Salvinia Oblongifolia - Shipping 3/3
Product Description: Giant Water Spangles (Salvinia Oblongifolia) is an easy-to-grow floating plant, perfect for betta fish tanks! Floating plants are a great way to provide cover and shade for your tank's inhabitants and improve the water quality. The root structures of Giant Salvinia make great nurseries for fry and microfauna to grow. Make sure you have an aquarium-specific light. These plants are all grown in tanks with fish and invertebrates. Plants are never sold from tanks with sick fish. These plants are NOT free from duckweed or snails. All Plants may contain snails or snail eggs. We keep them in all of our tanks for the benefits they provide.
Quantities: 3 growing nodes of Salvinia Oblongifolia. Roughly a "snack size bag" of 4" to 6" plants.
Shipping: I ship Mondays and Tuesdays only for orders placed by 9 pm PST on the previous day. It may take up to 5 days for your order to ship. I may hold shipments due to the weather. If that happens, you will be contacted through the email you provided on your order.
Please see our DOA Policy.
****Please note that not all of these plants are legal to own in every state. Please know what is legal to own in your state and order accordingly. This is your responsibility****
contrast the tint with greenery
While the aesthetic appeal of tinted waters can be quite attractive to us, the recreation of nature—which includes both submerged and emersed plants—is the end goal. Flora helps to improve water conditions, feeding patterns, spawning displays, and territory building.
Aquatic Plant FAQs
DOA Policy
Please ensure that you add a heat pack or cold pack to your orders if temperatures in your area are above 90°F or below 40°F. Click for more info on our DOA Policy.
Are these plants duckweed and snail free?
All Plants may contain snails or snail eggs, small macroinvertebrates, and duckweed. We keep them in all of our tanks for the benefits they provide. We have experienced the presence of small snails, ostracods, daphnia, and beneficial detritus worms.
Are your plants only for tinted water conditions?
Nope! All of our plants will grow perfectly in untinted aquariums that have CO2 and aquasoils, or low-tech planted aquariums. Our selection, though, is optimized for emersed plant growth and low- to medium-tinted water environments.
What is your aquatic plant shipping schedule?
We’re a small company and ship Tuesdays & Thursdays only. Orders placed Wednesday–Sunday → Ship Tuesday. Orders placed Monday–Tuesday → Ship Thursday
Are your plants just for bettas?
Nope. Our aquatic plants are safe for almost all aquariums, terrariums, vivariums, and paludariums. Many of our plants can be grown emersed in filter compartments, vivariums, or incorporated into wabikua.
What are Tannins?
Tannins are natural compounds released by leaves, seed pods, and bark as they decompose in water. They soften water, gently lower pH, and create the characteristic tea-stained tint found in blackwater habitats. But their role goes far beyond color—tannins fuel beneficial bacteria, fungi, and biofilms, which form the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. They also offer mild antifungal benefits and help reduce stress in fish by replicating the natural conditions they’ve evolved in. At their core, tannins are plant-derived antioxidants that connect your aquarium to the same processes at work in wild flooded forests and streams.