming

Divide portions straight from the cup to start multiple mats or floating clumps. Trim regularly, especially if floating, so it doesn't shade out plants underneath.

Compatibility

Excellent for shrimp tanks — shrimp love grazing through it. Safe with all peaceful community fish and snails.

Why Buy From N8 Aquatics

Tissue culture means guaranteed pest and algae-free stock — genuinely hard to source locally in Rockhampton.

Shipping Information

Unlike our live fish and invertebrates, aquarium plants are able to be shipped. Plants are carefully packed to arrive in good condition, with standard shipping available at checkout.

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