Salvinia Minima (Water Spangles)

Salvinia Minima – Perfect Floating Plant for Your Aquarium or Pond

Bring natural beauty and balance to your aquarium or pond with Salvinia minima — an attractive, easy-to-grow floating plant that adds charm, provides shade, and promotes a healthy aquatic environment.

What is Salvinia Minima?

Salvinia minima, often called water spangles or common salvinia, is a small, free-floating aquatic fern. Native to the Americas, this fast-growing plant forms dense, vibrant green mats across the water's surface, offering excellent cover for fish, shrimp, and fry.

With its soft, oval-shaped leaves covered in fine, velvety hairs, Salvinia minima not only looks beautiful but also plays an important role in controlling algae by shading your aquarium or pond from excessive light.

Key Features:

• Fast-Growing: Quickly covers the surface, helping to reduce algae by limiting light penetration.
• Natural Habitat: Provides shelter and breeding grounds for fish, shrimp, and other aquatic animals.
• Low Maintenance: Thrives with minimal care under moderate lighting and gentle water movement.
• Attractive Appearance: Bright green, softly textured leaves add a natural, tropical feel to any tank or pond.
• Water Quality Helper: Helps absorb excess nutrients, contributing to better water conditions.

Ideal For:

• Freshwater aquariums (especially betta, shrimp, and nano tanks)
• Outdoor ponds and water gardens
• Natural aquascapes and biotope-style setups

Care Requirements:

• Lighting: Moderate to high lighting for optimal growth.
• Water Parameters: Tolerates a wide range, but prefers temperatures between 20–30°C (68–86°F).
• Flow: Prefers gentle water movement — strong currents can damage the delicate floating leaves.
• Maintenance: Thin out regularly if coverage becomes too dense.

Why Choose Our Salvinia Minima?

Our Salvinia minima is carefully grown and handled to ensure you receive healthy plants ready to thrive in your setup. Whether you're starting a new aquascape, looking to improve water quality, or simply want a natural, beautiful addition to your aquarium or pond, Salvinia minima is a perfect choice.

How Much is in a Portion?

I don't know about you, but I think life is too short to count individual pieces of Salvinia. You will receive a portion roughly the same as you see in the image. 

Believe me when I say, it doesn't matter how much you receive because in 6 weeks, you'll have more Salvinia than you know what to do with.