Red Root Floater Phyllanthus Fluitans

Ok so what you get is nothing like picture. You get individual leaves that look more like duckweed and I am about 90% sure the majority that had to be trashed was duck weed. The seller sends a nice little insert that talks about plant melting. Well these plants were not melting most of them were dead. The majority of them were broken or torn leaves. They came in a cup well packaged but the plant it's self looked like someone reached into a tank of water where they were growing grabbed a hand full and squeezed them really hard like a sponge. Most of the leaves look like they were muddled like mint. The cup it's self that contained the plants were bone dry. In the end I ended up with about 5 viable leaves that had a tiny root like duck weed and on with a decent root on it. And that is it. The leaves were not melting like the insert mentioned may happen and it does happen from time to time but that was not the case with these they were not properly harvested or packaged. Go outside to a clover patch and take your hang grab a handful and then twist them until they break off. You will get an idea of how these looked. I have been growing aquatic plants and aqua scaping for 30 years and never have I had someone pass off plants in such horrible condition as possibly melting I know the difference between melting and rot and while the leaves were not rotted they were not viable at all. I am not going to bother with a refund because I did not take pictures of them in the container but the attached photo are what I managed to save out of the container. Now this could just be a one off thing maybe an employee did not do their job properly who knows but as it stands I can not recommend these plants nor seller to anyone.

I saw there were some negative reviews, but my plant came absolutely stunning! It’s got a beautiful coloring and beautiful reddish colored roots that dangling down into the tank. I’ve only had my tank a few days, but it looks amazing.!

Terrible. I had to throw them away. There were like three pieces I THINK! They were rotten and smelled Terrible. I could in no way put them in my tank. Would not recommend.

I am new to live aquarium plants, so I ordered these because they seemed like an easier plant to start with. With that being said, here is what I have observed. 1. I don't know if there were 30 plants in the container, but it was full of plants. The plants were crammed into the container, and it definitely looked (as another poster has commented) that someone took a handful of plants and shoved them into the container. 2. The leaves of the plants were a bit yellowed and creased when they arrived, but I figured that they had been in a dry container inside a box and an envelope for a week while traveling through the mail in the summer. I've had them for almost a week at this point and have lost about 1/3 of the plants. Several more have gone very dark, but it still looks like they haven't died yet, so I am giving them some more time. 3. The roots are not red. They are brown and have not changed in color at all in the week that I have had them. I'm still hoping that as they continue to get healthy, they will begin to look as red as they are in the pictures, but I'm not sure they will. 4. I put the plants right into my tank from the container. If I had known better, I might have done it differently. There are a lot of small pieces of plant that I have had to fish out of the tank. Individual leaves with no roots and root pieces with no leaves have been floating around and into my filter all week. The damaged plants look like they were torn from a larger clump of plants with no regard for plant health. There have also been some dead bugs floating in the tank since I added these plants. I'm not sure what they are (again, I am new to aquarium plants and their associated pests) but I'm hoping nothing living hitchhiked into my tank as well. 6. The leaves of the plants that are looking healthy have really greened up in the last week. They look great from the top! Photo is from a week after placing plants in my tank.

For paying $20 for some tiny mucousy already basically dead plants, I wouldn't recommend. I'm hoping they will be ok, but they are basically just the leaves, no roots. Just the leaves, all wilted in a little cup. I don't have high hopes.

Nice and green when arrived. Did not have alot of roots and half have died. Hopefully the little will do good and reproduce and grow.

I was reluctant to purchase this item due to some of the reviews, however, I am pleased with my order. I am a Quality Representative for a major manufacturer, so naturally Im often quite critical of products I purchase at home. That being said, I purchased these to be shipped in the beginning of January, with a major winter storm hitting most of the country. To my surprise, these arrived early, healthy, green, with all roots intact and not a single casualty. The roots are red/pink as advertised, though my photos don't pick it up well. Each leaf is about the size of a dime, and the roots extend at least 1.5”. I have seen no hitchhikers, nor algae/other possible contaminants. I may update as they grow out, however Ive already seen root growth within 24 hours, which is fantastic. The color and pattern is bright green and beautiful as advertised. For what I received, the price would be hard to beat. They ship well in the cold, but summer heat will probably cause more issues, which I suspect is where some of the negative reviews come from. Overall, I can recommend this product.

I was unsure what to expect given the varying reviews but figured I’d take the chance given it’s not a lot of money. The plants arrived four days ahead of the stated ETA, so that was a nice surprise. They arrived in a baggie with a wet paper towel. After removing them individually, there were several with long root balls and the rest had baby starter roots. All were healthy but a couple that were smashed and unusable. It’s only been a day, so I can’t confirm anything about possible fungus or parasites that may have hitched a ride, but I don’t anticipate any issues because they appear healthy. I’ll update if anything changes, but I am pleased so far.