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Transform your aquarium or garden pond with Lemna disperma, a fast-growing native floating plant prized for its bright green, velvety carpet effect. Featuring tiny, oval fronds with fine dangling roots, this hardy floating species creates a vibrant, natural canopy that provides essential cover for shy fish, fry, and freshwater shrimp.

Beyond its striking looks, Lemna disperma is a powerful natural biofilter. It rapidly absorbs excess nitrates and phosphates from the water column, helping to suppress unwanted algae growth and maintain crystal-clear water quality.

Key Benefits:

  • Natural Nutrient Sponge: Outcompetes algae by rapidly absorbing excess nitrates and waste.

  • Aquatic Shelter: Offers vital hiding spots and shade for livestock, reducing stress in fish and invertebrates.

  • Low Maintenance: Exceptionally easy to grow—thrives in low-to-high lighting without requiring CO2 or soil.

  • Natural Food Source: Serves as a nutritious snack for goldfish, turtles, and herbivorous aquatic life.

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Description

Premium Native Victorian Floating Aquatic Plant

Enhance the health and beauty of your aquatic ecosystem with this premium floating plant, sustainably sourced and native to Victoria. Perfectly adapted to local conditions, this versatile species is an excellent addition to indoor aquariums, outdoor backyard ponds, and large agricultural dams alike.

Key Benefits & Ecological Value

  • Advanced Water Purification: This plant acts as a powerful, natural biofilter. By aggressively absorbing dissolved carbon dioxide and excess nutrients (such as nitrates and phosphates), it actively starves out nuisance algae, leaving your water cleaner and clearer.
  • Biodiversity & Habitat Support: Introducing this native flora significantly boosts local biodiversity. The dense root structures create a thriving micro-environment, offering vital shade, temperature regulation, and protective cover for fish, fry, and other aquatic life.

Dynamic, Living Ecosystem

Please Note: Portions may contain beneficial live microfauna, including Daphnia and other harmless microorganisms. Rather than being pests, these organisms are a hallmark of a healthy, pesticide-free ecosystem. They provide an excellent, highly nutritious natural forage source that stimulates the hunting instincts of your fish.

Growth Expectation & Stewardship

We provide a generous starter portion that is more than sufficient to establish a thriving colony. Under proper lighting and nutrient conditions, this hardy plant will steadily multiply to cover your water surface.

Climatic Tip: If introduced to open outdoor ponds, please note that local waterfowl, particularly ducks, find this plant highly palatable—so you may want to protect your starter culture until it is well established!

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We believe in transparency and product integrity. All listing images feature natural, unedited colours taken under direct, full sunlight. Unlike other listings that rely on misleading, oversaturated green filters, our photos represent exactly what will arrive at your door.

Package Contents:

50gram bag of Duckweed Lemna disperma.

Additional information

Weight 0.05 kg
Dimensions 12 × 12 × 1 mm
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