Here is a comprehensive guide on how to grow plants: th-cam.com/video/fU8xwLNzPmc/w-d-xo.html Want to make your plants grow great? Check out this info on a very good liquid fertilizer: th-cam.com/video/wU8lc7Sxw9Q/w-d-xo.html Having problems differentiating Water Sprite and Water Wisteria? Check this out - it should help: th-cam.com/video/PMOf9B8R3x0/w-d-xo.html If you want to see more behind the scenes stuff, exclusive videos and support the channel consider becoming a member! th-cam.com/channels/YVN7EN0ALL6CE4U7NpMUTA.htmljoin Also, our new shirts can be found at: www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch For the latest in the fish room check us out on Instagram primetime_aquatics
Good tips on easy plants. I can recommend (no CO2, low light): Cryptocoryne (various species, wendtii is OK), Ludwigia repens (very easy stem plant), Vallisneria sp., Ceratophyllum sp., Rotala rotundifolia, Hydrocotyle leucocephala and finally Hydrocotyle tripartita or Micranthemum umbrosum for easy carpeting. To plant your wood, use some Anubias sp., Java ferns, various mosses (Christmas moss or Java moss are OK) and you're golden :) If you like floating plants, use Pistia (I don't recommend duckweed - grows too fast and makes the tank look messy). Beware: I don't recommend Ceratopteris sp. as it is a terrible plant to mix with anything else because it just sucks up all the ions from water INSTANTLY, simply making them unavailable for other plants, which results in algae outbreak.
I realize this is old but don't stick Java fern in the substrate , crazy glue the Rhizome to driftwood or a rock , they won't grow if the roots are buried.
I've tried many of the common aquarium plants but bought some hornwort a week ago. Had some of the pine leaves fall off at first and I thought I made a mistake getting it but how wrong I was as it has settled and it's growing well! I just wedged it between plants/decor and I have to say the fish/shrimp really like this super plant!!
Your videos are so much easier to understand than many I have watched! I don’t really want all of the complicated science when just looking for ideas to start up a planted tank, I just want the simple. I can learn the science later if I want.
Damn...I wish lol it just hates me or something, I think my Java fern grows faster than water wisteria and my java moss combined, and that is not a fast growing plant
why do you only have 52K subs in 2019? You deserve so much more for your hard work and great advice. Keep them coming, your channel will grow like your plants!!!
Hey Man, I recently got a Java fern and a sword tail and some floating plants for my 5.5 gallon Betta tank and my betta loves it. I just wanted to say thank you for uploading videos. I love your channel the best. I love how passionate you are bout fishes and also trying new things. You deserve more subscribers.
Binge watching all your plant related videos. I like that you don't look down on us that keeps artificial plants. Slowly I'm gathering the courage to add real plants, slowly. I don't really want to re scape, if that's what can be called, my tank butwant to add some real plants to it.
Sword plants need root tabs to grow, and Anubius does not like to be in substrates it rather grow on rocks/wood, or on a suction cup on the glass where the roots are free.
I really appreciate the fact that you reply to questions. I have a 5.5 gallon with 1 Betta,3 ghost shrimp,1 nerite zebra snail ,& banana plant, 1 Amazon sword, Java Fern, Italian Val ,water Sprite,& Bacopa. The Bacopa ,& Sprite aren't doing well at all. What size /type light should I have? I want it to be a low light but grow my plants , without stressing my Betta. Please help.
Hi Fran, I think your live stock stocking levels look good. The one plant in that group that may get too large for the tank is the sword. If you look at our Peacock Gudgeon tank in our last fish room tour: th-cam.com/video/EtS7WUzERFw/w-d-xo.html it now takes up almost half of a 20 long! A 5.5 isn't very deep and we've had really good luck with Finnex Stingray lights th-cam.com/video/cd6B52Unzn4/w-d-xo.html . Not sure if you are using root tabs and liquid fertilizers but the val and water sprite grow very quickly, but also die quickly without sufficient nutrient levels th-cam.com/video/fU8xwLNzPmc/w-d-xo.html . Hope this helps!
I put a diy osmocote fertilizer tab near my sword plants root system in my aquarium and it helps to make my sword plants grow healthy. I do this every six months because like you I have them in gravel although there is some eco complete mixed in. My plants leaves were turning yellow and came back strong after about a week after I did this
That's an interesting question J. It depends on what meds you are using in that tank. Most live plants can't take a lot of the meds used to treat disease. If I was going to put live plants in a quarantine tank I would add something that floats so I can get it out of the tank if I have to treat the tank for disease - maybe some Hornwort, Guppy Grass or even float some Wisteria? The other option is to tie some Anubias to a rock or wood and you could remove that if needed?
Hi I have always used artificial plants in my aquarium but now I am making the move to proper plants. Is it ok to use liquid fertiliser with a canister filter? Will it damage the bacteria in the filter, or will the fertilizer be taken out by the bacteria?
Nice video, water wisteria conquered my tank. If you trim it regularly it will be a carpeting plant. Even it is a problem in my tank. I want to change it now with another plant
For me my wisteria doesnt do well planted , it always starts throwing roots in the water column and disconnects from the stem, and goes to float on top. It's never like in the video. It grows like crazy floated though. Hm.
If a tank is heavily stocked with fish, sometimes beginner plants may be able to get by without it. However, I find the majority of my plants do much better with ferts.
Thinking of changing sand substrate to aquasoil e.g. Fluval Stratum before I start planting. I have danios (leopard/zebra) in my 20 gallon. What’s the best way of changing substrate without causing a big ammonia and nitrite spike? Should I plant around edges only to give the danios space for swimming? Good channel by the way! 🐠🇬🇧
Usually when we are changing out substrate we break the tank down completely. Keeping the used filter media, adding live plants and using as much of the existing tank decoration can help. Also adding Fritzyme 7 may be useful.
I realize that this is an older video but I'm curious as to if it is better buying the plants that are sold in tubes at fish stores or going online and buying plants from a place such as aquarium Co-op. is there a difference in the plant quality?
What finn x stingray lights do you use, lots to pick from, kinda confusing on how powerful to use ,mine would be for a 50gal breeder if that matters TIA
What temperature do you keep guppy grass and hornwarts?I got guppy grass but needles are coming off... Our tank is at 79F. I enjoy your video very much.
That's where I keep my tanks too. I find that it can grow really fast, but dies back quick once it depletes the nutrients, so fertilizer is an important part of keeping it going.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you. So, 79F is not too warm then. I will try and see if I can get hornworts and see how it goes.Thank you. I ordered Alternanthera Reineckii Bronze and it arrived today.Some red in the tank is pretty:-)I had water sprite in the corner of fry tank but it arrived more brown than green and when I trimmed off brown,it did not look pretty and added this red plants near so it looks better.
You say that like undergravel filters are a bad thing ......they absolutely aren't .....just unjustifiably have acquired (through ignorance) a bad reputation ...
Does LED lights with blue light help to grow plants? And how long should you leave light on in morning and at night? I have most of these plants...most of my floating plants die not sure why...thanks for the video...great info!
It might help, but light intensity is going to play a role as well. Almost all my LEDs have a white/red/blue combo. I’ve found a lot of the floating plants grow fast and die fast if they don’t have enough nutrients so I usually use a liquid fertilizer once a week.
I have never been able to keep water sprite planted. Every time I tried the bottoms of the stems would eventually break away and the plant would float!
Hey Rick, I generally just go by the directions on the bottle. Easy Green recommends one pump per 10 gallons and I stay with that unless my tank is lightly planted then I do about half that (just a couple of plants or mostly root-feeders). Thanks for watching!
Ya, I would go with something a little stronger because of the height. The fluvals are good lights - the 3.0s are awesome, but if you are doing low light plants the Aquasky by Fluval would probably work too.
Hi, you forgot to mention the Latin name for guppy grass. I googled it , but unfortunately I can't get in (web)shops the Netherlands. I really like the way it looks. By the way, do you use liquid CO2 like easy carbo to make up a bit for having no regular CO2. I do use easy carbo at the moment, because I don't use CO2, but I would rather not because of the ingredients. It is such agressive stuff. You say the plants use nitrates, but you don't talk about phosphates. In my tank the nitrate is 0 when I don't add it myself, but my phosphate level is 1ppm for the most part. How is this possible? Don't the plants use phosphates? I feed not even one tablet per week to my group of 10 pygmae corydoras and twice a week something for my Japonica shrimps. I do weekly 20% waterchanges and gravelclean my substrate. Do you have an explanation? Kind regards, Gerda
Awesome questions! They do use phosphate, but not in the same concentrations as nitrate. I don't use CO2 liquid ferts because they are really just algaecides, they don't really supply CO2 to autotrophs.
I have 30 gallon tank. Constantly battling a black algae that is practically impossible to remove. I try to scratch it off with my nails but grows back w
Before nest weekly water change. Not sure what to do. It hasn’t been harmful to my fish just unsightly. Have oto cats in the aquarium but they don’t touch it. Use a liquid fertilizer when I change the water. Do you have any suggestions, have spoken with local fish stores they are not very helpful. Thank the
I have found a few things with BBA (we have it in some of our tanks). If I control the amount of nitrate in the tank it's present, but seems to find a happy medium - not overgrowing. I have found really fast growing plants like hornwort will sometimes out-compete it for nutrients. I have seen Florida Flag Fish and Siamese Algae Eaters pick at it too. It's mostly about controlling nutrients in the water (you may have to cut back on liquid ferts).
I got a plant from petco labeled Wisteria and it doesn't look like that at all! They have a muted pinkish/purple stem and sections like bamboo where the roots appear. Hmmm....
Possibly mislabeled "Ludwigia palustris." It took me about an hour of comparing pictures, but I think it's a pretty accurate guess! I can't believe so many things can be mislabeled.
Goldfish like to eat plants. You could try putting pothos stems in the water with the plant itself on the lid? Also, live nitrifying bacteria like Fritz turbo start will probably help.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I'm going to Java fern and hornwort just have your stranded rock gravel in tank everything I have watched and read tells me this is my best set up besides doing like moss on the log but I ordered that easy green stuff you talked about in a video I watched
Some people say they will eat some plants, while others say they only eat plants that are dying back. I tend to think they only eat plants that are already dying back.
Here is a comprehensive guide on how to grow plants: th-cam.com/video/fU8xwLNzPmc/w-d-xo.html
Want to make your plants grow great? Check out this info on a very good liquid fertilizer:
th-cam.com/video/wU8lc7Sxw9Q/w-d-xo.html
Having problems differentiating Water Sprite and Water Wisteria? Check this out - it should help:
th-cam.com/video/PMOf9B8R3x0/w-d-xo.html
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Good tips on easy plants. I can recommend (no CO2, low light): Cryptocoryne (various species, wendtii is OK), Ludwigia repens (very easy stem plant), Vallisneria sp., Ceratophyllum sp., Rotala rotundifolia, Hydrocotyle leucocephala and finally Hydrocotyle tripartita or Micranthemum umbrosum for easy carpeting. To plant your wood, use some Anubias sp., Java ferns, various mosses (Christmas moss or Java moss are OK) and you're golden :) If you like floating plants, use Pistia (I don't recommend duckweed - grows too fast and makes the tank look messy). Beware: I don't recommend Ceratopteris sp. as it is a terrible plant to mix with anything else because it just sucks up all the ions from water INSTANTLY, simply making them unavailable for other plants, which results in algae outbreak.
I realize this is old but don't stick Java fern in the substrate , crazy glue the Rhizome to driftwood or a rock , they won't grow if the roots are buried.
Exactly what I was thinking .....
Ha! That's what I was about to comment too.
I've tried many of the common aquarium plants but bought some hornwort a week ago. Had some of the pine leaves fall off at first and I thought I made a mistake getting it but how wrong I was as it has settled and it's growing well! I just wedged it between plants/decor and I have to say the fish/shrimp really like this super plant!!
Your videos are so much easier to understand than many I have watched! I don’t really want all of the complicated science when just looking for ideas to start up a planted tank, I just want the simple. I can learn the science later if I want.
Thank you! Appreciate you watching!
Water wisteria will go crazy , love them... They want to take over my tank
Damn...I wish lol it just hates me or something, I think my Java fern grows faster than water wisteria and my java moss combined, and that is not a fast growing plant
why do you only have 52K subs in 2019? You deserve so much more for your hard work and great advice. Keep them coming, your channel will grow like your plants!!!
Haha - thank you!
Hey Man,
I recently got a Java fern and a sword tail and some floating plants for my 5.5 gallon Betta tank and my betta loves it.
I just wanted to say thank you for uploading videos. I love your channel the best.
I love how passionate you are bout fishes and also trying new things.
You deserve more subscribers.
Thank you! Appreciate you being here.
Literally the best plant video guide thus far for us who don’t have have to deal with using lots of/no ferts or special substrates !!
Thank you!
Still binge watching and I'm learning some great tips!!Hope you all have a great day! Much love from my family you yours😁!🙏❤️✌️
Thank you so much! Hope all is well with you. :-)
I enjoy your videos. Thank you for the great information. I'm just now getting into plants in my tanks because of the benefits.
It's a lot of fun adding live plants to a tank! Good luck! : -)
Awesome video. I was getting very anxious and wondering what plants needed and what light their mostly comfterbel with.
I struggle with plants in my aquarium... Thanks for this video, I think it will help!
Good to hear!
Very useful information and excellent presentation, really enjoyed it. Thanks Jason!
Thank you!
Binge watching all your plant related videos. I like that you don't look down on us that keeps artificial plants. Slowly I'm gathering the courage to add real plants, slowly. I don't really want to re scape, if that's what can be called, my tank butwant to add some real plants to it.
Cool! Have fun with it. I think there is a place for plastic plants and still use them in some of our tanks. 😀
PTA what’s the best way to clean plants ? Making sure to clean off hitch hikers , parasites, etc?
Sword plants need root tabs to grow, and Anubius does not like to be in substrates it rather grow on rocks/wood, or on a suction cup on the glass where the roots are free.
It's Brian McCann the world champion Houston Astros catcher talking about plants
"World Champion*"
I really appreciate the fact that you reply to questions. I have a 5.5 gallon with 1 Betta,3 ghost shrimp,1 nerite zebra snail ,& banana plant, 1 Amazon sword, Java Fern, Italian Val ,water Sprite,& Bacopa. The Bacopa ,& Sprite aren't doing well at all. What size /type light should I have? I want it to be a low light but grow my plants , without stressing my Betta. Please help.
Hi Fran, I think your live stock stocking levels look good. The one plant in that group that may get too large for the tank is the sword. If you look at our Peacock Gudgeon tank in our last fish room tour: th-cam.com/video/EtS7WUzERFw/w-d-xo.html it now takes up almost half of a 20 long! A 5.5 isn't very deep and we've had really good luck with Finnex Stingray lights th-cam.com/video/cd6B52Unzn4/w-d-xo.html . Not sure if you are using root tabs and liquid fertilizers but the val and water sprite grow very quickly, but also die quickly without sufficient nutrient levels th-cam.com/video/fU8xwLNzPmc/w-d-xo.html . Hope this helps!
I put a diy osmocote fertilizer tab near my sword plants root system in my aquarium and it helps to make my sword plants grow healthy. I do this every six months because like you I have them in gravel although there is some eco complete mixed in. My plants leaves were turning yellow and came back strong after about a week after I did this
My swords love them too!
Thank you!
This may have been mentioned already, but have you tried affixing the java fern to driftwood. It will take over and cover the wood.
OH yes, we have it glued to a number of pieces.
do you have any links to good tools to move or clip plants for planted tanks?
I don't remember where we got them, but a good pair of aquascaping forceps can really help. :-)
Hello. Can you please tell me, what is that fish with orange tail at 09:40?
Jason, what live plants would you suggest to put in a quarantine or hospital tank?
That's an interesting question J. It depends on what meds you are using in that tank. Most live plants can't take a lot of the meds used to treat disease. If I was going to put live plants in a quarantine tank I would add something that floats so I can get it out of the tank if I have to treat the tank for disease - maybe some Hornwort, Guppy Grass or even float some Wisteria? The other option is to tie some Anubias to a rock or wood and you could remove that if needed?
Prime Time Aquatics - Thanks :)
What substrate do you have in your hornwort tank?
Keep up the good work as always
That was pool filter sand, but I removed it because it got too dirty.
Hi I have always used artificial plants in my aquarium but now I am making the move to proper plants. Is it ok to use liquid fertiliser with a canister filter? Will it damage the bacteria in the filter, or will the fertilizer be taken out by the bacteria?
I haven't had liquid fertilizers impact any of filters (including canisters). You should be ok!
Nice video, water wisteria conquered my tank. If you trim it regularly it will be a carpeting plant. Even it is a problem in my tank. I want to change it now with another plant
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@@steveblankenship7324 where can you buy real plants from to put in you fish tank
For me my wisteria doesnt do well planted , it always starts throwing roots in the water column and disconnects from the stem, and goes to float on top. It's never like in the video. It grows like crazy floated though. Hm.
Loved watching this oldie!
Thanks! : -)
I was told that java fern prefers to be attached to wood .
Ours seem to do ok either way. I do find a little better luck attaching it to wood or rocks.
What about the plants that have read to them so there’s like more colour in your plants
Are you using any Co2 for your live plants or just the fertilizer?
Just ferts (both liquid and root tabs where appropriate). Not ready to add CO2 into my life right now. : -)
What is the difference between the light you are using and LED lights. Does it need to be special lighting for plants?
I think all my lights are LED at this point. They can be every bit as good as traditional lights (if not better), don't get as hot and save energy.
Do all plants need fertilizer? I don't like using chemicals in my fish tanks unless it is needed and i know it won't hurt my fish
If a tank is heavily stocked with fish, sometimes beginner plants may be able to get by without it. However, I find the majority of my plants do much better with ferts.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics ok thank you
Thinking of changing sand substrate to aquasoil e.g. Fluval Stratum before I start planting. I have danios (leopard/zebra) in my 20 gallon. What’s the best way of changing substrate without causing a big ammonia and nitrite spike? Should I plant around edges only to give the danios space for swimming? Good channel by the way! 🐠🇬🇧
Usually when we are changing out substrate we break the tank down completely. Keeping the used filter media, adding live plants and using as much of the existing tank decoration can help. Also adding Fritzyme 7 may be useful.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics That's very helpful thanks - appreciate you getting back with the information!
I realize that this is an older video but I'm curious as to if it is better buying the plants that are sold in tubes at fish stores or going online and buying plants from a place such as aquarium Co-op. is there a difference in the plant quality?
Usually AC or Flip Aquatics gives you more for your money.
Thank you so much for your answer. I am planning on changing up my aqua scape in a few weeks so this is helpful
What finn x stingray lights do you use, lots to pick from, kinda confusing on how powerful to use ,mine would be for a 50gal breeder if that matters TIA
Mostly 1s but I don’t recommend them now - had some quality issues, but the 2.0s have been ok.
@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks much, love your informational videos, super helpful
What temperature do you keep guppy grass and hornwarts?I got guppy grass but needles are coming off... Our tank is at 79F. I enjoy your video very much.
That's where I keep my tanks too. I find that it can grow really fast, but dies back quick once it depletes the nutrients, so fertilizer is an important part of keeping it going.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you. So, 79F is not too warm then. I will try and see if I can get hornworts and see how it goes.Thank you. I ordered Alternanthera Reineckii Bronze and it arrived today.Some red in the tank is pretty:-)I had water sprite in the corner of fry tank but it arrived more brown than green and when I trimmed off brown,it did not look pretty and added this red plants near so it looks better.
For a second there, I thought you had an underground filter, but I spotted the spong ... or is it a box filter? ... lol
Sponge filters work great for extra filtration
You say that like undergravel filters are a bad thing ......they absolutely aren't .....just unjustifiably have acquired (through ignorance) a bad reputation ...
At some point I got some subwassertang as a hitchhiker. Easiest plant ever.
For whatever reason I can't get the stuff to grow! But lots of other people have had good luck with it. : -)
What type of fish are those with the Anubius
Those are peacock gudgeons - very cool fish. Here's more on them: th-cam.com/video/0x9n-3HkgDU/w-d-xo.html
Does LED lights with blue light help to grow plants? And how long should you leave light on in morning and at night? I have most of these plants...most of my floating plants die not sure why...thanks for the video...great info!
It might help, but light intensity is going to play a role as well. Almost all my LEDs have a white/red/blue combo. I’ve found a lot of the floating plants grow fast and die fast if they don’t have enough nutrients so I usually use a liquid fertilizer once a week.
Red AND blue light is needed, both r beneficial in different ways.
What is the temperature of your tank please
Around 78 degrees
Thanks🥰💞
Is it advisable to use both a single bulb flourescent light fixture and maybe supplement it with an LED light as well?
You can certainly do that, but I have found my LED's do the job on their own just fine.
What❓ 9:50
Bard Goodeads❓
What fish species is that?
Thanks ❗
How do you plant the water wisteria? Do I remove the runners when I get them?
I mean watersprite
I have never been able to keep water sprite planted. Every time I tried the bottoms of the stems would eventually break away and the plant would float!
How often do would you fertilize a freshly planted tank? The plants look awesome! Tanks in advance.
Hey Rick, I generally just go by the directions on the bottle. Easy Green recommends one pump per 10 gallons and I stay with that unless my tank is lightly planted then I do about half that (just a couple of plants or mostly root-feeders). Thanks for watching!
Thank you. Placing an order with Aquarium Co-op. Left a note that I had seen there product on your channel. Hope it helps!
thanks! enjoy you videos.
I bought wisteria, java fern and ozelot sword. Can they thrive with my tank lid led light, cause I have a cat and have to have the lid.
Just depends on how bright the light and how deep the tank. It might work out ok.
Good video
Thank you!
Can I just grow plants without fish or do the plants need the fish to live
Nope - you can do plants only.
That’s actually a good question. Next question is does it need a filter ?
Can we use seachem flourish liquid fertilizers?
Sure!
Can water sprite grow in normal gravel?
Yes, but ours almost never stayed rooted. It would usually float back up.
Only wish I have these many tanks.
I've got a 65 gallon tank. Is that going to require a stronger light source?
Ya, I would go with something a little stronger because of the height. The fluvals are good lights - the 3.0s are awesome, but if you are doing low light plants the Aquasky by Fluval would probably work too.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks again for replying to all my questions! Subscribed
Hi, you forgot to mention the Latin name for guppy grass. I googled it , but unfortunately I can't get in (web)shops the Netherlands. I really like the way it looks. By the way, do you use liquid CO2 like easy carbo to make up a bit for having no regular CO2. I do use easy carbo at the moment, because I don't use CO2, but I would rather not because of the ingredients. It is such agressive stuff. You say the plants use nitrates, but you don't talk about phosphates. In my tank the nitrate is 0 when I don't add it myself, but my phosphate level is 1ppm for the most part. How is this possible? Don't the plants use phosphates? I feed not even one tablet per week to my group of 10 pygmae corydoras and twice a week something for my Japonica shrimps. I do weekly 20% waterchanges and gravelclean my substrate. Do you have an explanation?
Kind regards,
Gerda
Awesome questions! They do use phosphate, but not in the same concentrations as nitrate. I don't use CO2 liquid ferts because they are really just algaecides, they don't really supply CO2 to autotrophs.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for answering👍. What do you mean with autotrophs?
@@Ekster77 autotrophs meaning plants- organisms that create their own food (photosynthesis)
@@Camopartykei thank you for the explanation Taylor 👍.
Do a video on dwarf sucker fish pls I wanna get 2 or 3 and I cant find a single video on them pls
Pls
Dwarf claro pleco? Dwarf bristlenos? Oto?
I have 30 gallon tank. Constantly battling a black algae that is practically impossible to remove. I try to scratch it off with my nails but grows back w
Before nest weekly water change. Not sure what to do. It hasn’t been harmful to my fish just unsightly. Have oto cats in the aquarium but they don’t touch it. Use a liquid fertilizer when I change the water. Do you have any suggestions, have spoken with local fish stores they are not very helpful. Thank the
I have found a few things with BBA (we have it in some of our tanks). If I control the amount of nitrate in the tank it's present, but seems to find a happy medium - not overgrowing. I have found really fast growing plants like hornwort will sometimes out-compete it for nutrients. I have seen Florida Flag Fish and Siamese Algae Eaters pick at it too. It's mostly about controlling nutrients in the water (you may have to cut back on liquid ferts).
Can you pls give us the name for the lighting for the first one 🙏
At that time I had Finnex Stingrays on just about all my tanks.
I think that is a Rosette Sword plant!
I got a plant from petco labeled Wisteria and it doesn't look like that at all! They have a muted pinkish/purple stem and sections like bamboo where the roots appear. Hmmm....
That's interesting. I wonder if there are different variations or it's just the way it was kept.
Possibly mislabeled "Ludwigia palustris." It took me about an hour of comparing pictures, but I think it's a pretty accurate guess! I can't believe so many things can be mislabeled.
What plants are best for goldfish and amonna levels
Goldfish like to eat plants. You could try putting pothos stems in the water with the plant itself on the lid? Also, live nitrifying bacteria like Fritz turbo start will probably help.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I'm going to Java fern and hornwort just have your stranded rock gravel in tank everything I have watched and read tells me this is my best set up besides doing like moss on the log but I ordered that easy green stuff you talked about in a video I watched
At 8:35 you show a tank with Water Sprite, what are the fish in that tank? That male is absolutely beautiful....
Those are Cyprichromis leptosoma
th-cam.com/video/_MTq01SOC_8/w-d-xo.html
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks for the info and by the way this was a very cool playlist for plant newbies.....
What Heater are you using? Any Particular Brand?
I use primarily Ehiem heaters. Haven't had any crash on me yet!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Cool. Thank you for replying.
I have a lot of pondsnails if I get some plants will the snails eat them?
If the plants are healthy they generally don't do a lot of damage.
How long do I leave the light on
We leave our lights on for 9hrs/day. Roughly split between the morning and evening.
Very good advice but all those snails! That is exactly what I dont want in my tank!
What plan would survive water temp of 80 to 0 degree
80 to 0? Nothing? If you are looking for something over 80 degrees. Anubius has done decent at that temp slightly above 80. Possibly jungle val.
Will rams horn snails effect my plants negatively
Some people say they will eat some plants, while others say they only eat plants that are dying back. I tend to think they only eat plants that are already dying back.
If you want a mess in your tank, just get Hornwart. That stuff is so messy.
1:24 How deep is the substrate?
Maybe 2.5"?
0 fertilizer, just ammonia to start the cycle and my javafern is killing it
I want some water sprite
Where do beginners get plants?
If you can’t find them at your local fish store you could also try Flip Aquatics.
Do you sell fish
I do through local clubs, but not online. Thanks for watching!
Can you please send some of ur excessive plants for me...2-3 stems will also do Wating for your response...!!❤️
Right now I don't ship anything. I've been able to move it all through local clubs. Maybe some day!
Thanks...it's okay hope to hear from you soon...
Isaiah 29:19 Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel
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This channel grew pretty fast.
This plant is hard to kill I try it's still alive