Azolla microphylla Kaulf.

Water fern

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Submitted by: Natasha Khardina

GPS: 4.0791669, 102.2891693

Geographical region: Southeastern Asia
Drainage Basin: Pahang River
River catchment
Water body type: River
Water body name: Sungai Pahang
Water body part: Marsh land
Water body course: Middle course
Water body: tributary of
Tributary name

Type locality
Conservation status/IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated (NE)
Listed in CITES: No

Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type: Fresh water
Water color: Clear water
Water transparency: Medium
Concentration of sediments: Medium
Water temperature: 15-26 °C
Water flow/curent: None

Chemical parameters

pH: 6-8
Conductivity
GH
KH
Dissolved Oxygen

Phytology

Plant form

Floating

Plant type

Plant size

1-6 cm

Plant growth rate

Fast

Plant light demand

Medium

CO2

Aquarium equipment

This species is a hardy floating aquarium plant and requires only medium light intensities to grow well.

Plant care

This plant, that grows on the water surface, ensures useful coverage for fish species that live near the surface. Also, it ramifies and breaks down when it grows, thus reproducing. In the aquarium, you can simply net out all the superfluous plants.

Water care

Keep this species with a water temperature range of 15 – 26°C and pH 6 – 8