20+ Giant Duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza, LiveFloating Plants for Pond/Aquarium

I’d love to be able to say, how pleased I am with my new pond plants. They arrived fresh and alive, a bit smaller than I had expected. However, size wasn’t my problem: after putting them in the water one day, the next day, they were all gone! I have four Koi and I can only think, they ate every single plant!! lol I know, Koi will nibble on pretty much anything, I just wasn’t prepared for all the plants to be gobbled. Will have to re-think how to protect the next batch of plants. Keep this in mind, for your own pond. :) Update: I was thinking about ordering some more of these, but happened to read a few reviews and it seems many individuals have gone through the same ordeal as me. One person did not recommend these for an outdoor pond and I have to agree with them. I’m not going to re-order after all.

So tiny you can barely see them. Put them in pond and they disappear. I wouldn’t buy them again.

Plenty of large duckweeds that came perfectly packaged, rooted, healthy, and all alive. I also noticed small ones mixed in, little specs that are likely tiny babies (so I took the plastic bag, filled it with water and then dumped them into my water source to make sure I got as many as possible. Great transaction! If this is the same duckweed, it might be a good source of protein (double check by doing research), and it can also be great for water gardens. Great plant for farming too for a creative thinker.

fast shipping but definitely misleading. Duckweed is so small Don't even know if they will grow or at least live to grow in my koi pond. and for the amount of money very little portion is given.

Duckweed arrived green but very tiny, and seemed healthy. Placed in my pond and overnight they we all brown and dead. I hadn't placed my fish in yet so it wasn't that. They just died in the pond.

These plants flourished amazingly in my 20 gallon freshwater fish tank. While the plants did show up with many broken roots, the roots grew back very quick. Within a very very short time period these plants had multiplied to cover the entire top of my tank. The only reason I gave them 4 stars instead of 2 stars: while they did populate very quickly, the little ones now are slightly brown. This might be to my own error, or it might be because there are so many in the tank. With that being said, they are still populating and doing well.

So good the fish ate it all in two days. That wasn’t the plan, but the duckweed looked really good upon arrival. I’m going to speak for the fish it must have tasted good.

For starters I always make sure to grab the duckweed as soon as it arrives; I don't let it sit out. I've bought from this seller before, and in the past their duckweed has come with some gelatinous substance which I believe keeps most of the duckweed healthy during transit. No complaints, and I have always been happy with the duckweed I received. This time, the duckweed was sent in a small bag with some water in it. Not a big deal in the change, but normally I expect a ~50-70% mortality rate of the duckweed I receive and I think that's pretty reasonable. However, the entire batch I received was all browning and mostly dead (see image). I got it under my grow lamp hoping for at least one or two survivors. It's now 12 days after receiving the duckweed, and nearly all of them are dead, sunk, or on their way there. My goldfish love this stuff and I sadly have none to give them. I hope this was just a one off error on the seller's part, as I have been happy with the product before.