Pothos does fine if the leaves are submerged as long as 3 - 4 leaves are above the water. Cuttings do just as well as rooted plants. I just stuff the cuttings ( longer ones ) in the open back part of the tanks right into the sand substrate. Just make sure 3 - 4 leaves are above the water. I did like this idea of the rooted method to immediately see the roots. The hang on back filter works amazing also. Great video!
For the filter method. I put the sponge on the bottom. Then put in the netted/bagged "bio media" The roots grow into the bio media and I don't let them grow into the sponge. The sponge also prevents the roots from growing left into the propeller. All put a pre-sponge filter on the filter inlet so that you hardly ever need to mess with the stuff actually in the filter. It'll just become a giant bio filter with plants growing in it. I also use the egg crate method. Just remember, as the pothos grow, they will get thinker and the roots will grow thicker and you will not be able to remove from the egg crate later with out ripping them. Also the roots are a great place for fry to hide in breeding projects. Put a clay pot on its side under the roots and they be happy there until they are big enough to venture out on their own. Plus with all the extra pothos you can get away with less water changes and have les of a chance of sucking up fry. 😀😀😀😀
@@CrowntailHalfmoon That happens to me too every once in a while. All I can recommend is that they do a lot better when they still have roots like I showed here. Just make sure roots go in the water and as much of the stem as possible stays out. It's worked out well for me so far. Good luck!
I have several pothos plants growing in my 75gal (stems and roots submerged). The plants reach approx 2.5-3 feet above the tank and the roots create a great natural feature with dark areas and areas where light penetrates. My angelfish love it as they can come into the light if they choose or disappear into the darkness. Question: any suggestions on how to “wrangle” all the roots to keep them neat?
I've had pothos growing in my take for almost 4 months now and I have the plant stems in the water and they haven't had any rotting or anything. It may just be different for everyone?
Or it could be specific to me leaving on the earth roots, I'm not sure. You're right though once the plant adjusts it doesn't mind being underwater but after submerging new plants for the first time I've found I lose 25-30% if I submerge more than roots.
I have submerged the stem and a few leaves and never had a problem, as long as part of the Pothos is above the water. Been doing this for years and start all my Pothos in my tanks. The fish love to lay eggs on the submerged leaves and the leaves can be easily removed if you need to relocate the eggs to another tank for hatching.
Anyone got a method for growing it in a tank with a full wooden lid? I'd love to have it growing in the tank but sitting on the wood lid. 4x2 tank. I thought I could maybe feed the roots down a bendable pipe and down into the water at the back of the wooden lid where there's a gap. Or I drill a hole in the top of the wooden lid and feed the roots straight down into the water.
I like starting with roots already grown but if you want to feed the plant through a small hole you might try a cutting and let it root. Might fit in tight spaces better than then grow roots as it will.
@@MakeMoreFish Thanks. It's just the logistics of getting the roots into the water but also of having the plant grow on top of the wooden tank lid. I hate to cut a hole in the nice wooden lid but, yeah I dunno how else I'd make it work.
I tried the egg crate method and my pothos wilted. I just had the roots in the water, but the stems turned white and the leaves wilted. I don't understand what I did wrong.
Whether converting terrestrial roots or allowing them to sprout in water from a cut stem, I've always observed a small percentage failure rate. Some amount will wilt, yellow and die rather than grow. If that happened to you once, I would say just try again. If it happened to 10 separate attempts, I can't even venture a guess as to why. Give it a try the other way. Submerge the end of a decent stem cutting in water and let it sprout roots. I think that's what most people do anyway. I only convert terrestrial roots because it's fast and I don't want to take the time to propagate.
I grow pothos plant rooting it in water in my small tank that has 1 gallon water, 4 small fish & a java moss.The water quality remains good even after a month & fishes are healthy.
