Dwarf Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)| Live Floating Aquarium Plant

Bring a natural, lush look to your aquarium with Dwarf Water Lettuce, one of the most popular floating plants for freshwater aquariums. These attractive floating rosettes feature soft green leaves with long, delicate roots that provide a beautiful natural appearance while creating a more comfortable environment for your fish.

More than just attractive, Dwarf Water Lettuce is a hardworking plant that helps absorb excess nutrients, provides natural shade to help reduce algae growth, and offers excellent cover for fry, shrimp, and other small aquatic life. Under the right conditions, it grows quickly and is easy to maintain, making it an excellent choice for both beginner and experienced aquarists.

All of our Dwarf Water Lettuce is grown right here at Angie's Fish Room in aquarium conditions and carefully selected before shipping to ensure you receive healthy, well-established plants.

Features & Benefits

🌿 Home-grown by Angie's Fish Room

🌿 Helps absorb nitrates and excess nutrients

🌿 Provides natural shade to help reduce algae growth

🌿 Creates excellent cover for fry, shrimp, and timid fish

🌿 Fast-growing and easy to maintain

🌿 No CO₂ required

🌿 Perfect for freshwater aquariums, shrimp tanks, betta tanks, and outdoor ponds

Choose Your Pack

🌱 Starter Pack (3 Plants)
Perfect for nano aquariums or getting started with floating plants.

🌿 Aquarium Pack (6 Plants)
Ideal for most community aquariums and provides excellent surface coverage.

🌱🌱 Breeder Pack (10 Plants)
Our best value! Great for larger aquariums, breeding tanks, and outdoor ponds.

Each order includes healthy, hand-selected plants with multiple leaves and established roots. Because these are live plants, size and appearance will naturally vary.

Care Requirements

• Lighting: Low to Moderate
• Growth Rate: Fast
• Difficulty: Easy
• Placement: Floating
• Water Temperature: 68–86°F (20–30°C)
• pH: 6.0–8.0

Please Note: Photos show healthy plants grown by Angie's Fish Room. You will receive plants similar to those pictured, but not the exact plants shown. As with all live plants, natural variations in size, coloration, and root length are normal. Plants are carefully inspected before shipping; however, occasional beneficial hitchhikers such as small snails may be present.

Shipping Notice: Live plants are carefully packaged for shipment. During periods of extreme heat or cold, shipping may be delayed to help ensure your plants arrive in excellent condition.