Lol, I made these rookie mistakes! I have a new pothos plant in my betta aquarium, thankfully it's endured through my ignorance for the last couple of weeks. Going to definitely leave it alone! Thanks for the tips.
My biggest mistake in my planted aquarium was buying plants that were sold as totally submersible when they weren't. I almost gave up on plants until I learn this.
@@iantru9929 they were grown above water when she was told they were grown under water. The result is that the plants needed to get used to being underwater and they show that by looking like they are going to die basicly.
@@Ellske thanks for this info - I was about to tear my nana out bc it looks wilted/dead but I came to see if YT could help cuz I can see one tiny new baby leaf.
Completely agree. My new plants leaves started melting and were changing to dark brown color. I just left it as is then the leaves started changing to green color and got lot of new leaves. I lost some leaves too during the transition period. We have to keep faith and patience.
Another error I see new people making is when they plant plants and then 2 days later they are vacuuming the substrate right up to the stem of the plant. This in effect removes any nutrients that are available to the roots of the plant.
Would be great if sellers would tell buyers things like this! I just found you, but had I found you sooner, I wouldn’t have thrown a couple of plants away! 🤷🏽♀️
Wait, should plants be continually uprooted or no? I'm confused. Tell me again and again. What if I uproot a plant, throw it on the floor and stomp on it 10 times and put it back in, that's ok riiighht?
This is an excellent tutorial! I really appreciate it and you've helped me with my planted tank. I had some Dark Red Ludwigia that died back significantly but had new growth on the very tops. Because they extend roots right up the main shaft, could we cover the bare stocks in gravel, or leave them a little leggy? THANK YOU!
i have one clump of java fern pups. that had rotted of the root, i had tried to mount it on, twice. i just left it be, and it turned into a free floating ball, that grows quite uniformly, because my panaque keeps nudging it around. gotta love it when things turn out well, but in completely unexpected ways.
great video. I like the way you explain - with examples. and give an approximate time frame. "expect it to melt back at first." be patient, don't move it. "don't worry about the old growth melting off. look for the new growth" .. it takes time .. I'd actually recommend to keep a log or diary. so you don't think it's been 3 weeks when it's only been 3 days ..
I've seen someone recently who is supposed to know a lot about plants. no names here. some of his video talk about "Easy Plants" "just add water and they will grow." bologna. that might sell plants. but it won't keep them alive ..
I just "stumbled" upon your channel!! * I feel so blessed I did!!* All your videos are very informational, quick and to the point! NEW SUBSCRIBER!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
You're so right. I have a Monte Carlo plant, the guy said it won't grow without co2 so the whole time I thought it would just die. But yesterday I went over it with my hand and it was stuck in the ground like a brick!
Awesome video. There is so much truth to everything you've said in this video! I hate seeing people make the same mistakes I've made in the past. Btw, nice tanks in the background!
Nice video! I liked how you went through most plant types and how they grow, but I was surprised that you left out plants like anubias where the rhizome cannot be placed directly in the substrate. These types of plants can be very confusing to most aquarium plant people. Thanks again! 🙏🏻
Very helpful! I'm a big time offender when it comes to moving plants around. I really heed to learn to just leave them alone. x_x Note to self, decide what plants you want in what tank and where you want them in the tank BEFORE you buy/plant them! 😅
but you almost always find some neat plant at the fish store, that just has to come home with you. :D if you're unsure where to put them, just plant them in a little pot.
This video is so helpful to this newbie, thank you!! So when the leaves melt, just leave them there? I read somewhere that melting or dying plants can give off bad chemicals or whatever..
You just calmed a lot of fears about the plants I have right now. Luckily I did what you said and just left everything be, but I was gonna try moving it into another and see how that worked because my leaves were melting. Then I saw this video and now all seems normal lol.
Just getting back into scaping after 7 years on the salty side of things if keeping a 150 gallon reef has taught me anything it's patience (only bad thing happen fast)
I need advice with picking the right aquascape tools I see so many I am lost? Also new to the hobby got my thank a month ago. I just love how beautiful & stunning tanks look
got a pack of 3 bulbs of Aponogeton and they have quickly taken over my 38 gallon tank.....i have invested in other plants but i need to thin the Aponogetons back cuz they are choking out the light!!! Had no idea about these!!
I agree with others, good advice, but hard to follow. I move around my outside plants if they aren't doing well and found I had good results, most of the time. I do wait though a year or so before deciding they are not getting enough light where they were originally planted. I guess waiting that long is not such a bad idea for aquarium plants also.
Thanks for mentioning that the plant needs to adapt to it's new environment. People think they just kill plants and it's difficult but they have no patience or knowledge of what's going on.
I have a red melon sword that I got almost a year ago I’ve always heard they were heavy root feeders so I put 8 root tabs underneath it which I know sounds like overkill but it popped up atleast 20 to 25 leaves within a month and a half💯🌱🐠💙🔥
Probably wait. Liquid co2 did a lot for my already established tank but still caused an algae bloom. If your plants aren’t yet feeding well off the water column, they have no use for the co2 or ferts and the algae will use it instead. Wait till the plant is healthy and rooted with new growth. 💜
I got a 5 gal. tank in Dec. and I'm going to a 10, hate to move the plants already. I'm going to use the same gravel and water in the new tank, hopefully that helps.
Many thanks for tips one question I have a large shark who has shredded the leaves of my large plant is it worth leaving them alone or cutting them out when leaves are shredded by fish eating plants thanks
started to work with a planted tank this year :/ my first anubias took a whole month before becoming established...all the leaves melted away and it freaked me out lol but then new leaves came out. I was honestly debating on pulling it out or cutting it. so glad I waited cause it's doing a lot better now lol still small though, but its only been about 2 months
Hello! Thank you for all this great info. I am not sure if someone already asked this question but, do you keep the little plastic pot the plant comes in, or do you remove the pot and then plant the plant into the aquarium? Thank you in advance.
I got a brand new 55 gallon freshwater tank I got fan for my substrate, and it is planted tank with just a very few plants. My other substrate is that volcano Pebble looking topsoil stuff. that i put around my plants. Then the diatoms came out, then I cut the rest of my volcano topsoil stuff on top of the sand. This is going to make the process of the tire diatoms longer? I have no fish yet. I'm almost a month in. Should I do a water change this soon?
You got in on the dot . Not having too much experience with plants I would move them and they would melt. Now having more experience I get plants and let them adapt the to the new environment before I start to mess with them. Also...allelopathy is my new concern and if you have experience with what plants live or die together. I think your experience would help others to buy good tank mates (plants) ...great video.
The first time I ever got water wisteria, amazon swords, and dwarf hairgrass they all melted completely there was nothing left but the second time I got them they all started loving life no clue what made them do it the second time but I’m glad they did
Can be quarantined, but better dipped in clorine for a few secs, more if there r thick leaves, less if there r thin ones (clorine has to be washed off and a bath in water w/ dechlorinator follows), or bathed in salty water. (I like snails, for being good cleaning crue and I like biodiversity, so, I quarantine them, just to avoid future algae bloom.)
What is the secret to getting monte carlo to grow, ive tried tissue culture plants and some potted just can't get it to grow, tried low light fluval stratum, high lite and co2 no luck. Thanks
Wow, no wonder i haven’t had much success yet! The whole remove the brown or “dying” leaves so the plant uses its energy on new growth only doesn’t really apply with aquatic plants?
No, that definitely does apply. You should trim away dying growth with a pair of sharp scissors. What he's saying is that don't uproot plants and move them around unnecessarily. It just stops them from adapting to the current environment.
Hey H20 I just got my new plants today, im also a new customer and new at planting aquarium plants too. i get my water wisteria they came so green and pretty new looking roots , so i already have other plants ive had for weeks they look great, but my water wisteria leaves look dope over r stress out..i dont know how to explain it curling up etc... what should i do? HELP!!!
5 лет назад
2. Part was so inportant for me... Especially end.
I'm just starting with plants for my aquarium. I was going to start a new larger aquarium for my betta and the plants got here before the aquarium. Should I put the plants in my 5 gallon without proper substrate and then move it when the aquarium gets here, leave them in the paper towels they came in or something else? I got a Water Sprite and a Anubias nana. I heard their great beginners.
