The contents of your aquarium is very important for the normal development and health of fish living in it. Aquarium plants, such as riccia, are able not only to benefit the inhabitants of the water space, but also to decorate it.
Riccia in the aquarium is represented, as a rule, by its floating variety. This unpretentious moss, which is a small branched plate, tightly intertwined. Riccia has neither stems nor roots, so it feels excellent both on the bottom and on the water surface.
The content of riccia in the aquarium requires very little effort. This is sufficient lighting and water temperature in the range of 25-30 degrees. Since these same parameters are suitable for most fish, it turns out that special conditions for the cultivation of this plant is not provided.
How to plant Riccia?
To plant riccia on the bottom of the aquarium, you need a support for it (a wooden snag, soil or stones), carbon dioxide and light. It is fixed with a special net, which can be purchased at any store. Without such fastening, riccia will get accustomed, but it will float on top. And you can, for example, leave part of the Ricci from above, and fix the other on the stone .
A healthy plant has a bright green color, and tarnishing of color, up to browning, indicates a lack of light or air for its normal life.
Riccia multiplies quite quickly and after a while you will have a beautiful decor element in the aquarium, which has a huge practical significance for its inhabitants.
Riccia in the aquarium: the meaning
In addition to decorating the aquarium, riccia will bring quite a lot of practical benefits. Here are its main useful functions:
- the plant takes an active part in the circulation of the aquarium substances;
- Riccia serves as a shelter for those species of fish that need it and prefer to hide from bright lighting;
- is a good source of nutrition for turtles and certain species of mollusks, and sometimes for fish;
- It is an excellent place for the reproduction of fish, the storage of eggs and the dwelling of fry.
In addition to all the above advantages of riccia, I would like to mention one more thing. Air bubbles have the property to linger on the edges of the plant, thus creating a terrific illusion of pearls on the surface of the garden. This is a truly unforgettable sight.