Pontederiaceae is a family of plants. Homeland: the South American tropics.

The plant differs greatly from its relatives in appearance. It can only be found growing in the water column, where it takes the form of long stems with alternating long, light or bright green leaves. The aquarium’s stems reach a length of 40 to 50 centimeters. Eichhornia can be grown in aquariums of any size. It is positioned behind the scene, creating lovely, dense thickets. The plant is popular among aquarium enthusiasts because of how easily it reproduces and how demanding its maintenance requirements are.
Although it can be grown in an aquarium that is moderately heated, Eichhornia is best suited for a tropical aquarium. The ideal water temperature for the plant is between 20 and 26 °C. Growth almost completely ceases when the temperature drops. Soft water that reacts neutrally or slightly acidically is ideal. The pH should be less than 7, and the total hardness should not exceed 6 °C. The water needs to be fresh and changed every five to four inches. Since the plant does not tolerate the development of plaque and fouling on the leaves, you should not permit the appearance of turbidity in the water.
Eichhornia should have adequate lighting. You can use artificial lighting of any kind, including daytime and scattered sunlight, but fluorescent lamps such as LB have the best light quality.
The plant stretches pale in the absence of light. Fluorescent lights ought to have a power output of greater than 0.4 watts per liter of capacity. A typical Svet day lasts roughly 12 hours.
The plant fails to establish a robust root system. It requires soil that is mostly composed of small pebbles or large sand with a trace of silt. It is not possible to add more top dressing to the new soil. Natural siltation is sufficient for the satisfactory growth of echornia. In order to stabilize the plant and support the growth of its roots, a 3 to 5 cm layer of soil is typically sufficient.
The plant gets more than enough nutrition from fish food and fresh water, so mineral top dressing is not necessary for eichornia in particular.
The plant is very simple to vegetatively propagate. Each segment of the long stems is trimmed to have roughly ten leaves. To deepen the bottom pair of leaves, the cuttings are buried in the ground or allowed to float at the water’s surface. It is best to shorten and remove the top of any stems that reach the water’s surface. If the stem has retained leaves, the lower portion can be left in the ground; otherwise, the bare sections must be cut off. The tops are either moved to a new location or planted in this spot.
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