Omg that's exactly why I'm here, my tank has a whole invasion with algae and I was dead serious on scraping my tank. While I began cleaning it, I realized there were quite a lot of shrimps still alive, which was unexpected, but I couldn't get rid of even half the algae since it was stuck on the moss, and the moss was stuck on the driftwood. Suddenly, I realized what I need, a full blown duckweed artillery to fight these monsters.

I buy pretty much buy any duckweed I find in pet stores and they are always happy to be rid of it because they get it on accident lol

@@lilac2698 cant a bristlenose keep it all clean?

Dude same

Must be nice lol

What fish do you have?

My turtle do it

I’m currently watching Goldfish VS Duckweed, duckweed seems to be winning but it’s only been 10 minutes

Goldfish are the best way to get rid of unwanted aquarium plants. Especially duckweed

I am building a fish room/ aquaponic plant room/ plant room. I am very interested in your Venus Flytrap growing. It sounds like perhaps you have created a type of bog where you have your Flytraps growing in somewhat of an aquaponic envirorement. I would love to hear what exactly you do.

@@phillip1beer No, my setup is not quite that technical or elaborate. I have an 8x8 mesh pot that is filled with sphagnum moss. I grow B52 flytraps in it. In order to keep them hydrated at the perfect rate, I keep the pot in the top of a stone bird feeder and fill it up with distilled water or rain water so that the bottom of the pot is submerged in water. Problem is, on sunny days the water tends to evaporate. Rain water and distilled water isn't always readily available in my area. I was thinking I could put duckweed in the exposed water to help keep it from evaporating and also leech the nutrients.

@@xfiringsquadx It sounds like a great experiment. My biggest question would be how well the Duckweed would grow in distilled water and rainwater as it is devoid of minerals and without fish, it would probably have no nitrates to feed on. However, I think light is a major factor and It is often grown in plastic tubs with no fish. I would love to hear a full report on your experiment. Do you have a source of Duckweed? I have plenty if you would like some if you reside in the US. It is very hard to kill and I could probably send it to you in a ziplock bag on a damp paper towel in a small box. I have not tried to raise Flytraps for a long time. I think it was before the rise of the internet and I knew very little about caring for them so I failed in the endeavor. It seems I remember that they grow in places like South Carolina in sphagnum moss and sandy soil in a habitat where few plants will grow. They grow in a niche where there are few nutrients available and so they are preditor plants that gather their nutrients from the insects that they trap. Do you grow them inside and if so do you catch bugs to feed them? I have read that if you grow them outside during the warm season they do well and will catch plenty of insects on their own. Actually, there are numerous other predator plants. I have thought of planting a little predator garden. They are very interesting plants.

@@phillip1beer Thanks for the offer. I'm good right now but I'll definitely let you know if I need some. I hope to test this in the spring when the flytraps start growing again. They are dormant right now. I live in south Texas and grow mine outside. They get plenty of food on their own. It looks like crane flies are what they seem to feed on the most followed by fruit flies and an occasional spider or two. If you take good care of them, they'll spread. I started with one plant and now have over 21 different rhizomes. I still grow them all in the same arrangement but it's getting crowded in the 8x8 mesh pot. I leave them out all year and they grow perfect in my growing zone. Mine are native to north and south Carolina like you've read about. Yes, there's quite a few carnivorous plants and they are all very interesting.

@@xfiringsquadx Keep me posted on how it goes with the experiment. Perhaps by then My room will be all up and running. I might have to try growing some myself. Perhaps I can grow them outside and winter them in the lights in my basement. I have heard they need a winter cycle though. It seems I remember them being wintered over in a guy's garage in Chicago. I seem to remember some people saying they put them in the refrigerator to induce the winter cycle. I have heard they need this cycle to grow and be healthy. I imagine Texas night in Winter can get chilly but seldom freezing but warmer daytime temps. I will be very interested in your experiment.

HAHAHAHA, one of the best comments I’ve ever seen. Legend!!

KeepingFishSimple love u mate, have. Keep up the good work

I cant believe people buy duckweed. Bro I'll pay you take mine lol

@@parrots4life74 got given duckweed when I bought my other plants. Nursery guy was like "u want it we got heaps brah"

I thought a filter was still needed though to house the good bacteria in the filter media?

@@Jo-kh1yo The substrate provides surface area for the good bacteria to live in. The bubbles provide motion & air to stop it going stagnant. The amano shrimp provide particle filtration. Basically it does everything a filter would do... All I do is change some of the water from time to time with fresh rain water. In fairness: my tank is under-populated & with really hardy fish.

Thanks!

They love still water

You could get a feeding ring and fill with the floaters.

What type of pleco, cause if its a common it will get larger then your tank

Tiny roots

Yes I hope so.i use them in large bowls. acts as natural filter

My silver dollar eat all plant life

what gourami is that?

Jeremy James it’s a floating plant

More nutrients in the water

My fav floating plant is salvina because it is not to big or to small and it grows at a fair rate

If they get stressed they will absorb the young. That's what I've found out on KZfaq here. I watch a lot of KGTropicals as well as Aquarium Co-op, lots of good info there. Obviously I watch this channel as well.

K Digiacomo i know that part but she hasn't got big enough to have them

@@Mckinzie13 - Totally laughing, I thought you said she's not pregnant anymore. Oops, yeah too young will most likely be the issue, but there can also be other factors. I still laughing about my mistake on reading that. I was watching this video and reading comments at the same time. Apologize for that.

Maybe it used up all the nutrients?

An aquarium builder in bris

thanks t

Yep

Wow

It's illegal to sell or ship in Arizona, not illegal to own.

@@SomeJustice19k that's what I ment to say according to ocean floor they arnt alloun to sell it so they just give it away

Most "invasive" plant species (aquatic included) are illegal in AZ

rude

My videos are discussions where I talk about many ideas and speculations and present a lot of information, I like to leave it up to the viewer to draw conclusions and make decisions

Fair enough. I didn't mean to sound overly critical and I DID enjoy the video, it is just the title threw me. I am looking for a tutorial on growing duckweed outside of my 75G fancy goldfish tank sufficient to allow me to scoop up and pour a quarter cup or so 2 or 3 times a week into the 75 as a good veggie food for the goldies along with their pellets, bloodworms, peas etc., plus enjoying the constant de nitrifying effect of the duckweed. When I introduce a lot of duckweed at once into the 75 hoping to have it last it blocks light for my other plants and makes water changes a mess, but eventually it all gets eaten and goes away as the goldies are non-stop munchers eating faster than the propagation rate. If I had a constant 20 or 30 % cover of duckweed that I could control by adding more/less, the other plants get light, the nitrates are consistently consumed and the fish always have something to munch on. Win Win Win. But I have no way of sustaining the supply of duckweed without buying more every few weeks. What idiot buys duckweed constantly lol. I want to grow my own in maybe a plastic tote(s) in the basement or my den with maybe a nano pump for aeration, some sort of reliable light source, etc. to keep a constantly thiriving supply, but I have not found any information on this specific goal. Any suggestions on where to turn for help, what to do to accomplish this...or just tell me I am completely crazy. I have watched a ton of videos about duckweed but I have not found anything on point for what I would like to do.Any help is greatly appreciated.