A few Riccia Fluitans questions

Hi all...

Making steady progress trying to learn the ropes of planted tank. I've decided I'm gonna try riccia and have read up on it here and elsewhere but have a few questions mainly concerning if it will work in MY tank. I plan to keep it floating.

My questions are:
1. Does this tend to be a delicate filter clogger?
2. Is my gourami (who nibbles at my java moss) likely to destroy it?
3. Can this do well in a non co2 tank? I'm following the 'non co2 methods' for this tank. Also, is co2 less of an issue since this will be floating and will be exposed to air?
4. Does it stay relatively flat, maybe an inch? I've got lots of driftwood just below the surface here and I've had flow issues here before particularly when my floating hornwort or java moss grew depth.

I've only got 1 wpg but it's a t-5 only two inches above the water and I'm dosing dry ferts kno3 and kh2po4 and seachem flourish weekly.

Thanks.

 

Yup, that helps alot. Thanks Gerry.

I think I could deal with the fragility and hungry gourami, but the co2 is the main question I think as I've also heard it likes co2. My other plants that I've floated have usually done really well. They are easier plants to grow, (hornwort, java moss, and anacharis) but I wonder if part of it is contact with the air.

I've seen beautiful pictures of a carpet type plant floating on the surface, and I think it's riccia. Are you aware of any others?

Trivr