100 Giant Duckweed – super easy Aquarium or Pond plant (Moss)

The Giant Duckweed is the largest of the duckweed family weeds,   although it is still less than 1cm long. It’s one of the four most common duckweeds in the US. What sets the Giant Duckweed apart from the other duckweeds is, first, the size. By Duckweed standards, having leaves that are about 6 mm across is being a giant. The other duckweeds, particularly the Watermeal, are less than half that big. It is  used as a food source for other pets like turtles, tilapia fish, ducks etc.  Another great use for this plant is to remove excess nutrients from the aquarium or pond and excess nutrients.    It is great to control algae bloom and removing the chemicals from a an aquarium that has been treated with medicine for sick fish.