Pistia Stratiotes/ Water Lettuce

Be Mindful of your Water Quality

I am hesitant to give a review because mine mostly died but I think the problem has to do with my water pH and not with the water lettuce. I have swapped my last survivor to a smaller shrimp tank using RO water and controlled mineral additions and it seems to be doing better so far.

Tbh I didn't think this one was going to make it. The leaves were sort of wilty and look like bugs might have nibbles on them, the roots were brownish and shed any time I moved it. I was worried I'd have to reach out to customer service, but decided to give it time. It sprouted a daughter plant within the week. I now have a total of about 8 of these things in my tank (6 of them are still attached to original mother and the first daughter). I underestimated just how hardy they are

I ordered 7 plants but received 4 with a couple of tiny plantlets attached which will *eventually* become separate plants but, as they were shipped, they're not yet large enough to separate from the parent plants. For what they cost, I would have expected to receive 7 full-sized plants. The 4 I did receive appear to be healthy and in relatively good shape, though. My previous experiences ordering from BucePlant have been overwhelmingly positive, so this came as a bit of a surprise/disappointment.