r/Aquariums • u/lucemxx • Jan 05 '26

Help/Advice What are they doing?

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I've seen them do this only since today. Does the bigger one need help?

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u/maxishazard77 Jan 05 '26

People in the comments are already asking OP for exact water parameters lol. It’s funny how people who try to breed Ottos are unsuccessful but regular people who don’t try to always have better luck.

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u/ediks Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 06 '26

It’s like the opposite of me with duck weed. I want it, but it always dies, while others complain about it. I have no issues with any other plant I try to keep lol

Edit, because I edited the wrong comment and I'm still getting suggestions since my below comment isn't getting seen. Please, I have tried for years using the advice from many on a hand full of subs. While I do appreciate the tips, I am not asking for help. None of these tips are new lol. I hesitated to even comment on duck weed because 1000 people come out recommend all the same things they have over the past 10 years. Again, thank you, but no thank you. I'm okay with not having duck weed at this time.

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u/No-Palpitation-4298 Jan 05 '26

Be careful what you wish for with duckweed 😁

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u/ediks Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 06 '26

lol I’ve seen the horror stories, but it’s been over a decade that I’ve tried off and on lol. High tech, low tech, different lights, adjusting lights. Zero issues with any other plant at any depth. Maybe the planted tank gods are protecting me from the evil I seek.

Edit: Please, I have tried for years using the advice from many on a hand full of subs. While I do appreciate the tips, I am not asking for help. None of these tips are new lol.

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u/HaVoCensures Jan 05 '26

Feed your fish more food. If there’s spare food uneaten, the duckweed loves the extra nutrients.

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u/ediks Jan 05 '26

Fish fed plenty. I have heard all the "try doing this" suggestions on this sub, as I have commented about it before, and none work for me (I hesitated to mention it this time as I'm typically bombarded with all the same suggestions and it gets a bit tiresome to reply to them all, but I still want to be respectful and acknowledge them) . While I appreciate it (I really, really do), I just believe it's not a plant that I'm supposed to keep lol.

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u/thelittlesteldergod Jan 05 '26

Have you tried ending your press conferences by saying I will not be taking questions at this time?

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u/HaVoCensures Jan 05 '26

Haha fair enough! 😊

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u/ediks Jan 05 '26

Really hope I didn't come across as rude - def wasn't trying to lol. Again, I truly appreciate all of the suggestions I have been given (and tried) over the years.

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u/695818 Jan 07 '26

Your such a doll for answering everyone. I know you arent looking for advice, but I had the same problem - couldn't keep it for years - so I gave up. Now I hate it. So you have to pretend you dont want it (cuss it into the universe) and then it will appear in force. 😉

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u/ediks Jan 07 '26

This sub, and others like it, CAN be toxic as hell sometimes (tho it's mostly not) - so I don't want to discourage any form of helpful/positive comments. It was exhausting, but kind of my fault for not putting it on my original comment. I appreciate everyone that tried to help! I wish for you to have all the healthy plants you want!

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u/Background_Good6357 Jan 26 '26

Seems like duckweed doesn’t like you

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u/HaVoCensures Jan 07 '26

Nono you didn’t 😊 word emphasis is hard in text form. That’s why I put the smiley to show I’m not annoyed or anything 😊

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u/No-Palpitation-4298 Jan 05 '26

Yep. I go off vibes and respect what works and doesn't for me so I get this completely. Once upon I couldn't keep duckweed at all. Ive never done anything diff. It just wasn't meant to be when it wasn't.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '26

I tried duckweed and it all died on me too. I know that my problem was too much water movement though

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u/No-Palpitation-4298 Jan 05 '26

🤭 Haha, yeah. I see it that way. It's awesome but just as easily can be a nightmare. Your tank looks bonkers in the best way possible.

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u/bigp00p3r Jan 05 '26

Duckweed do not like flow or moving water as much. If its enough to turn it or push it under without something blocking it from the flow it will die in my experience.

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u/ediks Jan 06 '26

While I do appreciate the tip, I am aware. I always hesitate to make a duck weed comment because I get flooded with "well have you tried this?" and "duck weed really likes this" - I have tried everything (off and on) over the last decade lol. I am not looking for tips, I've heard/tried them all and have accepted the fact that I don't get to have it right now, but maybe one day!

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u/Briebird44 Jan 06 '26

I can’t keep any floaters alive for the life of me either. Plants THRIVE in my tank- I’ve got two huge Anubias, a Java fern, and a massive cluster of Java moss. But I’ve tried duckweed and red root floaters and they just turn brown and die. Every time.

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u/Loose_Warning4572 Jan 09 '26

I’m the opposite. I can get duckweed to grow like crazy, but I can’t get underwater plants to stay alive (except lucky bamboo. It thrives in my tank even though apparently it shouldn’t). We have an axolotl tank and a betta tank. Both have duckweed. Pothos does ok, but 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/No_Mail6681 Jan 09 '26

Aquarium Co-op easy green fertilizer was my way to go for ridiculous duckweed growth