@@Fishtoryi agree seems more like a mid ground, ive been having fun with larger anubias species for the backround that i enjoy like glabra and gigantea, ive been having lots of sucsess with althernathera reineckii it gets very pink red fairly easy plant but thrives in high tech
That's tricky question, all the red plants on the list have "requires CO_2" in their description (maybe with the exception of the lotus) when in reality they require enough light and nutrients.
@PaulZyCZ yeah all these plants can grow without co2... they just wont look nearly as lush, dense of colorful. And as said above... co2 doesnt help if nutrients and light arent there as well. But i can do a video on plants that need highlight and co2 ...some like pogostemon downoi or florida rotala ramosior red/sunset... dwarf baby tears etc
I could never keep H. Pinnatifida growing long-term. With CO_2 I managed to grow it for a two months. I thought it's Potassium, but it might be something else (Magnesium?). But I'd recommend trying it anyway. For example Nesea sp. Gold or Althernatera Reinickii fall into same category as Hygrophilla Pinnatifida, but they are growing fine in my tanks. Also great list!
All 3 are great plants...and yes, ive noticed the hygro can be picky...ive noticed that different lines or varieties actually do very different things in the same water. The UK/red one always dies on me in soft water, where as the standard green type does great
Holy crap you just identified my mystery plant! Aponegeton madagascar lace! You are the best fish informative source on the tube. Man i have the old guy mad at me just for mentioning my betta are happier in my 46 gallon than in their quarantine tanks. Jeesh
I'm loving your videos!!! I as a noob would love an in depth guide to each of the plants with how to care for and pros/cons of having them. What to do if they start dieing, melting etc.
Hornwort is the rockstar of my tanks. Is it pretty? No, it looks like a cartoon version of a evergreen tree missing most of its branches. Is it colorful? No, it's just a standard green. What it DOES do have is a massive amount of surface area, an insatiable hunger, and grows like a foot an a half in a month.
Love hornwort! It's lovely when you hook it to something near the bottom of the tank and let it reach up. I usually just have a mop of it hanging out though.
@Fishtory The nitrate a handful of hornwort can eat in 8-14 days is kinda astonishing! I usually compost the oldest 2/3rds around then. I'm sure it's the success in my live bearer colonies, and instrumental while I dial a tank in, or if I'm being honest, until the jungle val gets established, lol!
I am obsessed with rainbowfish, raising them is my next goal and I'm freaking excited! I'm learning about live cultures but hoping to avoid them in favor of the golden pearls or co-op fry powder. Several of the Fish Fam are reporting success, but I'd rather be prepared with live food than loose fry. I understand there is a learning curve, I've also learned that I don't have the emotional resilience to loose a batch....again. I need to be patient and prepared, I'm telling my ADHD mind and it's like, do it NOW! Thank goddess for the other voices in my head, lol! The endlers and guppy population exploded when I preemptively started adding the co-op powder to signal abundance and stimulate breeding. (A trick I learned from you, thanks!) And I have enough rainbows to breed out the turquoise, bosmani, and Madagascar! There's an illicit affair with my largest bosimani female and my only Madagascar male. He looks like a burning arrow in the night... stunning! My 100 really needs to have a handful of Madagascar males flaring around a flock of black lyretail mollies and my double black angel. Such an under rated species of fish, rainbows and I don't get it. They aren't THAT expensive, the larger ones live forever, and in my experience are very hardy in unskilled hands. Rainbow Nation!🥰
Picked up some crinum calam and some bucephalandra for 20$. Had to get the crinum because how stunning it looks. Hopefully itll do okay in my 20 long. Been also using your other video to allow my plants on top of the water, very informative like always Alex.
Crinium is on my bucket list. That's so cool you got some! And the Buce have such a variety of colors and texture. Tried some BBS culture Buce and my ramshorn ate it to nubs. I'm not sure if it was diseased or just too succulent and tempting for the snails? Good luck!
Thanks for the list! Loving the crypt "Flamingo", it is just starting to adapt to my tanks, and the nymphae sp bulbs from the BBS are starting to sprout.
I always like to use three types of plants in the background: Valisnéria, Cabomba and Elodea. It has always worked great for me: low maintenance, no CO2, excellent development and reproduction. Big hug 🙏
I absolutely failed when I tried growing hygrophila pinnatafida. It all melted away for me, same with the lagenandra. Granted I am running low tech with a hygger light, so that may be the source of my issue.
@@Fishtory I doubt it. I'm in your region and club, so it's probably not that considering I didn't attempt to increase the gh or kh in that tank. It could have been in part due to not enough substrate nutrients or perhaps inadequate lighting at the time. I've reset the tank recently, so maybe I'll give it another shot.
Thanks! Most these plants other than the ludwigia pantanal should remain pink or orange even in low tech, given medium light. I left off rotalas and some of the rarer stuff that's beautiful...but not a good idea for your average aquarist who isnt set up for needy plants
@Fishstory I know you don't like top 10 lists, but it also educates the beginner and intermediate hobbyists and adds variation to your channel 👍🏽 May I suggest a top 10 carpet plants and midwater plant list next?
@@Fishtory Quick list of random fish facts! Low effort for you, and it will feel old and like you're repeating yourself, but let's admit it. You put a lot of work into gathering that knowledge, that such a video may take you 15-60 minutes to write because you're not having to research things for them each time, or just pull them from a "cool facts" doc. You have a unique position to have that breadth of knowledge + know a lot of research that the other channels may not be able to produce quite as quirky facts to this extent! Would watch B)
Favorite plant is 100% still the piptospathum ridleyi I learned about from you years ago. I consider it my Alex plant. (I have Blue Dream Shrimp that are my LRB shrimp. Someday I'll add Hawaiian Blue Guppies as my Bentley fish and they I'll have my 3 favorite channels represented in my tanks.) Loving my red tiger lotus. And bolbitis heudelotii. Recently added bolbitis heteroclita that I got as cut emersed loose leaves only. Each leaf is sprouting new submersed plants from the leaf veins - they are only 4" tall so far but the new leaves are lovely. Looking forward to seeing how big it gets.
I know lists are not your favorite but I think you did this in a very Alexander kind of way. Individual deep dives into specific types of plants. Fits your core viewers needs while also digestible for new folks watching. Well done. I've been having fun with Wisteria here lately as a background plant. Having a hard time trying to convince it to grow above the water.
There's a ton to learn. Its almost as diverse as the fish if you get really into it all. Best of luck and dont hesitate to ask questions if you have them. Cheers
The ludwigia pantana looks very similar to pogostemon stellatus. I'm confused which one I have. Mine's green with red leaves closer to the light but looks the same shape/structure as 5:53
Yes, there are about 5 more species that all look super similar too... and stem color as well as how many leaves emerge from the same node/stem are the best way to try and identify them, because colors are so variable with nutrients and lighting
So usually ramshorns wont eat the fresh leaves... what they will eat immediately, is soft spots or pin holes from nutrient defficiencies. My guess is the leaves are just living long enough that they are getting old and your snails are munching as the leaves tatter...OR you may have a lack of magnesium, potassium or nitrates perhaps?. Usually what tears a healthy leaf, are plecos and loaches or livebearers ripping small tufts of algae off the plants.
Aquatic Botany. I like the sound of that. My favorite is java fern. They are so cool! I didn't have much luck with ludwigia but I am beginning to think that may be because I have all gravel in those tanks. I just set up my first dirted tank and I think in time they will all become dirted.
Nice. Yeah gravel can work...but you need to get root tabs and usually either sand or aquasoil/dirt to mix a little in. .. or let the tank get enough mulm and fish waste over time, that you create a soil layer essentially.
@@Fishtory I wish I would have known that 100's of dollars in plants ago, lol! I'm setting up a dirted 10 gallon and sand capping my gravel in other tanks now. Looks like I ended up with deep beds after all.
I've had a planted 90 with anubius super stunted java fern and a few crypts (because that what survives) for 2 years and finally getting a finex 24/7 full spectrum light. How should I switch over and what should I expect?
So that light should probably help things flourish. .id start with maybe 6 or 7 hours of light a day and add an hour a week until 10-12 hours or if you see signs of algae forming
I really like this kind of video from you. You have a broad range of really cool and easy plants to show off. Top 10 plants you can glue to decorations! I need it lol.
Can you say if any of these would do ok in hard water? I think that’s why I have some issues with plants. I have to just try and see what does ok in my hard water. Thanks!
So... i have a whole video on plants for hard water over 40 species mentioned... :) th-cam.com/video/cRvhManeqFQ/w-d-xo.html Its just my videos dont get suggested that much lately. So frustrating
@@FishtoryYou're the best! Yeah, I've heard you mention that, so I'm typing away to see if anything changes. YT homepage keeps suggesting old content for some reason. I thought engaging with recent posts were where it was at?
My current favorite is a crypt I got from trading some hornwort and guppy grass 😂 I also have the palustris, but its been very hard keeping it alive, let alone getting the red 😂😢
Hope you are feeling much better! Great video. Once Irecover fro it’s nasty spine injury, I’m hoping to create a Sonoran Desert river/creek based tank so deep green plants are off the menu. Saved the video for ideas as if the Sonoran tank does well, hubby wants a forest-isn’t style for the living room.
Totally off topic, but I saw THE Diana Walstad had commented on one of your videos! Wow!! That is SOOOO cool! I didn't want her to see me fan-boy out, so...insert random message here...I literally squealed when I saw her name, lol!! How come she doesn't have any videos on her channel? I mean I subscribed anyway, (as one does) but it seems like a lost opportunity. I wonder if she's thought about bringing on a team?
Which video? Did i respond lol? We talk a little from time to time, but shes never agreed to an interview - even off the record ( like when i asked for my book project)
@@Fishtory Yes, you responded very graciously when she linked a newer paper on cryptic female guppy mate selection and pinned it. I was going to compliment you on your willingness to update your data when I saw her name, squealed and ran away before I embarrassed myself. Not all academics appreciate my emotional demonstratism🤣😂I haven't spent enough time in college to be so used to other highly intelligent people. They are still rather rare in Utah... hence the fish.
Definitely a prolific plant! Its nearly bulletproof too. Its a little thin for creating a thick layer of green leaves, but when grown tightly and kept trimmed, it looks very cool
@@Fishtory I agree, midground is better for a textural show. I just found some locally and didn't have to ship through the heatwaves! I wouldn't mind some of the denser ones....
Hey yo, honestly just commenting for engagement. My plants and tanks went to hell in a hand basket while the household had Covid. Playing fish vids while I salvage plants, clean tanks, clean the house. I know these kinds of videos are like candy, fun but not totally filling but candy has its place too. Once I finish cleaning up I want to do a plant order so this is fun and actual food for thought. Cheers.
@@ryanrogers8211 oh heck no. Candy can be joy. I wanted to lose weight for my joints and it’s quicker without candy. I do love some delicious berries, fruits, etc. Healthy snacks are great too. But I love having a candy jar and stash of different chocolate bars in my nightstand. Dark chocolate, chili chocolate, mint..
I love any video you do. Australia does not have a large variety of plants or fish but it sure is nice to see some of the stuff that we get as the same as what my fellow Yanks get. what we do get though, is still nice enough to enjoy our hobby with Passion.
Having success with tiger lotus and Barclaya Longifolia. Hygrophilla Pinnatifida and Hygrophila Araguaia melted in my tank. Thanks for the low tech list!
Yes, I've only found it available at buceplant. First one was a dud but the second bulb is taking off! They are frequently out of stock, so it's good to set up an email alert for it. I'm still waiting for the Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red' to be in stock somewhere!@@Fishtory
Great video, appreciate learning of other possible plant choices. I just got my first Madagascar lace plant last week, it is gorgeous. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Hi Alex! Great plant vid and looking forward to more! I’m in that 30% 😆 BTW not sure why others not getting notifications as I get them no problem. Anyway, keep on keepin on…hope you’re shingles getting better. ❤☮🐠🦐🪴
This could not have been more timely!!!! Thanks Alex for ypur content and take care of your health.
Why thank you!
This will be a fun video, i need to expirement with bulbitos in the future tanks such a neat looking plant oh and nice haircut
I had it on the list originally, but i think it works really well as a mid ground plant...tied in with hygro pinnatifida, java ferns, and buces
@@Fishtoryi agree seems more like a mid ground, ive been having fun with larger anubias species for the backround that i enjoy like glabra and gigantea, ive been having lots of sucsess with althernathera reineckii it gets very pink red fairly easy plant but thrives in high tech
Lovely video. Very impressed with your knowledge. We watch your channel a lot in England. Keep making them 👍🐠🐟💦
Cheers, Mate. Thank you
@@Fishtory your welcome brother 👍🐠🐟💦
How about a top ten list of plants that do best with added CO2? That way I'll know what plants to steer clear of. Take care.
Right! I'm gonna avoid those as well 😅
That's tricky question, all the red plants on the list have "requires CO_2" in their description (maybe with the exception of the lotus) when in reality they require enough light and nutrients.
@PaulZyCZ yeah all these plants can grow without co2... they just wont look nearly as lush, dense of colorful. And as said above... co2 doesnt help if nutrients and light arent there as well.
But i can do a video on plants that need highlight and co2 ...some like pogostemon downoi or florida rotala ramosior red/sunset... dwarf baby tears etc
I could never keep H. Pinnatifida growing long-term. With CO_2 I managed to grow it for a two months. I thought it's Potassium, but it might be something else (Magnesium?).
But I'd recommend trying it anyway. For example Nesea sp. Gold or Althernatera Reinickii fall into same category as Hygrophilla Pinnatifida, but they are growing fine in my tanks.
Also great list!
All 3 are great plants...and yes, ive noticed the hygro can be picky...ive noticed that different lines or varieties actually do very different things in the same water. The UK/red one always dies on me in soft water, where as the standard green type does great
For me it was very potassium hungry, but phosphorus gets it bumping. Could just be how my source water is though 🤷♂️
Holy crap you just identified my mystery plant! Aponegeton madagascar lace! You are the best fish informative source on the tube. Man i have the old guy mad at me just for mentioning my betta are happier in my 46 gallon than in their quarantine tanks. Jeesh
Lol well congrats! Hehe
I ❤️ crypts and pipto ridleyi
I'm loving your videos!!! I as a noob would love an in depth guide to each of the plants with how to care for and pros/cons of having them. What to do if they start dieing, melting etc.
So ive got one on melting... and algae and ive done some species spotlights. But ill add more to my to-do list :)
Super cool plants, I enjoy seeing the low tech stuff
Glad you enjoyed
Hornwort is the rockstar of my tanks. Is it pretty? No, it looks like a cartoon version of a evergreen tree missing most of its branches. Is it colorful? No, it's just a standard green. What it DOES do have is a massive amount of surface area, an insatiable hunger, and grows like a foot an a half in a month.
Love hornwort! It's lovely when you hook it to something near the bottom of the tank and let it reach up. I usually just have a mop of it hanging out though.
Yeah it is one of my favorite plants for raising fry and or pseudomogils/rainbows and rice fish!
@Fishtory The nitrate a handful of hornwort can eat in 8-14 days is kinda astonishing! I usually compost the oldest 2/3rds around then. I'm sure it's the success in my live bearer colonies, and instrumental while I dial a tank in, or if I'm being honest, until the jungle val gets established, lol!
I am obsessed with rainbowfish, raising them is my next goal and I'm freaking excited! I'm learning about live cultures but hoping to avoid them in favor of the golden pearls or co-op fry powder. Several of the Fish Fam are reporting success, but I'd rather be prepared with live food than loose fry. I understand there is a learning curve, I've also learned that I don't have the emotional resilience to loose a batch....again. I need to be patient and prepared, I'm telling my ADHD mind and it's like, do it NOW! Thank goddess for the other voices in my head, lol! The endlers and guppy population exploded when I preemptively started adding the co-op powder to signal abundance and stimulate breeding. (A trick I learned from you, thanks!) And I have enough rainbows to breed out the turquoise, bosmani, and Madagascar! There's an illicit affair with my largest bosimani female and my only Madagascar male. He looks like a burning arrow in the night... stunning! My 100 really needs to have a handful of Madagascar males flaring around a flock of black lyretail mollies and my double black angel. Such an under rated species of fish, rainbows and I don't get it. They aren't THAT expensive, the larger ones live forever, and in my experience are very hardy in unskilled hands. Rainbow Nation!🥰
Does anyone else's hornwort turn red in the ends?
Swords. I planted a 60 cube with several varieties. Can’t wait til they get huge.
Yeah! Those look so cool when they crest the water too
Just got some red root floaters 👍🏻
I LOVE…crypts and dwarf sag…❤❤
Me too! I usually use most as mid-ground plants, but some get huuuge :)
Great video and loved these suggestions, working on a low tech 5 gallon for fancy guppies and fancy shrimp!
Right on! Best of luck
Picked up some crinum calam and some bucephalandra for 20$. Had to get the crinum because how stunning it looks. Hopefully itll do okay in my 20 long. Been also using your other video to allow my plants on top of the water, very informative like always Alex.
Thanks. And yes... if you like crinim..check out echinodorus vesuvius, if you haven't already. Also corkscrew val is neat too
@@Fishtory will definitely do, appreciate your knowledge for the hobby.
Crinium is on my bucket list. That's so cool you got some! And the Buce have such a variety of colors and texture. Tried some BBS culture Buce and my ramshorn ate it to nubs. I'm not sure if it was diseased or just too succulent and tempting for the snails? Good luck!
Thanks for the list! Loving the crypt "Flamingo", it is just starting to adapt to my tanks, and the nymphae sp bulbs from the BBS are starting to sprout.
Would you do a video on new plants melting and what we can do to help make them healthy?
I always like to use three types of plants in the background: Valisnéria, Cabomba and Elodea. It has always worked great for me: low maintenance, no CO2, excellent development and reproduction. Big hug 🙏
Great tip! Thanks for sharing
Ludwigia ovalis is my favorite
Ooo yeah good one
I LOVE banana lilies. I have so many 😅
Theyre cute
My favorites are Echinodorus Paul Kloecker and the large Vallisneria species (Americana, Spiralis and Rubra).
Oooo good ones!
Don't get too discouraged by the algorithm! You're doing great. Thanks for the video I needed this.
Thanks
Very nice video. Appreciate it.
commented, liked and love ur shizzznit. fav. plant - aponogeton spiralis and criunum natans
Thanks my friend
Did you make your actual aquarium, I noticed the glass was quite thick? + Watch you regularly.
I have made and repaired a couple of the tanks i keep, but usually i just buy them second hand
@@Fishtory right!? It's always worth it, even after my first experience with a 55 gallon that "definitely doesn't leak."🤣
I am an Aquatic Arts customer but they are sold out of everything at the moment. I guess just keep an eye out and get on the wishlist.
Oh bummer... perhaps dustins planted tanks, aquarium coop or dans fish may have some?
Have you tried Aquarium Plants Factory? I've been happy with them.
Had me at plants 😅
Think any of these could work well in dim blackwater tanks?
So probably the anubias, java ferns and lilys... but the acidity of black water really tends to limit a lot of plants
Yes first comment ❤
You win!
I absolutely failed when I tried growing hygrophila pinnatafida. It all melted away for me, same with the lagenandra. Granted I am running low tech with a hygger light, so that may be the source of my issue.
how high do you have your Hygger light set at? Both percentage of power and how high above the aquarium?
Hard water?
@@ryanrogers8211 75g on a 12 hour ramp up, ramp down cycle. I didn't have the best substrate setup at the time though, so that may have contributed.
@@Fishtory I doubt it. I'm in your region and club, so it's probably not that considering I didn't attempt to increase the gh or kh in that tank.
It could have been in part due to not enough substrate nutrients or perhaps inadequate lighting at the time. I've reset the tank recently, so maybe I'll give it another shot.
What about val!?
Val is amazing! My favorite is corkscrew metallic red val.
Do not smoke lagenandras!
I wasn't planning on it, but it sounds like you have an interesting story?
Lol right?
Yep the nymphea lotus is definately my favourite.🪷 I let it grow in my column tank and getting nice long stalks.
Nice 👍
I love all the red plants, but I don't have a high tech tank, so thank you for adding red plants too. Love your channel !!
Thanks! Most these plants other than the ludwigia pantanal should remain pink or orange even in low tech, given medium light. I left off rotalas and some of the rarer stuff that's beautiful...but not a good idea for your average aquarist who isnt set up for needy plants
@Fishstory I know you don't like top 10 lists, but it also educates the beginner and intermediate hobbyists and adds variation to your channel 👍🏽
May I suggest a top 10 carpet plants and midwater plant list next?
You may and i will get there haha thanks
@@Fishtory Quick list of random fish facts! Low effort for you, and it will feel old and like you're repeating yourself, but let's admit it. You put a lot of work into gathering that knowledge, that such a video may take you 15-60 minutes to write because you're not having to research things for them each time, or just pull them from a "cool facts" doc. You have a unique position to have that breadth of knowledge + know a lot of research that the other channels may not be able to produce quite as quirky facts to this extent! Would watch B)
I love learning about new (well new to me) plants.
Thank you!!
Your videos always have something that makes me laugh, thanks man. I love Aponogeten’s
Glad you like them! Thanks for coming by
Favorite plant is 100% still the piptospathum ridleyi I learned about from you years ago. I consider it my Alex plant. (I have Blue Dream Shrimp that are my LRB shrimp. Someday I'll add Hawaiian Blue Guppies as my Bentley fish and they I'll have my 3 favorite channels represented in my tanks.) Loving my red tiger lotus. And bolbitis heudelotii. Recently added bolbitis heteroclita that I got as cut emersed loose leaves only. Each leaf is sprouting new submersed plants from the leaf veins - they are only 4" tall so far but the new leaves are lovely. Looking forward to seeing how big it gets.
This is perfect timing because I’m sketching out the plant list for a brand new 55 🤩
Score! Have fun. Im jealous hehe
I know lists are not your favorite but I think you did this in a very Alexander kind of way. Individual deep dives into specific types of plants. Fits your core viewers needs while also digestible for new folks watching. Well done.
I've been having fun with Wisteria here lately as a background plant. Having a hard time trying to convince it to grow above the water.
Thank you! Im thinking this "trivia" list kind of video edit over lay will be the new Go-to even though it takes quite a bit of time
Great video. Thanks!!
Love them. Will need to research each for difficulty as I am a newby with plants.
There's a ton to learn. Its almost as diverse as the fish if you get really into it all. Best of luck and dont hesitate to ask questions if you have them. Cheers
The ludwigia pantana looks very similar to pogostemon stellatus. I'm confused which one I have. Mine's green with red leaves closer to the light but looks the same shape/structure as 5:53
Yes, there are about 5 more species that all look super similar too... and stem color as well as how many leaves emerge from the same node/stem are the best way to try and identify them, because colors are so variable with nutrients and lighting
@@Fishtory thanks for the tip!
@@Fishtoryawesome, will investigate in the morning!
Thanks Alex, some interesting choices there, definitely some new things to try, especially those amazing Cryptocoryne spiralis clones.
Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for this breakdown! Any advice for how to reduce that rough akgae eating crew behavior? Im about to give up on ramshorns. 😂
So usually ramshorns wont eat the fresh leaves... what they will eat immediately, is soft spots or pin holes from nutrient defficiencies. My guess is the leaves are just living long enough that they are getting old and your snails are munching as the leaves tatter...OR you may have a lack of magnesium, potassium or nitrates perhaps?.
Usually what tears a healthy leaf, are plecos and loaches or livebearers ripping small tufts of algae off the plants.
@@Fishtory That livebearer behavior explains a lot to me, thanks!
It is a good idea to have the Don’t forget to like T-shirt.
Aquatic Botany. I like the sound of that.
My favorite is java fern. They are so cool! I didn't have much luck with ludwigia but I am beginning to think that may be because I have all gravel in those tanks. I just set up my first dirted tank and I think in time they will all become dirted.
Nice. Yeah gravel can work...but you need to get root tabs and usually either sand or aquasoil/dirt to mix a little in. .. or let the tank get enough mulm and fish waste over time, that you create a soil layer essentially.
@@Fishtory I wish I would have known that 100's of dollars in plants ago, lol! I'm setting up a dirted 10 gallon and sand capping my gravel in other tanks now. Looks like I ended up with deep beds after all.
I've had a planted 90 with anubius super stunted java fern and a few crypts (because that what survives) for 2 years and finally getting a finex 24/7 full spectrum light. How should I switch over and what should I expect?
So that light should probably help things flourish. .id start with maybe 6 or 7 hours of light a day and add an hour a week until 10-12 hours or if you see signs of algae forming
Thanks so much for the reply! You put out a great channel and your passion is evident and your advice is welcome!
I really like this kind of video from you. You have a broad range of really cool and easy plants to show off. Top 10 plants you can glue to decorations! I need it lol.
Thanks for the input and ill add plants without roots to a "to make" video list. Thank again
Can you say if any of these would do ok in hard water? I think that’s why I have some issues with plants. I have to just try and see what does ok in my hard water. Thanks!
Great idea!! separating the plants into hard and soft water categories would double the number of videos he can make as well as being VERY useful.
So... i have a whole video on plants for hard water over 40 species mentioned... :)
th-cam.com/video/cRvhManeqFQ/w-d-xo.html
Its just my videos dont get suggested that much lately. So frustrating
@@FishtoryYou're the best! Yeah, I've heard you mention that, so I'm typing away to see if anything changes. YT homepage keeps suggesting old content for some reason. I thought engaging with recent posts were where it was at?
@@Fishtory thank you!! On my way to watch that one 😄
My current favorite is a crypt I got from trading some hornwort and guppy grass 😂 I also have the palustris, but its been very hard keeping it alive, let alone getting the red 😂😢
You probably have semihard water huh?
@@Fishtory yes, have snails and shrimp in the tank.
Hope you are feeling much better! Great video. Once Irecover fro it’s nasty spine injury, I’m hoping to create a Sonoran Desert river/creek based tank so deep green plants are off the menu. Saved the video for ideas as if the Sonoran tank does well, hubby wants a forest-isn’t style for the living room.
Thank you very much....and your vision and plan, sound really awesome! Keep us updated please
Crinum
Oh yauhhh!
Myriophyllum Roraima grows like crazy!
Big time
Great video… some of these plants I was not aware they could be kept in a low tech tank.
*can be.... but probably wont look so hot.
Love hate AR. Grows amazing in a cup of water. Put in my aquarium, not so much.
Haha it likes harder water i think. And low nitrates...but its a light and nutrient hog
thanks for the video man
No problem!
Thank you have helped alot along the way
Thank you Alex~ XO
Thank you!
I wish I was able to see colors the way you do!
Why can't you?
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Totally off topic, but I saw THE Diana Walstad had commented on one of your videos! Wow!! That is SOOOO cool! I didn't want her to see me fan-boy out, so...insert random message here...I literally squealed when I saw her name, lol!! How come she doesn't have any videos on her channel? I mean I subscribed anyway, (as one does) but it seems like a lost opportunity. I wonder if she's thought about bringing on a team?
Which video? Did i respond lol? We talk a little from time to time, but shes never agreed to an interview - even off the record ( like when i asked for my book project)
@@Fishtory Yes, you responded very graciously when she linked a newer paper on cryptic female guppy mate selection and pinned it. I was going to compliment you on your willingness to update your data when I saw her name, squealed and ran away before I embarrassed myself. Not all academics appreciate my emotional demonstratism🤣😂I haven't spent enough time in college to be so used to other highly intelligent people. They are still rather rare in Utah... hence the fish.
Had 3 anubias plants. Two of them died. I think the problem was I glued the rizome to the rock when I planted them.
They just need about 2/3rds of each root exposed ideally... and some nutrients in the water...just a touch though
@@Fishtory thanks will remember that for next time.
Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus grows like wild fire in my tanks. ✌️🦐🐟🤙
Definitely a prolific plant! Its nearly bulletproof too. Its a little thin for creating a thick layer of green leaves, but when grown tightly and kept trimmed, it looks very cool
Just got my first stem and cutting it down into 3. I think I like it in front of other things that make a more solid backdrop, like jungle val. You?
@@Fishtory I agree, midground is better for a textural show. I just found some locally and didn't have to ship through the heatwaves! I wouldn't mind some of the denser ones....
Hey yo, honestly just commenting for engagement. My plants and tanks went to hell in a hand basket while the household had Covid. Playing fish vids while I salvage plants, clean tanks, clean the house. I know these kinds of videos are like candy, fun but not totally filling but candy has its place too. Once I finish cleaning up I want to do a plant order so this is fun and actual food for thought. Cheers.
I wish I could quit candy since it only makes me fatter.
@@ryanrogers8211 oh heck no. Candy can be joy. I wanted to lose weight for my joints and it’s quicker without candy. I do love some delicious berries, fruits, etc. Healthy snacks are great too. But I love having a candy jar and stash of different chocolate bars in my nightstand. Dark chocolate, chili chocolate, mint..
@@erinestes7598 I wish I had the discipline to not empty the candy jar! lol
I need to do the same. Good for you though!
all my stalky plants lose their leaves at the bottom and eventually break off from the substrate
I love any video you do. Australia does not have a large variety of plants or fish but it sure is nice to see some of the stuff that we get as the same as what my fellow Yanks get. what we do get though, is still nice enough to enjoy our hobby with Passion.
I appreciate all your videos and kind words.
Thank you so much!
Some awesome varieties ive never seen before.
Having success with tiger lotus and Barclaya Longifolia. Hygrophilla Pinnatifida and Hygrophila Araguaia melted in my tank. Thanks for the low tech list!
Very nice! Barclaya was going to be on the list too, but its pretty hard to find for most the USA hobby sadly
Yes, I've only found it available at buceplant. First one was a dud but the second bulb is taking off! They are frequently out of stock, so it's good to set up an email alert for it. I'm still waiting for the Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red' to be in stock somewhere!@@Fishtory
Great video, appreciate learning of other possible plant choices. I just got my first Madagascar lace plant last week, it is gorgeous. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Wonderful! And welcome!
This was exactly what I was needing for the next project. Thanks Alex !
You got it! Best of luck 👍
Hi Alex! Great plant vid and looking forward to more! I’m in that 30% 😆 BTW not sure why others not getting notifications as I get them no problem. Anyway, keep on keepin on…hope you’re shingles getting better. ❤☮🐠🦐🪴