I got rid of these plants
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
Philippines
September 18, 2021 7:21am CST
More than 7 months ago, I was able to acquire this aqua plant when it was just too small. I really thought it was a dwarf water lettuce. But when I exposed it to pure sunlight for weeks and it grew more than five inches. I let it stay for a while, until its roots kept growing and suffocating my fish.
So I finally got to my senses and got rid most of them. I posted this on facebook few people reacted. Some think I should have given it away for free, others think i should have used it as fertilizer. Others showed some health benefits for the humans.
But i didn't care, I just hope my new batch of fish survives now that Ihave gotten rid of the big ones now.
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18 responses
@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
18 Sep 21
Sometimes it helps to know more before we plant things.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
18 Sep 21
I've had this plant in the past but since they were indoor then, they never grow this big @GardenGerty
I have done my research @ramapo17
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
18 Sep 21
@Letranknight2015 Good I am glad. One never knows all the facts about the strange plants.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
18 Sep 21
Yes, some of them and others before @dya80dya but now I want to know if the plants were the only problem.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
Hello @rebelann it's a floating plant that the roots grow on water. And gets bigger when it's exposed to hours of sun light.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
18 Sep 21
They should be removed from time to time.. glad you did
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
Well, it's gonna take time for them to multiply again @prashu228
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Sep 21
Oh no they were depriving the fish of air. Good you got rid of those.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
Yes they were @RebeccasFarm but I only got rid of the bigger ones.
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@asianlady (2694)
• Ireland
18 Sep 21
I wish I could have that plants, it looks similar to the wild plants growing in our backyard. But I transfered them to my secret garden and hopefully they don't die.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
Hello @asianlady Im sure they could be available in your area, maybe there's a petshop nearby that sells fish and aquaplants.
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@asianlady (2694)
• Ireland
20 Sep 21
@Letranknight2015 Possibly, I will take a look next time. Last 2019, I went to visit my best friend in Istanbul, Turkey. And her roommate had a goldfish. We babysit the goldfish for 3 days and the fish was so noisy when she is hungry and needs her water to be changed.
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
18 Sep 21
Oh ok. Do what you think is best for your fishes 
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
I hope they won't die much this time @m_audrey6788
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@BarBaraPrz (47670)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Sep 21
So, is this lettuce safe for humans to eat?
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
I don't think so @BarBaraPrz Otherwise, I would have eaten them myself.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
It took me while but maybe it has to go @allknowing
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
@sjvg1976 this is an aquatic plant and they float on water not planted on the soil. maybe this time I can have them multiply with out growing more than 5 inches.
Not much research on youtube im afraid. doesn't say about suffocating fish.
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
So far some of the fish are still alive @rakski
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@rakski (125995)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
@Letranknight2015 good riddance of the plants then
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
Sadly, no chickens here or the dogs will eat them @franxav so it has to go.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
18 Sep 21
They are cute water plants... I wonder if they are edible... =)
Glad you had gotten rid of them because your fish might not be able to survive with lots of water lettuce...
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
No they are not @brokenbee their roots rot and had suffocated the fish in the long run.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
Hello @martinus123 well, it's pretty until it starts harming your fish.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
9 Oct 21
You don't have to throw all of them. You just have to lessen them when they become overcrowded. Their roots are good for fries as hiding places when they are young. For goldfish the roots become a place to put their eggs on. Also the roots also serves to absorb the excess nutrients like ammonia and nitrates to make the water less toxic.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
Yeah it was my decision, that should have been done long ago @allen0187
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@wolfgirl569 (108161)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Sep 21
You just need to keep it thinned back enough
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
20 Sep 21
It's gonna take them a while to multiply though @wolfgirl569
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