I managed to pull this off in a 15 gallon aquarium, the original vine is right at the bottom of the tank, leaves grew all the way to the top and out if water. Very cool! Basically used your method, floated it and then lowered it every few weeks. I love it!
Plants with wide leaves add surface for algae to attach to - shrimp and snails love that. Basically, it's like making XXL pizza grow in my kid bedroom all year around - he would love that :) All the best on your adventure!
That’s very interesting!!! A co-worker and friend of mine gave me a few clippings from her pothos to put in my 30 gallon, I did and they thrives. I watched a few more videos and did some research and tried fully submerging them. I have goldfish and wanted more oxygenation and filtration of the water. So far I’ve had no issues, the goldfish don’t touch them(they are too tough) now I have 7 pathos clipping in my 75Gallon and just love the Amazon look I’m getting from my tank. Thanks for the great information.
I brought home a small cutting of the pothos plant once, and my grandma planted it on the side of our house and it eventually grew up to reach our roof. It grew massive leaves tbh.
I did that years ago with a 50 gallon near a big sunny window. The Pothos leaned on a wall with roots in the tank. To my surprise the Pothos didn't just grow- it grew large leaves( eventually) like you might see in outdoor plants.
Thanks a lot for these video sir !!! I started this experiment with a cutting of a pothos plant. It is doing great. My pothos is pearling underwater. It's awesome to see the pearling. Thanks a lot sir.
@@4me cool man, how do you find the growth rates in the guppies when using natural bottle tanks? Better growth or about the same as if you used a normal tank?? Could be a cool video idea
@@QuailsFarmY Initially the growth rate of my guppies, the birth frequency, and etc were about the same as with any other guppies kept in other aquariums. I breed dwarf guppies to get them suitable for small size self-sustaining aquariums. The traits I am trying to get: adult guppies up to 2 cm size (presently my 2 years olds are about 2.5 cm); reduce number of babies in each drop to 1-2 babies; reduce number/frequency of pregnancy to 1-2 in lifetime. So, my dwarfs even now, not fully dwarfs, yet cannot be compared fairly to other strains. Here is data I collected on my guppies for couple years (I do not update it anymore): docs.google.com/document/d/1lfHyYHmW2u-9aYqA8X19pGkENQpSqnF9w1bvg9Nvha0/pub And here is a playlist of related videos: th-cam.com/video/wzuvSdWmYXg/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Thank you very much!! I am in process of upgrading all my nurseries to the newer version that suppose to simplify care. During upgrading period many nurseries may get...greener than I would rather have them. I hope it all will work out for the better in a long terms. You will see the upgrades in details in some videos in coming months ;)
Once I grew an angel wing begonia under water in my 20 gal. It had leaves coming out of the nodes already and then sent out roots. It lasted several months and sent out new leaves. It didn’t repot very well when I attempted to plant it in soil after it was in the tank. If you want to try this, the plant has silver spotted leaves on top and red tints on the bottom. The leaves are shaped similar to angel wings, hence the name. And the plants sometimes have pink flowers. Hope this helps.
WOW - This is a great experiment, I just got myself a small tank (8ltr) to grow a couple of Marimo moss balls and a few shrimp and maybe one fish, I knew Pothos would do well with its roots in water and its good for the tank and fish in general, but I will not attempt to grow Pothos under water. Many thanks for doing this experiment. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
My pleasure! It is fun to grow land plants underwater - as experiment. Though, when it comes to usefulness I would suggest to grow pothos with roots only in water. The reasoning for doing so is that very slow growing underwater Pothos do little for removing waste from water compare to very fast growing above water Pothos. All the best!
Wow, excellent video. Thanks for experimenting with different plants submerged. I had a pothos that was dying because the leaves got in the water of my tank but I will try again once I grow some more in a cup. Maybe I needed more leaves and roots for the plant to survive underwater. How long has your pothos been surviving underwater now? Has it gotten any more leaves that are grown fully submerged?
Thank you very much! I have a video update on this plant: th-cam.com/video/TP-1UFc0T-Q/w-d-xo.html it got new leaves at the end of the last Winter (2020). Though, I removed the plant from my projects at the beginning of the March to make room for new projects. Noticeably, the plant did not grow much larger than it was at the beginning. The same happens to my growing underwater Peace lily th-cam.com/video/ejXWXFlFEHw/w-d-xo.html It suggests a pattern ;) So, I would keep a leaf above water to let the plant grow as large as aquarium size allows to grow it underwater and then remove the leaf that protrudes above. As for the number of leaves...well, every aquarium, every plant and every alive organism is different. So, you have to try the way it seems better for you - that is the way I do and I believe it is the best way for everyone to go about everything ;) All the best on your adventures!
Hm. I got some pothos cheap from the grocery store and was excited, but now I'm not sure... It appears I have a different pothos specie, not vining type. I put a whole plant in the tank and it's doing fine so far, and also pulled out one rooted stem from the rest and put that in, roots only and no soil. It's doing okay so far as well. I guess time will tell.
I subcsribed for this. I have been asking these questions in my head but too lazy to make an experiment to solve it. This video just answered the whole damn thing. Thank you so much. Please keep up the good work.
@@4me I'm just restarting my 100 gallon after 5 years in storage. This time I'm going to focus mostly on plants, and am very interested in seeing how non-aquatic plants will do. Thanks again for the great video!
This is awesome! Love the 2L nurseries. Someone with a CO2 system should try the same experiment to see if they can increase growth rate - my hypothesis is that CO2 is the limiting nutrient. I love Pothos is all my aquariums and have a few videos on it.
Thank you. it was not the topic of this video to go in depth about it. No doubt that more space would be better - in this video you got a glimpse on years long project of defining the minimum size aquarium for any fish. I have many videos about that...here is the final: th-cam.com/video/ofPxX3qz1OI/w-d-xo.html
It’s probably growing slowly because it has less access to carbon (CO2) under the water. I’d be interested to see how Pothos would grow in a tank with a CO2 pump. A steady supply of CO2 from soil decomp could also do the trick.
I doubt boosting CO2 will do good for the plant and aquarium in general. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to see for sake of experiment for sure! PS: Plants consume CO2 and produce oxygen while they are exposed to the light (engaged in photosynthesis). However, it all goes in revers at night time: plants consume oxygen and produce CO2 at night (when they engaged in respiratory process). Than the question is what do you want to boost: CO2 or oxygen? CO2 has 200 times faster rate dissolving in water compare to oxygen...I mean that pumping atmospheric air would more likely to boost CO2 level while the plant may need oxygen. You right that supply of CO2 from decoying matter or any other living critters in aquaruim can do the trick. Though again, it only provides CO2. Best regards!
You have very good reasoning about the way you set up aquariums. I've been trying to cultivate algae in all my aquariums (don't count algae scrubber in that category ;) for purpose of making self-sustaining aquariums with fish. It works well with simpler critters like snails, shrimps and etc. Making it with fish in small aquariums is difficult, and yet I deem it is possible. Will see how it goes ;)
CO2 in water is the same as in air. The problem is plants have a harder time absorbing CO2 molecules in water through the stoma (the hole in the leaf for gas exchange)... So, for a plant to survive under water, CO2 levels have to to 2x to10x more than in the air.... Some aquatic plants can even absorb CaCO3 to get the carbon instead of depending on CO2.
Promising. I may try this in my own aquarium. BTW, I don't change water either. Who needs that. all you need is to replace evaporated water, and water movement.
Great! Replacing evaporated water could be reduced to virtually no replacement ;) I have couple experiments on this matter shown in this videos: th-cam.com/video/ZrQKfd8T2n4/w-d-xo.html I added fish in the bottle aquarium and...don't add water since the initial set up till now ;) All the best!
Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to go this route. My tanks are heavily planted with large bio loads. I'm slowly prepping to merge to 10 gallon tanks into a 55 gallon one. The two tanks have approx 50 guppies each and likely 30+ snails in each. All I do is add water, and let the water filter circulate the water. I removed the cartridge and simply clean it ever so often.
I do partial water changes weekly and my guppies are doing wonderful I do lights for about 8 hours don't seem to have a problem with algae... and my live plants seem to do well
It might be struggling because of lack of air exchange in the water. You don't have anything rippling the surface, so air isn't exchanging as fast as the plant would like. You should try again with a small water pump to give the water circulation
I don't use air pumps, man-made filters and do not do water changes in my aquariums...so there is no way for me to test how water movement would affect the plant. On the other hand, I don't need it to grow fast anyway ;)
Thank you for the questions! My aquarium fish care routines has been changing since publication of this video - I constantly improving. I do not change water in all my aquariums since the end of 2016. So, there are no changes for this matter. But I reduce on feeding. In the past year I've been feeding my guppies every other day (4 times a week). Keep in mind that they eat everything that growth in the aquarium (plants and critters). The feeding I provide is supplemental. And I feed them with homemade fish food - mostly made again of what growth in their aquariums. Here is a playlist of videos explaining in details all my aquarium fish care routines (past and present, with a new update coming this Autumn): th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html Also, here is a video update on Pothos: th-cam.com/video/TP-1UFc0T-Q/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Did you keep the same guppies in the same nursery the whole time? What did you do to maintain water quality as there is no filter? Regular water changes? Awesome video by the way
Thank you very much! Usually I start all nurseries with newborn fry. Out of them I choose a breeding couple to keep in the same aquarium as long as fish are not overgrow the aquarium size. So, basically yes. I keep the same guppies in one aquarium all the time. I stopped doing water changes since the end of 2016. All my aquariums have state of the art the best filters available on our planet ;) algae, bacteria, microorganisms and plants :)) I am serious about it. Check out aquarium fish care routines for more details: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html All the best!
@@joe653 I feed them fish homemade fish food flakes th-cam.com/video/U7x5fw6-vSM/w-d-xo.html and whatever else growth in my aquariums. Check this video for minimum size aquarium: th-cam.com/video/Ea5J9-n91v4/w-d-xo.html All the best!
I wonder how do you grow plants without adding any fertiliser. In all of my aquarium gardens, I need to add fertiliser or plants start to have nutrients defficiency. Your Pothos seems the same in one moment. What is fantastic to observe about plants is how they are able to move nutrients. They usually ,,sacrifice,, older leaf. That leaf becomes less and less green until it is completely yellow. This happens by nitrogen defficiency. What I do is I never cut the leaf. Insted I wait until the plant move all of nutrients to new leaves and then I bend or slightly break yellow leaf and gradually I soak it to the water. Snails in the tank gradually eat this leaf and make a fertiliser for a plant until only several fibers will last. Another way is to soak whole the leaf at once, but more organic material is underwater, more decay will happen. This is how plant can reutilise the most of organic material of dead leaf. Dead leaf is connected to the plant whole the time the snails eat it. When only the fibers remain, I cut them away becouse it seems snails cant eat it.
I feed my fish - leftovers of the food and fish poop serves as fertilizer for plants. I also use old parts of aquatic plants to make fish food. And that is how the cycle goes around. And you do basically the same thing with land plants 🙂 And you right about the fiber - my snails eat only the soft parts of leaves.
@@4me The second reason could be light intensity, as I have all of aquagardens placed on window sill - direct sunlight. And lastly hight of tank. I dont have proof, but I think the bottom of tank is richer of nutrients than the top of it, as we talk about stagnat water.
@@pavoliring8398 I keep aquariums with fish away from direct sunlight. Organic waste always accumulates on the bottom. And that is the source of food for sure.
when you do these growing experiments, how often do you change out the water if at all? Love your videos ! Also, did the bottle of the NON submerged Pothos have guppies die or removed at times, such as March 22nd, I didnt see guppies.
I do not change water in all my aquariums (no man-made filters, no air pumps) since the end of 2016. Though, I did change before that ;) Here is a playlist of all my aquarium fish care routines from past to present: th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html New update is coming next year. Yes, the nursery with non submerged Pothos had guppy fry on the time of recording, though I did not make a point of showing them. They were hiding in the land moss growing on the bottom of the nursery.
I have kept a small 8 ounce jar on my kitchen table with tap water and 8 inches of photos (5 inches above water and 3 inches below) for about 3 years. My city (Deltona, FL.) uses Cloramine and not chlorine. Chloramine will not evaporate out of the water but chlorine would. I just cut the cutting 1/2 inch below the node. The roots grew out of the node. I drain the water and replace it once a month. It is doing well. It is the easiest plant to grow of all my plants. When I see the water level get low, I top it off. I would include a picture but I don't think that is possible here.
Interesting video, thanks. Is pothos particularly good for aquaria, rather than other plants? Should I plant it in my outside pond in the springtime (Northern UK) ?
Thank you very much! Pothos is very slow growing underwater plant. From this point it is not as effective as fast growing plants for removing dissolved nutrition from water. Though, it is nice decorative addition. Growing it in outdoor pond would be interesting adventure for me ;) but I don't have that luxury yet.
Great experiment but if the underwater plant is not growing then it will be a very poor filter for nitrates. I keep all my pothos above water where it grows like a weed but it is great to know than I can partially submerge it for asthetics.
Growing pothos above water helps to keep water cleaner in aquariums the way all plants in aquaponic system do. Though, experimenting with growing terrestrial plants underwater could be even more rewarding in many ways. New ideas for aquatic landscape designs is surely one of them. Though, I get excited to see some land plants and mosses growing on different pace underwater - it opens new possibilities as source of food and oxygen supply for self-sustaining aquariums (I am working my way in this direction). And there are challenges to overcome in making plants to grow in a new environment - I love that part the most ;) All the best!
Natural growth. Check videos on this playlist for details on my aquarium fish care routines (I modify them through years): th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Sorry for my ignorance. I have a planted aquarium... If I put the photos... He will take the nutrient of my others plants and they then die?? (I don't speak English). Thanks.
Well, yes. Plants compete against each other for nutrition and light as all live organisms do. If pothos grow successfully it would be on expense of other plants. Though, it does not mean that other plants would die - the competition is never over ;) Happy holidays to you and your family!
Thanks a lot for the informations. Since I look at your videos, I take plants and many small animals from nature and try to ad in in my Goldfisch house pond. Keep on telling us everything 👍 🌱 🐟 🐌
What was the temp of the water? Can I put it in cold water for my minnows? Sorry my mom has this plant and I kinda want to cut off a piece without her noticing😁
Temperature in my aquariums with fish is about 72-76 F all year around. Here is a video for details: th-cam.com/video/xCx1eUhXvE8/w-d-xo.html Your mom would most likely to notice it anyway - but she would like you grow the cutting for sure ;) All the best on your adventure!
Michael Langerman well I started the cutting, it has only 1 leaf because I kinda broke off a baby leaf... but help me grew me journey please! And my room temp is kinda cold so I might just change the water every few days.
@@noahtavares306 It is up to the plant to grow or not. Use dechlorinate water of your room temperature for sure. This video can help on how to get dechlorinated water: th-cam.com/video/8ItBA19CrtQ/w-d-xo.html Changing water would not make it warmer. So, I suppose it is an option for fish care, but may not be necessary one. All the best!
I have a pothos cutting growing in my mosquitofish tank. I’m in Maryland, and it’s getting cold up here. Since the mosquitofish can survive US winters, I didn’t bother getting a heater. Fish is doing fine, and the pothos has been growing. No new leaves, but a new root. It’s a slow grower anyway, so that’s to be expected. Oh, and I stole it from my grandma’s hanging basket-she didn’t notice at all!
Thank you for the question!! Any plant with round leaves that looks like a coin could be called the Money plant, including pothos. In my opinion (which is very subjective ;) leaves of pothos are not as rounded as some other plants. So, it's up to you to decide which plant to call money plant :)
Thank you for the question! I have the most efficient filters in all my aquariums - algae, bacteria, and plants. Check this video (and description to the video!) for more details: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
The plant above water needs more minerals that's why it's so lightly coloured I put one of these in water with fertiliser and it got massive before I moved it to an actual pot
I've been thinking to put the underwater plant in an older aquarium with more waste accumulated on the bottom to boost it grows...but I am not in rush and I need slow growing plants too ;)
Thank you for the question. I don't change water in all my aquariums since the end of 2016. Though, I did change water before 2017. Check videos on this playlist for more details on all my aquarium fish care routines: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html All the best!
My pleasure! If you ever want to show your aquarium in a video, than HD aquarium is the best to go with! And you can use it for full screen stop motion!! That is a huge advantage of HD aquarium of any other aquariums.
hey i was wondering if the pothos roots add oxygen into the tank? which would save me from getting an air pump. i just set up my tank and have my pothos clones growing in the top. Roots/stem in water 3 leaves under water and the rest of plant above the tank. let me know please and thanks
Roots don't add oxygen in water. Air pumps serve well for moving air through the water increasing oxygen level into the water very insignificantly. Plants and algae are the main source of oxygen on our planet. Getting live plants grow in your aquariums is the best way to go for this matter ;) All the best!
I use dechlorinated water to setup aquariums and dechlorinated water to add later as necessary for refill. No fertilizers added. But keep in mind that any waste produced by plants, critters, fish and leftovers of food in the aquarium serve as fertilizers.
Yes. Chlorinated water is not good for plants. It kills/ reduce number of bacterial and other microorganisms that are beneficial for plants. It also may cause of discoloration of leaves. All the best!
Pothos grow under water is looking little dirty. u not change water or it grow like that under water? pothos kill algae ? i think pothos not need light to grow under water like other plant need. thanks for yr video i will try to grow pothos under water & above water also.
I cultivate algae in all my aquariums - it does make aquarium look dirty (more than I would like), though water in most aquariums are very clear ;) And you are right - I don't change water in all my aquariums since end of the 2016 (I did before) You may want to check videos on this playlist for my previous and current aquarium fish care routine: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html All the best!
I still have one of my old pothos growing underwater in aquarium nursery with guppies. I can and I will make an update on it in due time...most likely this Summer. All the best!
This is really interesting stuff! Weird, highly specific question for you: I have the end of my pothos under the lid but above the water; roots are in the water in other areas, but nothing grows at this very end point of the vine, regardless of submerged or emersed (all leaves are outside the lid). The "bark" on this end-piece keeps dying back too, and snails are sometimes interested. It's almost like it wants to go back to being a regular piece of vine, but can't recover due to humidity? Any tips? I'm thinking it would be OK to like nuke it with superglue or cover the end-piece in neutral plastic and keep it out of the water? It's a huge plant, shouldn't be a big deal to do that?
Thank you! Snails feed on wilting parts of plants. That is why they interested in this part. Humidity certainly contributes to bacteria development on the dying end of the vine. Though, it is not the humidity - it is the bacteria that killing the vine. The wilting parts under this conditions have very little chance to recover. Bacteria grow faster than plant can do. I usually remove all wilting parts (nuke them) from all plants to reduce the stress on the plant and to allow the plant to give more energy to the healthy growing parts. The pothos plant can regrow from even a small healthy cutting with just a couple leaves. Getting a couple cuttings from a huge plant you have should not be too much stress on your plant. So, I would remove the wilting part and get new cuttings to experiment with while allowing the old plant grow as it was. All the best on your adventure!
@@4me thanks, that sounds like very solid advice! I think I see what you mean too, that part of the plant is losing the battle a tiny bit every day. Scissors: away!
Wow, I really enjoyed this video!😄. I'm tryin to grow a pothos in water (leaves above the water) and it's growing pretty fast! In only 18 days I can see plenty of new shiny white roots and tiny leaves. I change the water every 3 days. Today I noticed the tips of the roots turning brown and some parts of the stem have a brownish discoloration just like you showed in the video. Is it normal and if not how can I fix it?
It is normal for all alive to grow and to die - there is nothing permanent in this world, but changes ;) So...I let plants grow with roots in water for as long as they grow. And when the plant is grown large and healthy take a cutting with top 3-5 leaves and root it in water again. That way you can be assured than when the old plant dies naturally of age you will have more than one cutting growing in your aquarium garden. I have more videos coming this season about sustainable aquarium gardens and the care and about plants growing this way ;) All the best on your adventures!
I wonder why pothos grew so slow above the water too.maybe it's because I live in the tropics but pothos here grows in 3-4 weeks what took you till November to grow
Nice observation skills!! Pothos generally grow faster even here in New York. One day I may get another cutting to check if it's related to that particular plant (that's what I suspect - plants are all different in some ways as people ;) All the best!
Thank you for the question! Moss ball is a type of algae. It tends to grow in...a shape of ball :) I've never tried to grow them in a carpet. So, I could not tell you for sure. However, I deem it is possible. Algae of all types, mosses and plants depends on light. They grow toward light. Therefore, you can use light to influence grows in desirable direction. This technique widely used to grow...hmm..lucky bamboo and etc. I have a couple of such balls in my aquariums - may make a video about them one day ;) All the best!
Thank you! There are many variables that could have effect on the end result. Well, you know that it can grow and if you try than you will get it ;) All the best!
Even though the submerged plant grows very slowly, does it consume the same amount of Nitrates as the semi aquatic plants? I'm having issues with raised Nitrates in my 5 gallon. I have a few plants, but they are just not consuming enough Nitrates. I want to put a Betta in my tank but my Nitrates are consistently on average it around 40-60 ppm. I have cats and a dog, so I can't gro Pothos out of water as its toxic to them. I use liquid fertilizer at .5 ml a week.
Amanda D fast growing plants consume more and therefore are more effective. Adding fertilizers boosts nitrates level - I would either reduce amount or stop adding fertilizers at all.
Also, instead of pothos you may use many other land plants for this purpose. My favorite Peace lily (with roots only in water) is great for this purpose. Ornamental sweet potato also good. Check videos on this playlist for all the plants I've been growing: th-cam.com/video/6aHmaxbyUYo/w-d-xo.html All the best on your adventure!
greetings from berlin, germany - i love y videos - y are near a scientist - y experiments with water plants and animals and no technic is a deep impression to me - perhaps y make a video with sweet potato in fish tank, if y not allready had
Thank you very much!! I have videos about ornamental sweet potato: th-cam.com/video/nn8fjWxnLuI/w-d-xo.html Sweet potato is another project for future ;) Happy Holidays to you and your family!!
I use natural aquarium fish care as a base for such project: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html - it is very low maintenance. I have ongoing projects about self-sustaining aquariums with guppies - that is my understanding of no maintenance. I have publish some of my previous projects related to this topic: th-cam.com/video/M30JoD5anmI/w-d-xo.html I have guppies in the aquarium shown in the last video on this playlist since publication of this video ;) Though, I am far from fully no maintenance aquariums with fish - there are many details to check on and get explanation about before I dare publish results. I will share soon some videos of my preparation for such aquariums...it actually covers different topics that may not seem as related to it if you watch them separately ;) Watch my DIY aquariums, videos about plants and critters - they are all parts of that project - I mean all of them! no kidding. All the best!
Do you mean to grow a plant? There are common (bladder) snails in all my aquariums and some other critters (seed shrimps). I feed them with homemade fish flakes (a pinch in a week or two) if there is not enough algae in the aquarium for them to eat. And that's it. All the best!
Thank you for the question! I can tell you for sure only about guppies - I keep and breed only guppy fish. But I do have friends who keep gold fish in larger than mine aquariums with Pothos growing above and underwater as well. No complains so far.
A few things to keep in mind...by cutting pothos leaving them with no roots it affects how they take nutrients. They are also a LOW light plant. Too much light (they are touchy!) Makes them yellow and brown. Algae can be controlled by length and amount of light provided. Results will differ with a whole pothos (roots included) is tossed in water. If they don't get nutrients from an outside source the best way to keep them green is sustained low level light. Underwater the plant recieved nutrients from the guppies and light. The one above water had sunlight and water. Leaves are less efficient getting nutrients than roots.
Thank you! I make cutting to root them. Also, leaves of some plants gets yellowish because of...chlorine in water, though it's not an issue in aquariums ;) I don't use any artificial light. Plants would not get too much light in my aquariums - it would be dangerous to keep an aquarium with fish exposed to direct sunlight ;) Best regards!
I don't use air pumps in my aquariums (except HD aquarium equipped with algae scrubber) to tell you for sure. I content with slow growing photos in my aquariums - less work for me ;)
It may...to certain extend. But it is hard to change natural behavior of common algae - it tend to attach itself to all surfaces in aquariums. I think it's easier and simpler to prevent algae growth in aquarium using fast growing plants/mosses. Check videos on this playlist on algae control: th-cam.com/video/7myWybB0k2Q/w-d-xo.html Also, I use algae tendency to attach itself to surfaces in aquarium for cultivating algae in aquariums with doubled walls ;) That is kind cool thing you may want to check on too: th-cam.com/video/fX0FGOODDPI/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Oh and another question! I've noticed that your aquariums have no filters. How do you change the water or maintain the water in a way to keep it so clear? Won't the nitrate levels go up even with live plants? I apologise for asking so many questions!!
I cultivate / control algae in my aquariums using amount of light and nutrition available to it. Plants and algae eaters (cleaning crew) helps in this matter too ;) Check videos on this playlist for more details about different types of algae: th-cam.com/video/GMeXv3GIuUg/w-d-xo.html
@@aphsg I stopped using man-made filters and do not do water changing since end of 2016. Though, I did before. It works either way ;) Algae, bacteria, other microorganisms and plants are the best filters on our planet for this matter ;) I have them in all my aquariums :) Check out videos on this playlist for all my aquarium fish care routines for details: th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html All the best!
do you know if heart-leafed philodendron would also grow underwater? I'm looking to set up a planted aquarium soon and already have an old philodendron vine with many branches. I know they can root in water but I wonder if the leaves could survive underwater
Thank you for the question! I have only one type of pothos in my aquariums to tell for sure. Though, it would be fare to assume that other pothos should behave similar. Take your time to explore. All the best on your new adventure!
no clue how this ended up on my recommendations. but once i hit play i could not stop watching till the end :)
Thank you very much!!
I managed to pull this off in a 15 gallon aquarium, the original vine is right at the bottom of the tank, leaves grew all the way to the top and out if water. Very cool! Basically used your method, floated it and then lowered it every few weeks. I love it!
Thank you very much!!
Dear Michael, you have inspired me to make my own little fish tanks and keep guppy fry and natural plants. Thanks for showing me this hobby!
My pleasure!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!!
Michael Langerman you as well! 🙂
Love the long term planning that goes into your videos.
Thank you very much!!
I planted my pothos directly into the substrate in my aquarium 3 months ago. They're doing great and the shrimp and snails love them
Plants with wide leaves add surface for algae to attach to - shrimp and snails love that. Basically, it's like making XXL pizza grow in my kid bedroom all year around - he would love that :)
All the best on your adventure!
That’s very interesting!!! A co-worker and friend of mine gave me a few clippings from her pothos to put in my 30 gallon, I did and they thrives. I watched a few more videos and did some research and tried fully submerging them. I have goldfish and wanted more oxygenation and filtration of the water. So far I’ve had no issues, the goldfish don’t touch them(they are too tough) now I have 7 pathos clipping in my 75Gallon and just love the Amazon look I’m getting from my tank.
Thanks for the great information.
@@Jnelly82 My pleasure! And all the best on your adventure!
@@Jnelly82 so they can be submerged? That's cool
I brought home a small cutting of the pothos plant once, and my grandma planted it on the side of our house and it eventually grew up to reach our roof. It grew massive leaves tbh.
I've seen photos growth outdoor nicely through warm season too. It wilt when it gets cold in NYC.
I did that years ago with a 50 gallon near a big sunny window. The Pothos leaned on a wall with roots in the tank. To my surprise the Pothos didn't just grow- it grew large leaves( eventually) like you might see in outdoor plants.
Thanks a lot for these video sir !!!
I started this experiment with a cutting of a pothos plant.
It is doing great. My pothos is pearling underwater. It's awesome to see the pearling.
Thanks a lot sir.
All the best on your adventure!!
@@4me Thanks.
Now I am trying with some grass (which was growing emersed) which I found Near a small Lake.
New favorite TH-cam Chanel rn
Thank you very much!
Great job!! Your examples and PATIENCE were spot on!! I love your accent 💕 I plan to try your method myself 😊
Thank you very much!
All the best on your adventure!!!
This is exactly what I’m looking for!
Great!
All the best on your adventure!!
Half the time i search for tank plants, I end up to one of your videos, love the channel man, and cool accent
Thank you very much!
I am working on videos about new for me plants and you will see more updates on the old plants too ;)
@@4me cool man, how do you find the growth rates in the guppies when using natural bottle tanks? Better growth or about the same as if you used a normal tank?? Could be a cool video idea
@@QuailsFarmY Initially the growth rate of my guppies, the birth frequency, and etc were about the same as with any other guppies kept in other aquariums.
I breed dwarf guppies to get them suitable for small size self-sustaining aquariums. The traits I am trying to get: adult guppies up to 2 cm size (presently my 2 years olds are about 2.5 cm); reduce number of babies in each drop to 1-2 babies; reduce number/frequency of pregnancy to 1-2 in lifetime.
So, my dwarfs even now, not fully dwarfs, yet cannot be compared fairly to other strains.
Here is data I collected on my guppies for couple years (I do not update it anymore): docs.google.com/document/d/1lfHyYHmW2u-9aYqA8X19pGkENQpSqnF9w1bvg9Nvha0/pub
And here is a playlist of related videos: th-cam.com/video/wzuvSdWmYXg/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Thank you for the long time line of growth very informative
My pleasure!
Hey congrats, your channel is currently in the top 50 of all aquarium channels (by subscriber count)!
I did not know about that! Thank you very much!
It's nice to know that people have interest in what I do :) Thank you! And thank all my subscribers!!
Really interesting study ! Enjoyed watching the video immensely as a plant lover and a fishkeeper. 👍 New supporter
Thank you very much!!
It’s amazing how many successful nurseries you have
Thank you very much!!
I am in process of upgrading all my nurseries to the newer version that suppose to simplify care. During upgrading period many nurseries may get...greener than I would rather have them. I hope it all will work out for the better in a long terms. You will see the upgrades in details in some videos in coming months ;)
Michael Langerman can’t wait to see the videos 😁
Thank you so much for the effort and time you took for showing us this useful video. Peace and God bless from India! :-)
My pleasure!
Once I grew an angel wing begonia under water in my 20 gal. It had leaves coming out of the nodes already and then sent out roots. It lasted several months and sent out new leaves. It didn’t repot very well when I attempted to plant it in soil after it was in the tank. If you want to try this, the plant has silver spotted leaves on top and red tints on the bottom. The leaves are shaped similar to angel wings, hence the name. And the plants sometimes have pink flowers. Hope this helps.
Thank you very much!
It would be interesting to try.
You’re welcome.
Wow this is amazing!!!! Ty for sharing! 🤝
My pleasure!
Here is a video update on this plant: th-cam.com/video/TP-1UFc0T-Q/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
WOW - This is a great experiment, I just got myself a small tank (8ltr) to grow a couple of Marimo moss balls and a few shrimp and maybe one fish, I knew Pothos would do well with its roots in water and its good for the tank and fish in general, but I will not attempt to grow Pothos under water. Many thanks for doing this experiment. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
My pleasure!
There are many other land plants that grow with roots in water: th-cam.com/video/PmpxYxw5vQc/w-d-xo.html
All the best on your adventure!
Thank you for the efforts, very useful,
Do you recommend Pothos to be underwater in the Aquarium or just the roots?
My pleasure!
It is fun to grow land plants underwater - as experiment.
Though, when it comes to usefulness I would suggest to grow pothos with roots only in water. The reasoning for doing so is that very slow growing underwater Pothos do little for removing waste from water compare to very fast growing above water Pothos.
All the best!
I love the way you talk
Thank you very much!
October 26,2018. I’m watching KGB showing how to propagate pothos plant.
4u25out That's a right thing to do between assignments :)
Wow, excellent video. Thanks for experimenting with different plants submerged. I had a pothos that was dying because the leaves got in the water of my tank but I will try again once I grow some more in a cup. Maybe I needed more leaves and roots for the plant to survive underwater. How long has your pothos been surviving underwater now? Has it gotten any more leaves that are grown fully submerged?
Thank you very much!
I have a video update on this plant: th-cam.com/video/TP-1UFc0T-Q/w-d-xo.html it got new leaves at the end of the last Winter (2020). Though, I removed the plant from my projects at the beginning of the March to make room for new projects. Noticeably, the plant did not grow much larger than it was at the beginning. The same happens to my growing underwater Peace lily th-cam.com/video/ejXWXFlFEHw/w-d-xo.html It suggests a pattern ;) So, I would keep a leaf above water to let the plant grow as large as aquarium size allows to grow it underwater and then remove the leaf that protrudes above.
As for the number of leaves...well, every aquarium, every plant and every alive organism is different. So, you have to try the way it seems better for you - that is the way I do and I believe it is the best way for everyone to go about everything ;)
All the best on your adventures!
Hm. I got some pothos cheap from the grocery store and was excited, but now I'm not sure... It appears I have a different pothos specie, not vining type. I put a whole plant in the tank and it's doing fine so far, and also pulled out one rooted stem from the rest and put that in, roots only and no soil. It's doing okay so far as well. I guess time will tell.
CheshireKat all the best on your adventure!
I did this in my aquarium I put a hole plant in and it’s been growing really well all the fish are doing amazing and the waters never been better.
Great!
Thank you so much! this is very in depth and superbly executed! I cant wait to add Pothos to my Mystery Snail Aquarium!
Your snails would love it!
All the best!
I subcsribed for this. I have been asking these questions in my head but too lazy to make an experiment to solve it. This video just answered the whole damn thing. Thank you so much. Please keep up the good work.
My pleasure!!
I watched twice just for that accent.
:)) Thank you very much!!
I actually have pothos in my aquarium jar too! I have it from my home plant.
:)
*I Really want to Thank You Michael,,you've educated me soooo much its unbelievable*
My pleasure!!
You should voice over work for Dracula
It is the dracula who voiced after me ;)
@@4me 😄
Wow this is like a film
Thank you very much!
The accent is everything 🤩
🙂
This really helped me and my gorgeous Pearls and Jade Pothos! Thank you!
My pleasure!
I have a pearl and jade cutting that accidentally fell in water and now growing so many leaves! It’s astonishing
your idea is always amazing
Thank you very much!!
This was so informative and helpful! Thanks for sharing your experiment and results :)
My pleasure!
There is an update video on this plant is coming next month - the plant is still growing ;)
@@4me I'm just restarting my 100 gallon after 5 years in storage. This time I'm going to focus mostly on plants, and am very interested in seeing how non-aquatic plants will do. Thanks again for the great video!
@@KateyMorleyMusic All the best on your adventure!
This is awesome! Love the 2L nurseries. Someone with a CO2 system should try the same experiment to see if they can increase growth rate - my hypothesis is that CO2 is the limiting nutrient. I love Pothos is all my aquariums and have a few videos on it.
Hey man those guppies would really appreciate more room to swim around
Thank you. it was not the topic of this video to go in depth about it.
No doubt that more space would be better - in this video you got a glimpse on years long project of defining the minimum size aquarium for any fish. I have many videos about that...here is the final: th-cam.com/video/ofPxX3qz1OI/w-d-xo.html
most creative guy in the universe »Michael langerman
Thank you very much!!
It’s probably growing slowly because it has less access to carbon (CO2) under the water. I’d be interested to see how Pothos would grow in a tank with a CO2 pump. A steady supply of CO2 from soil decomp could also do the trick.
I doubt boosting CO2 will do good for the plant and aquarium in general. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to see for sake of experiment for sure!
PS: Plants consume CO2 and produce oxygen while they are exposed to the light (engaged in photosynthesis). However, it all goes in revers at night time: plants consume oxygen and produce CO2 at night (when they engaged in respiratory process). Than the question is what do you want to boost: CO2 or oxygen? CO2 has 200 times faster rate dissolving in water compare to oxygen...I mean that pumping atmospheric air would more likely to boost CO2 level while the plant may need oxygen. You right that supply of CO2 from decoying matter or any other living critters in aquaruim can do the trick. Though again, it only provides CO2.
Best regards!
Do you use natural light in your aquariums?
You have very good reasoning about the way you set up aquariums.
I've been trying to cultivate algae in all my aquariums (don't count algae scrubber in that category ;) for purpose of making self-sustaining aquariums with fish. It works well with simpler critters like snails, shrimps and etc. Making it with fish in small aquariums is difficult, and yet I deem it is possible.
Will see how it goes ;)
CO2 in water is the same as in air. The problem is plants have a harder time absorbing CO2 molecules in water through the stoma (the hole in the leaf for gas exchange)... So, for a plant to survive under water, CO2 levels have to to 2x to10x more than in the air.... Some aquatic plants can even absorb CaCO3 to get the carbon instead of depending on CO2.
Very interesting information! Thank you very much!!
Promising. I may try this in my own aquarium. BTW, I don't change water either. Who needs that. all you need is to replace evaporated water, and water movement.
Great!
Replacing evaporated water could be reduced to virtually no replacement ;) I have couple experiments on this matter shown in this videos: th-cam.com/video/ZrQKfd8T2n4/w-d-xo.html
I added fish in the bottle aquarium and...don't add water since the initial set up till now ;)
All the best!
Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to go this route. My tanks are heavily planted with large bio loads. I'm slowly prepping to merge to 10 gallon tanks into a 55 gallon one. The two tanks have approx 50 guppies each and likely 30+ snails in each. All I do is add water, and let the water filter circulate the water. I removed the cartridge and simply clean it ever so often.
I used to have a similar setup with air pump circulating water in 2 liter bottle aquarium -works like a charm!
All the best on your adventure!
I do partial water changes weekly and my guppies are doing wonderful I do lights for about 8 hours don't seem to have a problem with algae... and my live plants seem to do well
It might be struggling because of lack of air exchange in the water. You don't have anything rippling the surface, so air isn't exchanging as fast as the plant would like. You should try again with a small water pump to give the water circulation
I don't use air pumps, man-made filters and do not do water changes in my aquariums...so there is no way for me to test how water movement would affect the plant. On the other hand, I don't need it to grow fast anyway ;)
@@4me it seems to grow great than if your going at it with a natural approach.
@@loganjames1795 I chose natural as simpler and therefore more reliable approach in long run ;)
hi,
Mr.Michael iam from india and watching your videos . I like your videos and your work 😊👌👍 keep it up.
Thank you very much!!
I have one question , I watch your many videos and your aquarium water is very clear how you maintain water cleaning
Hello, I have 2 questions for you, do you change the water and how often? Do you feed the fishes ? Thank you for your experience 👍
Thank you for the questions!
My aquarium fish care routines has been changing since publication of this video - I constantly improving.
I do not change water in all my aquariums since the end of 2016. So, there are no changes for this matter.
But I reduce on feeding. In the past year I've been feeding my guppies every other day (4 times a week). Keep in mind that they eat everything that growth in the aquarium (plants and critters). The feeding I provide is supplemental. And I feed them with homemade fish food - mostly made again of what growth in their aquariums.
Here is a playlist of videos explaining in details all my aquarium fish care routines (past and present, with a new update coming this Autumn): th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html
Also, here is a video update on Pothos: th-cam.com/video/TP-1UFc0T-Q/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Did you keep the same guppies in the same nursery the whole time? What did you do to maintain water quality as there is no filter? Regular water changes?
Awesome video by the way
Thank you very much!
Usually I start all nurseries with newborn fry. Out of them I choose a breeding couple to keep in the same aquarium as long as fish are not overgrow the aquarium size. So, basically yes. I keep the same guppies in one aquarium all the time.
I stopped doing water changes since the end of 2016. All my aquariums have state of the art the best filters available on our planet ;) algae, bacteria, microorganisms and plants :)) I am serious about it. Check out aquarium fish care routines for more details: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
@@4me thanks a lot I'm thinking of doing something like this but on a smaller scale. What do you feed them may I ask?
@@joe653 I feed them fish homemade fish food flakes th-cam.com/video/U7x5fw6-vSM/w-d-xo.html and whatever else growth in my aquariums.
Check this video for minimum size aquarium: th-cam.com/video/Ea5J9-n91v4/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
I wonder how do you grow plants without adding any fertiliser. In all of my aquarium gardens, I need to add fertiliser or plants start to have nutrients defficiency. Your Pothos seems the same in one moment. What is fantastic to observe about plants is how they are able to move nutrients. They usually ,,sacrifice,, older leaf. That leaf becomes less and less green until it is completely yellow. This happens by nitrogen defficiency. What I do is I never cut the leaf. Insted I wait until the plant move all of nutrients to new leaves and then I bend or slightly break yellow leaf and gradually I soak it to the water. Snails in the tank gradually eat this leaf and make a fertiliser for a plant until only several fibers will last. Another way is to soak whole the leaf at once, but more organic material is underwater, more decay will happen. This is how plant can reutilise the most of organic material of dead leaf. Dead leaf is connected to the plant whole the time the snails eat it. When only the fibers remain, I cut them away becouse it seems snails cant eat it.
I feed my fish - leftovers of the food and fish poop serves as fertilizer for plants. I also use old parts of aquatic plants to make fish food. And that is how the cycle goes around. And you do basically the same thing with land plants 🙂
And you right about the fiber - my snails eat only the soft parts of leaves.
@@4me The second reason could be light intensity, as I have all of aquagardens placed on window sill - direct sunlight. And lastly hight of tank. I dont have proof, but I think the bottom of tank is richer of nutrients than the top of it, as we talk about stagnat water.
@@pavoliring8398 I keep aquariums with fish away from direct sunlight.
Organic waste always accumulates on the bottom. And that is the source of food for sure.
the submerged pothos lasted quite a while! how long did it survive? Did it die? why did the algae only appear in the submerged pothos?
I still have the same pothos growing underwater. So, it makes two years.
Algae lives in water, and that is where it grows.
when you do these growing experiments, how often do you change out the water if at all? Love your videos ! Also, did the bottle of the NON submerged Pothos have guppies die or removed at times, such as March 22nd, I didnt see guppies.
I do not change water in all my aquariums (no man-made filters, no air pumps) since the end of 2016. Though, I did change before that ;) Here is a playlist of all my aquarium fish care routines from past to present: th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html New update is coming next year.
Yes, the nursery with non submerged Pothos had guppy fry on the time of recording, though I did not make a point of showing them. They were hiding in the land moss growing on the bottom of the nursery.
I have kept a small 8 ounce jar on my kitchen table with tap water and 8 inches of photos (5 inches above water and 3 inches below) for about 3 years. My city (Deltona, FL.) uses Cloramine and not chlorine. Chloramine will not evaporate out of the water but chlorine would. I just cut the cutting 1/2 inch below the node. The roots grew out of the node. I drain the water and replace it once a month. It is doing well. It is the easiest plant to grow of all my plants. When I see the water level get low, I top it off. I would include a picture but I don't think that is possible here.
Very helpful. My pothos stems which are under water started turning brownish. Now I know what to do. Thanks
Do you still have a leaf growing above water?
This video really helps thank you.
It was my goal and pleasure!
Thank you very much!!
Interesting video, thanks. Is pothos particularly good for aquaria, rather than other plants? Should I plant it in my outside pond in the springtime (Northern UK) ?
Thank you very much!
Pothos is very slow growing underwater plant. From this point it is not as effective as fast growing plants for removing dissolved nutrition from water. Though, it is nice decorative addition.
Growing it in outdoor pond would be interesting adventure for me ;) but I don't have that luxury yet.
Great experiment but if the underwater plant is not growing then it will be a very poor filter for nitrates. I keep all my pothos above water where it grows like a weed but it is great to know than I can partially submerge it for asthetics.
Growing pothos above water helps to keep water cleaner in aquariums the way all plants in aquaponic system do.
Though, experimenting with growing terrestrial plants underwater could be even more rewarding in many ways.
New ideas for aquatic landscape designs is surely one of them. Though, I get excited to see some land plants and mosses growing on different pace underwater - it opens new possibilities as source of food and oxygen supply for self-sustaining aquariums (I am working my way in this direction).
And there are challenges to overcome in making plants to grow in a new environment - I love that part the most ;)
All the best!
Did you add nutrients or anything like that to the water to improve growth or is this just fully natural growth
Natural growth.
Check videos on this playlist for details on my aquarium fish care routines (I modify them through years): th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Great insight, I love your video. Your fish look miserable, however! What a small volume of water
Thank you.
Dwarf fish need less water volume.
Fish looked happy to me
Sorry for my ignorance. I have a planted aquarium... If I put the photos... He will take the nutrient of my others plants and they then die?? (I don't speak English). Thanks.
Well, yes.
Plants compete against each other for nutrition and light as all live organisms do. If pothos grow successfully it would be on expense of other plants.
Though, it does not mean that other plants would die - the competition is never over ;)
Happy holidays to you and your family!
You sound like a russian mafia boss in John Wick 😂
You got it wrong!
It is the wicked russian mafia boss in John Wick who sounds like me :))
@@4me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks a lot for the informations. Since I look at your videos, I take plants and many small animals from nature and try to ad in in my Goldfisch house pond.
Keep on telling us everything 👍
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My pleasure!
All the best on your adventures!
The pothos look amazingly beautiful underwater with algae.
Totally agree with you!
What was the temp of the water? Can I put it in cold water for my minnows? Sorry my mom has this plant and I kinda want to cut off a piece without her noticing😁
Temperature in my aquariums with fish is about 72-76 F all year around. Here is a video for details: th-cam.com/video/xCx1eUhXvE8/w-d-xo.html
Your mom would most likely to notice it anyway - but she would like you grow the cutting for sure ;)
All the best on your adventure!
Michael Langerman well I started the cutting, it has only 1 leaf because I kinda broke off a baby leaf... but help me grew me journey please! And my room temp is kinda cold so I might just change the water every few days.
@@noahtavares306 It is up to the plant to grow or not. Use dechlorinate water of your room temperature for sure. This video can help on how to get dechlorinated water: th-cam.com/video/8ItBA19CrtQ/w-d-xo.html
Changing water would not make it warmer. So, I suppose it is an option for fish care, but may not be necessary one.
All the best!
I have a pothos cutting growing in my mosquitofish tank. I’m in Maryland, and it’s getting cold up here. Since the mosquitofish can survive US winters, I didn’t bother getting a heater. Fish is doing fine, and the pothos has been growing. No new leaves, but a new root. It’s a slow grower anyway, so that’s to be expected. Oh, and I stole it from my grandma’s hanging basket-she didn’t notice at all!
this is extremely informative!! thankyou!!
My pleasure!!
is pothos and money plant the same thing?
Thank you for the question!!
Any plant with round leaves that looks like a coin could be called the Money plant, including pothos.
In my opinion (which is very subjective ;) leaves of pothos are not as rounded as some other plants.
So, it's up to you to decide which plant to call money plant :)
Very good video, answers many questions.. Thank you.
My pleasure!!
How are your tanks so clean without even a filter
Thank you for the question!
I have the most efficient filters in all my aquariums - algae, bacteria, and plants.
Check this video (and description to the video!) for more details: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
The plant above water needs more minerals that's why it's so lightly coloured I put one of these in water with fertiliser and it got massive before I moved it to an actual pot
I've been thinking to put the underwater plant in an older aquarium with more waste accumulated on the bottom to boost it grows...but I am not in rush and I need slow growing plants too ;)
Doses under water plant need sun light
Did you ever do a water change in those with guppies in ? Curious
Thank you for the question.
I don't change water in all my aquariums since the end of 2016. Though, I did change water before 2017.
Check videos on this playlist for more details on all my aquarium fish care routines: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
I just got my penny wort that came in am so happy, Mr Michael can u do one about penny wort .
I make videos only about plants that I have.
I will make video about penny wort when I get it ;)
Thanks for sharing brilliant idea
I want to grow them in my Aquarium
I want to have also HD aquarium 🐟
My pleasure!
If you ever want to show your aquarium in a video, than HD aquarium is the best to go with! And you can use it for full screen stop motion!! That is a huge advantage of HD aquarium of any other aquariums.
hey i was wondering if the pothos roots add oxygen into the tank? which would save me from getting an air pump. i just set up my tank and have my pothos clones growing in the top. Roots/stem in water 3 leaves under water and the rest of plant above the tank. let me know please and thanks
Roots don't add oxygen in water. Air pumps serve well for moving air through the water increasing oxygen level into the water very insignificantly. Plants and algae are the main source of oxygen on our planet. Getting live plants grow in your aquariums is the best way to go for this matter ;)
All the best!
You can add oxygen to your aquarium through surface agitation.
@@costagauci5719 fast growing plants do better ;)
It well take a nitrogen from water, but oxygen you will need at list some plants or filter with freely falling water in aquarium.
Aw, that was really nice ❤️
Thank you very much!
Wow this is so interesting. Thanks so much for doing these experiments :)
My pleasure!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Are the water is just dechlorinated or with fertilizer...i enjoy the video so precised
I use dechlorinated water to setup aquariums and dechlorinated water to add later as necessary for refill. No fertilizers added. But keep in mind that any waste produced by plants, critters, fish and leftovers of food in the aquarium serve as fertilizers.
Does this require non-chlorinated water only? Great English and helpful video, new subscriber. Thank you! 👍
Yes. Chlorinated water is not good for plants.
It kills/ reduce number of bacterial and other microorganisms that are beneficial for plants. It also may cause of discoloration of leaves.
All the best!
Great video! I got lots of this plant in my aquariums and the leaves rot very fast when they hit water. I wonder how yours survived so well.
Ilari D. I have been working on update video on this plant. Will try to publish it in September. The plant is alive :)
Great video, I'm going to send you my pics.
Thank you Brenda!!
Man i love your voice.
Love your idea tooo.
@@besiprimitif9513 I appreciate you very much!
Pothos grow under water is looking little dirty. u not change water or it grow like that under water? pothos kill algae ? i think pothos not need light to grow under water like other plant need. thanks for yr video i will try to grow pothos under water & above water also.
I cultivate algae in all my aquariums - it does make aquarium look dirty (more than I would like), though water in most aquariums are very clear ;) And you are right - I don't change water in all my aquariums since end of the 2016 (I did before) You may want to check videos on this playlist for my previous and current aquarium fish care routine: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Can you do a update on these
I still have one of my old pothos growing underwater in aquarium nursery with guppies. I can and I will make an update on it in due time...most likely this Summer.
All the best!
Michael Langerman thank you! Loved the video. Awesome presentation!
This is really interesting stuff!
Weird, highly specific question for you: I have the end of my pothos under the lid but above the water; roots are in the water in other areas, but nothing grows at this very end point of the vine, regardless of submerged or emersed (all leaves are outside the lid). The "bark" on this end-piece keeps dying back too, and snails are sometimes interested. It's almost like it wants to go back to being a regular piece of vine, but can't recover due to humidity? Any tips? I'm thinking it would be OK to like nuke it with superglue or cover the end-piece in neutral plastic and keep it out of the water? It's a huge plant, shouldn't be a big deal to do that?
Thank you!
Snails feed on wilting parts of plants. That is why they interested in this part. Humidity certainly contributes to bacteria development on the dying end of the vine. Though, it is not the humidity - it is the bacteria that killing the vine. The wilting parts under this conditions have very little chance to recover. Bacteria grow faster than plant can do. I usually remove all wilting parts (nuke them) from all plants to reduce the stress on the plant and to allow the plant to give more energy to the healthy growing parts. The pothos plant can regrow from even a small healthy cutting with just a couple leaves. Getting a couple cuttings from a huge plant you have should not be too much stress on your plant. So, I would remove the wilting part and get new cuttings to experiment with while allowing the old plant grow as it was.
All the best on your adventure!
@@4me thanks, that sounds like very solid advice! I think I see what you mean too, that part of the plant is losing the battle a tiny bit every day. Scissors: away!
Wow, I really enjoyed this video!😄. I'm tryin to grow a pothos in water (leaves above the water) and it's growing pretty fast! In only 18 days I can see plenty of new shiny white roots and tiny leaves. I change the water every 3 days. Today I noticed the tips of the roots turning brown and some parts of the stem have a brownish discoloration just like you showed in the video. Is it normal and if not how can I fix it?
It is normal for all alive to grow and to die - there is nothing permanent in this world, but changes ;)
So...I let plants grow with roots in water for as long as they grow. And when the plant is grown large and healthy take a cutting with top 3-5 leaves and root it in water again. That way you can be assured than when the old plant dies naturally of age you will have more than one cutting growing in your aquarium garden.
I have more videos coming this season about sustainable aquarium gardens and the care and about plants growing this way ;)
All the best on your adventures!
@@4me thank you very much for replying!
@@___s___8071 My pleasure!
I wonder why pothos grew so slow above the water too.maybe it's because I live in the tropics but pothos here grows in 3-4 weeks what took you till November to grow
Nice observation skills!!
Pothos generally grow faster even here in New York. One day I may get another cutting to check if it's related to that particular plant (that's what I suspect - plants are all different in some ways as people ;)
All the best!
I dont know much about moss balls, but if you do (which you probably do) can you make them into moss carpets?
Thank you for the question!
Moss ball is a type of algae. It tends to grow in...a shape of ball :) I've never tried to grow them in a carpet. So, I could not tell you for sure. However, I deem it is possible. Algae of all types, mosses and plants depends on light. They grow toward light. Therefore, you can use light to influence grows in desirable direction. This technique widely used to grow...hmm..lucky bamboo and etc.
I have a couple of such balls in my aquariums - may make a video about them one day ;)
All the best!
You have had better success than I have. When I have leaves submerged, the pothos dies for me. Great video!
Thank you!
There are many variables that could have effect on the end result. Well, you know that it can grow and if you try than you will get it ;)
All the best!
Even though the submerged plant grows very slowly, does it consume the same amount of Nitrates as the semi aquatic plants? I'm having issues with raised Nitrates in my 5 gallon. I have a few plants, but they are just not consuming enough Nitrates. I want to put a Betta in my tank but my Nitrates are consistently on average it around 40-60 ppm. I have cats and a dog, so I can't gro Pothos out of water as its toxic to them. I use liquid fertilizer at .5 ml a week.
Amanda D fast growing plants consume more and therefore are more effective. Adding fertilizers boosts nitrates level - I would either reduce amount or stop adding fertilizers at all.
Also, instead of pothos you may use many other land plants for this purpose. My favorite Peace lily (with roots only in water) is great for this purpose. Ornamental sweet potato also good. Check videos on this playlist for all the plants I've been growing: th-cam.com/video/6aHmaxbyUYo/w-d-xo.html
All the best on your adventure!
Thank you.
My pleasure!
i did this for my pothos and they like it much better but they are not underwater. i am getting some guppies this week and trying this :)
All the best on your adventure!!
My grade school science teacher would looooove you!
To get the best of it you should tell your science teacher that I am old and bold ;)
greetings from berlin, germany - i love y videos - y are near a scientist - y experiments with water plants and animals and no technic is a deep impression to me - perhaps y make a video with sweet potato in fish tank, if y not allready had
Thank you very much!!
I have videos about ornamental sweet potato: th-cam.com/video/nn8fjWxnLuI/w-d-xo.html
Sweet potato is another project for future ;)
Happy Holidays to you and your family!!
Michael did u get a version of no maintains aquariums with guppies
I use natural aquarium fish care as a base for such project: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html - it is very low maintenance.
I have ongoing projects about self-sustaining aquariums with guppies - that is my understanding of no maintenance. I have publish some of my previous projects related to this topic: th-cam.com/video/M30JoD5anmI/w-d-xo.html
I have guppies in the aquarium shown in the last video on this playlist since publication of this video ;) Though, I am far from fully no maintenance aquariums with fish - there are many details to check on and get explanation about before I dare publish results. I will share soon some videos of my preparation for such aquariums...it actually covers different topics that may not seem as related to it if you watch them separately ;) Watch my DIY aquariums, videos about plants and critters - they are all parts of that project - I mean all of them! no kidding.
All the best!
Michael Langerman I meant the self sustaining aquarium you made earlier
And thanks mate
The bottle without fish what do you add to it to grow the planet??
Do you mean to grow a plant?
There are common (bladder) snails in all my aquariums and some other critters (seed shrimps). I feed them with homemade fish flakes (a pinch in a week or two) if there is not enough algae in the aquarium for them to eat. And that's it.
All the best!
Michael Langerman thank you so much 😙
My pleasure!
like watching a science project, very riveting.
Its grows to slow to consume high nitrates though when submerged.
It's true for any slow growing plants.
Could I put a gold fish in the water instead of a guppy?
Thank you for the question!
I can tell you for sure only about guppies - I keep and breed only guppy fish.
But I do have friends who keep gold fish in larger than mine aquariums with Pothos growing above and underwater as well.
No complains so far.
Thank you!
A few things to keep in mind...by cutting pothos leaving them with no roots it affects how they take nutrients. They are also a LOW light plant. Too much light (they are touchy!) Makes them yellow and brown. Algae can be controlled by length and amount of light provided. Results will differ with a whole pothos (roots included) is tossed in water. If they don't get nutrients from an outside source the best way to keep them green is sustained low level light. Underwater the plant recieved nutrients from the guppies and light. The one above water had sunlight and water. Leaves are less efficient getting nutrients than roots.
Thank you!
I make cutting to root them.
Also, leaves of some plants gets yellowish because of...chlorine in water, though it's not an issue in aquariums ;) I don't use any artificial light. Plants would not get too much light in my aquariums - it would be dangerous to keep an aquarium with fish exposed to direct sunlight ;)
Best regards!
what would a bubbler stone do with the fully submerged plant... would it help the grown of the plant?
I don't use air pumps in my aquariums (except HD aquarium equipped with algae scrubber) to tell you for sure.
I content with slow growing photos in my aquariums - less work for me ;)
i was just curious if the air would keep the algae off the leaves with the movement from the air
It may...to certain extend. But it is hard to change natural behavior of common algae - it tend to attach itself to all surfaces in aquariums. I think it's easier and simpler to prevent algae growth in aquarium using fast growing plants/mosses. Check videos on this playlist on algae control: th-cam.com/video/7myWybB0k2Q/w-d-xo.html
Also, I use algae tendency to attach itself to surfaces in aquarium for cultivating algae in aquariums with doubled walls ;) That is kind cool thing you may want to check on too: th-cam.com/video/fX0FGOODDPI/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Hi, how do you cultivate Algae in all of your aquariums? I'm thinking of trying this out as I'm to adopt a guppy soon :)
Oh and another question! I've noticed that your aquariums have no filters. How do you change the water or maintain the water in a way to keep it so clear? Won't the nitrate levels go up even with live plants? I apologise for asking so many questions!!
I cultivate / control algae in my aquariums using amount of light and nutrition available to it. Plants and algae eaters (cleaning crew) helps in this matter too ;) Check videos on this playlist for more details about different types of algae: th-cam.com/video/GMeXv3GIuUg/w-d-xo.html
@@4me Thank you so much for replying! Have a great day ahead :D
@@aphsg I stopped using man-made filters and do not do water changing since end of 2016. Though, I did before. It works either way ;)
Algae, bacteria, other microorganisms and plants are the best filters on our planet for this matter ;) I have them in all my aquariums :)
Check out videos on this playlist for all my aquarium fish care routines for details: th-cam.com/video/Gbdmf66XUSQ/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
@@aphsg My pleasure!
Great information. Thank-you this helped a lot.- Respect.
Thank you!
I appreciate you very much!
do you know if heart-leafed philodendron would also grow underwater? I'm looking to set up a planted aquarium soon and already have an old philodendron vine with many branches. I know they can root in water but I wonder if the leaves could survive underwater
Thank you for the question!
I have only one type of pothos in my aquariums to tell for sure. Though, it would be fare to assume that other pothos should behave similar. Take your time to explore.
All the best on your new adventure!