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recommendation for floating plant for 3.5 gallon tank?

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#1 ·
Hi, all.

I'm brand new to the world of bettas. Just yesterday I got the beautiful blue crowntail betta in the attached photo, a wonderful birthday present from my daughter. I have some plants in his tank, and in fact it looks pretty good, but I'd like to get a small floating plant, or maybe one that is rooted, but the top parts float on the water. Any recommendations? Thanks very much! :)

Beverly
 

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I was about to say that I have kept Salvinia Minima and duckweed. I had troubles with Salvinia minima at first, but now they grow like crazy. The duckweed came on another plant I bought and has grown like crazy too. I love the salvinia, it just grows so fast for me since I have medium light and dose ferts.
 
#8 ·
I actually like frogbit, since in the warm water of my betta tank it grows long smooth roots down to the substrate - looks like a jungle. In the cooler water of the 33g community it has shorter and much fuzzier roots.
 
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I think you should just try it. If it gets too much, remove some plants; if you end up not liking them, just remove them altogether. That's what makes real plants fun - experiment and see what suits/works for you :)
 
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