Hey JR! This comment is a perfect example of why I started the discord and patreon pages. In this case a picture is worth a 1,000 words for sure and it's pretty difficult to go back and forth about what could be going wrong in your setup. I can say the four things to look into though, light, water, substrate and fertilization. Any of that could be the issue! Thanks!
This is my set up Im using Fluval plant light 8 hours im using the ADA all in one plant fertilizer I have Fluval Stratum and gravel no CO2 all my other plants are doing perfect no algae no ammonia 25 % water change every week
I love taking the time out to watch these plant species profiles!! I figured out a pretty cool system on learning my plants... I've been enjoying watching yours and watching Tropica's spotlight on plants! I know that between you two I will get the absolute best information there is! And I really appreciate you both! Thanks Joel great video! I hope you and your family have a very blessed day!👍🌿🐟🌱🙏
Really love this video. Forgive me for being cheesy but we all have that first plant, where you're like "Oh, I am a plant dad. A plant parent. This is my life now." Thank you for sharing. I'm going to try this out in my 150. And it's tall, 30". Was going to go with Val, but I'm digging the possible shrimp platforms of B. Caroliniana. Trying to hide some sponge filters.
Joel, Great vid! While at a scout event on the Hudson River, this past fall, I found something that looked like Bacopa growing in a lawn. I decided to take a few cuttings home. Sure enough, it was Bacopa. Evidently it can go down to 15 degrees F or so😲. It is now growing in my sun porch 75. Cheers, Chris
I was just about to mention I have it outside with my goldfish, they can’t eat it all up yet because they are so small, but it is growing well and it’s still fairly chilly outside at night here.
Being a native plant, it can take most of the heat given from our environment, it probably won't look that great in the cold months, but it will survive!
Thank you Joel! Love this style of video. You are nailing it! And thanks for the tips. I have cool water tanks with hard water so I will definitely be giving this plant a try. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for mentioning how this plant inspired you to grow my plants and can tolerate almost anything (reasonable). This bacopa is the one plant I had that didn't die when I started salting my tanks so that they were halfway to brackish. I recently reorganized my tanks so only one is brackish, I'm hoping for better plant growth.
Great stuff . Plant id and info is your best format. Turns red with low nitrates and colorata is even better. In my mind I rate your videos in poopie dippers. This video is a SOLID 1 .
I have to double and triple check, but after seeing Bentley's growing out of his tank and flowering, I seriously think I may have this growing along with a bunch of other wildflowers along the woodline of our yard. I really love these plant species spotlights, and the laid back chillin' music. 👍💕👍
I picked up some Bacoa Caroliniana around October of last year. It has almost no growth since then. It's planted in Stratum and given Easy Green, so after watching this, the only thing I can think of is that the plant load is high enough in this 10 gallon that it is CO2 starved. I'll be setting up a new tank with my first CO2 setup in a couple weeks, so we will see if that might be the case. Thanks for the video, it eliminated my hunt for other nutrients it might have been missing.
It does grow really slow for me in the 1 low tech tank I've got it in... but it looks healthy anyhow. Also it's purple/reddish in the morning and then fades to green during the day for me in that tank. It's redder than it is @ 200+ par in my high tech tank in the mornings and it is just cuttings from that tank. I don't actually believe there is a difference between "colorata" and caroliana besides the tank conditions. I don't fertilize that low tech tank at all, it's got lots of caradina in it... but I've never trimmed it in there in 6+ months and it's just now about to break the surface of the water in a 15" cube. It's definitely faster with co2... but that's almost ubiquitous.
I feel like some of mine has grown well enough without CO2 and in low light. Definitely not as fast as the Amazon sword, but faster than one of my buces.
I'm pretty sure you are correct on this point. Co2 limitation will starve out a plants output very often in our tanks that have all the other ingredients in there.
Healthy growth really is the key factor. That's all we can really hope to produce. I am sure in the future, this will help you if you are adding more fancy equipment!
Mine is really tall in my 10 gal, I want to propagate to my 38 gal, but they dont have little roots anywhere? Do I just go for it and cut it halfway or will that will it
I have a huge stand of the plant.It gets a few hours of sunlight a day. It goes to the top of the 24" tall tank and then across another 12". What I did was keep it in a black 6" square pot..no drainage holes. Potting soils for 4" and 2" of sand on top. Planted last July. I have had problems with hair algae. I now keep Hydrogen Peroxide on hand. Whats great about pots is..you can take the largest plant out..spritz it with HP..let it set for 10 or 15 minutes and put the plant back in the tank..no shock. Its a little wild looking now..but as it grew it looked elegant,formal for months. Very dense growth. My experience-ha.
Sounds like the perfect plant to put in my 135g that has pool filter sand & some SA cichlids. I know I know ya can't have plants with those fish but I put some Val & Water Sprite in to see if anything would grow good & if they'd work with the cichlids. The Val has 3-4 off shoots & doing pretty good. The Water Sprite was floating the next day lol.
I personally float them until they grow roots, then put them in substrate. Doesn’t have to be a lot. I’ve planted them when the root is barely 1-2cm. I’ve had one too many melt and float to the top looking for light. You’ll also need to make sure you have light touching the bottoms of these stem plants or they will melt and float up to find light.
Hi corvus, may I pick your experience pls, I'm setting up an easy category aquarium but would like to do a se Asian style, what plants would do best for me, I like crypts so would def like to include them, kind regards Jason UK. 👍
I'm looking for something bushy and easy to grow that grows quickly, like my hornwort. However, I don't like that a die-off of hornwort can become super messy. What would be a good substitute to hornwort?
Yep, so easy even I can't kill it. I have actually killed java Fern early on😁 Although mine is still living it grows at a snails pace. I have just recently trimmed and replanted for the first time, and I have no clue how long ago it was planted.
Love this style of spotlights for you Joel! I was wonder if I missed your vid on crypt pink flamingo....I was trying to find it because you mentioned that you were working on one in one of your vids. Is it still in process or did I just miss it?
Or.... Put it in a front corner and let it grow tall. Right next to low foreground stuff will make the tank look deeper (front to back) than in actually is).
i've drawn a stem of this plant out of my aquarium to test if it will grow outside and it just wilted to the part that was outside the water, why this happened?
Recently my bacopa carolinana lower leaves are melting away. Top part of the plant does fine. Im dosing with Thrive +. Could it be potassium deficiency?
That plant you're cutting. I have that plant but it's melting and losing its leaves and I think it's dying. Since we used to live in Kent Washington and moved to Emmett Idaho, which we have well water. Moneywort is doing fine that I bought from Petsmart but this not doing so well.
I think I’ll try this one. One question - On my Ludwiggia Reapens when I trim the top the plant stops growing up and starts growing out. Does this plant grow similar after trimming?
Yes, that is the common plant response to trimming in that fashion. If you do not want this effect, pull the whole plant, trim the lower portion off and replant just the top.
I’m not sure, I have hard alkaline water so you think that is why? My ludwegia and anacharis also died. I have a 20long with a 30 inch stingray, fluval stratum topped with eco complete. I change a 5 gallon bucket twice a week and add two squirts of easy green after each water change. The tank has a large and growing population of guppy/endler hybrids. Thanks for the reply
Here's a few Helpful *LINKS*
*BACOPA* bit.ly/2IBc48O
*Driftwood* bit.ly/2tOe19l
*Easy Green* bit.ly/2QG2AtA
*LIGHTS* bit.ly/2GpXgsg
My bacopa leaves are folding any idea why
Hey JR! This comment is a perfect example of why I started the discord and patreon pages. In this case a picture is worth a 1,000 words for sure and it's pretty difficult to go back and forth about what could be going wrong in your setup. I can say the four things to look into though, light, water, substrate and fertilization. Any of that could be the issue! Thanks!
Any Idea why my bacopa is developing red color and the leaves are curling or rolling there is new growth on top any ideas
This is my set up Im using Fluval plant light 8 hours im using the ADA all in one plant fertilizer I have Fluval Stratum and gravel no CO2 all my other plants are doing perfect no algae no ammonia 25 % water change every week
Thanks Joel, these plant profiles will make a great reference library. 🤘
I plan to keep them in the cycle for the future!
I love taking the time out to watch these plant species profiles!! I figured out a pretty cool system on learning my plants... I've been enjoying watching yours and watching Tropica's spotlight on plants! I know that between you two I will get the absolute best information there is! And I really appreciate you both! Thanks Joel great video! I hope you and your family have a very blessed day!👍🌿🐟🌱🙏
Love this "series"! The relaxing music, the informative presentation, great stuff Joel!
Thanks Addi!
Recently having ago with some plants so been going bk through all these brought me bk to the channel
Really love this video. Forgive me for being cheesy but we all have that first plant, where you're like "Oh, I am a plant dad. A plant parent. This is my life now." Thank you for sharing. I'm going to try this out in my 150. And it's tall, 30". Was going to go with Val, but I'm digging the possible shrimp platforms of B. Caroliniana. Trying to hide some sponge filters.
Joel,
Great vid!
While at a scout event on the Hudson River, this past fall, I found something that looked like Bacopa growing in a lawn. I decided to take a few cuttings home. Sure enough, it was Bacopa. Evidently it can go down to 15 degrees F or so😲. It is now growing in my sun porch 75.
Cheers,
Chris
I was just about to mention I have it outside with my goldfish, they can’t eat it all up yet because they are so small, but it is growing well and it’s still fairly chilly outside at night here.
Being a native plant, it can take most of the heat given from our environment, it probably won't look that great in the cold months, but it will survive!
Thank you Joel! Love this style of video. You are nailing it! And thanks for the tips. I have cool water tanks with hard water so I will definitely be giving this plant a try. Keep up the great work!
Should work out well for ya!
Thanks for mentioning how this plant inspired you to grow my plants and can tolerate almost anything (reasonable). This bacopa is the one plant I had that didn't die when I started salting my tanks so that they were halfway to brackish. I recently reorganized my tanks so only one is brackish, I'm hoping for better plant growth.
I’m liking all your individual plant video/ series. Will you put all of them in a playlist? Your “short” video playlist is rather large!
I can look into making that list for ya
Great stuff . Plant id and info is your best format. Turns red with low nitrates and colorata is even better. In my mind I rate your videos in poopie dippers. This video is a SOLID 1 .
I am concerned as to what a "poopie dipper" actually is.
I have to double and triple check, but after seeing Bentley's growing out of his tank and flowering, I seriously think I may have this growing along with a bunch of other wildflowers along the woodline of our yard.
I really love these plant species spotlights, and the laid back chillin' music.
👍💕👍
I try to chill on the net a bit too much I think, I might have to add more pizzazz!
I have 2 og them and now they are GIANT. Thank you so much for sharing this video
i ordered it in shoppe... so excited to haved it......its a beautyful aquatic plant.......😇
Great information. I'm just learning about plants. This helps me. Thank you! 😊
You're very welcome! Certainly the best part of the hobby in my opinion!
I have the Bacopa Yellow Flame, and love it. The color changes through the day depending on how much natural light is hitting the tank.
That's awesome, another great reason to love plants!
Thanks for the video, I just got a few and put them at the front of my tank, then I realized they're far more suited up back.. You live and learn ha.
Thanks Joel didn't realize it was so adaptable. I'm going to try moving some into one of my Tanganyikan tanks.
I've seen it done, should be fine!
I picked up some Bacoa Caroliniana around October of last year. It has almost no growth since then. It's planted in Stratum and given Easy Green, so after watching this, the only thing I can think of is that the plant load is high enough in this 10 gallon that it is CO2 starved. I'll be setting up a new tank with my first CO2 setup in a couple weeks, so we will see if that might be the case. Thanks for the video, it eliminated my hunt for other nutrients it might have been missing.
It does grow really slow for me in the 1 low tech tank I've got it in... but it looks healthy anyhow. Also it's purple/reddish in the morning and then fades to green during the day for me in that tank. It's redder than it is @ 200+ par in my high tech tank in the mornings and it is just cuttings from that tank. I don't actually believe there is a difference between "colorata" and caroliana besides the tank conditions. I don't fertilize that low tech tank at all, it's got lots of caradina in it... but I've never trimmed it in there in 6+ months and it's just now about to break the surface of the water in a 15" cube. It's definitely faster with co2... but that's almost ubiquitous.
I feel like some of mine has grown well enough without CO2 and in low light. Definitely not as fast as the Amazon sword, but faster than one of my buces.
I'm pretty sure you are correct on this point. Co2 limitation will starve out a plants output very often in our tanks that have all the other ingredients in there.
Healthy growth really is the key factor. That's all we can really hope to produce. I am sure in the future, this will help you if you are adding more fancy equipment!
Buce is like watching paint dry...
Mine is really tall in my 10 gal, I want to propagate to my 38 gal, but they dont have little roots anywhere? Do I just go for it and cut it halfway or will that will it
Hey what’s that red leafy plant to the left that you pulled across the screen ?
I have a huge stand of the plant.It gets a few hours of sunlight a day. It goes to the top of the 24" tall tank and then across another 12". What I did was keep it in a black 6" square pot..no drainage holes. Potting soils for 4" and 2" of sand on top. Planted last July. I have had problems with hair algae. I now keep Hydrogen Peroxide on hand. Whats great about pots is..you can take the largest plant out..spritz it with HP..let it set for 10 or 15 minutes and put the plant back in the tank..no shock.
Its a little wild looking now..but as it grew it looked elegant,formal for months. Very dense growth.
My experience-ha.
I love these videos. Keep up the good work.
I shall keep on keeping on!
I love easy green! I think I want to try this plant
Go for it!
Mine is still not thriving. Top looks ok but middle and bottom is yellow. What am I doing wrong?
I REALLY, REALLY LOVE THIS VIDEOS THEY ARE FULL OF INFORMATION THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING 👍💯🤘
You're very welcome George! Thank YOU for tuning in!
Excellent video
Nice
Will look forward to adding it to my piranha tank.. 💪🏻
Sounds like the perfect plant to put in my 135g that has pool filter sand & some SA cichlids. I know I know ya can't have plants with those fish but I put some Val & Water Sprite in to see if anything would grow good & if they'd work with the cichlids. The Val has 3-4 off shoots & doing pretty good. The Water Sprite was floating the next day lol.
Feel free to experiment, that is what it's all about!
Good Job Birthday boy!👍😊... Happy birthday!!!
Thanks Frank!
Bacopas are my favorite bc it doesn't require much maintenance & grows rapidly!
I agree!
Liking the new video's about plants. cheers
Thanks Turnip! What would you like to see next?
To be fair. Anything. how about chain sword, or similar plant or fern's.
Dwarf and regular chain sword....
Brilliant content, helped me a lot. Worth a Subscribe.👍
Great video! Do these plants need floated first to grow some roots or can they be put in the substrate without roots?
I personally float them until they grow roots, then put them in substrate. Doesn’t have to be a lot. I’ve planted them when the root is barely 1-2cm. I’ve had one too many melt and float to the top looking for light. You’ll also need to make sure you have light touching the bottoms of these stem plants or they will melt and float up to find light.
Hi corvus, may I pick your experience pls, I'm setting up an easy category aquarium but would like to do a se Asian style, what plants would do best for me, I like crypts so would def like to include them, kind regards Jason UK. 👍
I'm looking for something bushy and easy to grow that grows quickly, like my hornwort. However, I don't like that a die-off of hornwort can become super messy. What would be a good substitute to hornwort?
What pH and water hardness are you guys growing this at? I’ve tried twice and it’s melted to all hell both times 😅
Great info, definitely going to try this plant 🤓
Certainly available and a great addition!
yes i like that plant
What was that red plant that also looked like bacopa?
Yep, so easy even I can't kill it. I have actually killed java Fern early on😁 Although mine is still living it grows at a snails pace. I have just recently trimmed and replanted for the first time, and I have no clue how long ago it was planted.
How fast does this plant grow without co2?
Love this style of spotlights for you Joel! I was wonder if I missed your vid on crypt pink flamingo....I was trying to find it because you mentioned that you were working on one in one of your vids. Is it still in process or did I just miss it?
It's still in process, I am working out a few kinks with it, to pass on what I have found out about it!
I let it float with penny wort in the top of my tank, makes a pretty righteous fry pad
That's a great method for the fry!
Or.... Put it in a front corner and let it grow tall. Right next to low foreground stuff will make the tank look deeper (front to back) than in actually is).
Will they grow in low lighting?
how far apart from each stem is optimal to plant these?
Great video thanks for the info
i've drawn a stem of this plant out of my aquarium to test if it will grow outside and it just wilted to the part that was outside the water, why this happened?
Recently my bacopa carolinana lower leaves are melting away. Top part of the plant does fine. Im dosing with Thrive +. Could it be potassium deficiency?
Can someone please tell me if bacopa colorata and bacopa Caroliniana are the same thing pleeeeeease
I bought this and received 7 stems with roots. Planted them and 4 died now i only have 3 stems left 1 looks to be dying too
That plant you're cutting. I have that plant but it's melting and losing its leaves and I think it's dying. Since we used to live in Kent Washington and moved to Emmett Idaho, which we have well water. Moneywort is doing fine that I bought from Petsmart but this not doing so well.
Great plant to feature, I forget how sturdy bacopa caroliniana is. Definitely need to get some of this back into one of my tanks. Great video!
Very resilient plant indeed! Keep us posted if you get some in!
Can I plant this on regular gravel or does it need a certain type of substrate? Please someone answer I need to know ASAP thank you!
Regular gravel might be okay if you are providing some nutrients for it. I float it often.
I think I’ll try this one. One question - On my Ludwiggia Reapens when I trim the top the plant stops growing up and starts growing out. Does this plant grow similar after trimming?
Almost all stem plants branch when cut . This applies to all plants really. Search stem plant propagation for best info.
E Wright Thank you for the clarification. I figured this to be the case.
Yes, that is the common plant response to trimming in that fashion. If you do not want this effect, pull the whole plant, trim the lower portion off and replant just the top.
Corvus Oscen Thanks! That’s what I do now with my stem plants.
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At Bacopa, Bacopa Cabaaaaaana!
I hang there are the Bacopa cabana!
Had the hardest time getting this to stay planted... Ended up having to bury a portion of the stem.
It can be a pain in the buns at times fo certain, really like to float !
Does this have any other names for it besides Bacopa Caroliniana??
There are other variants in the Bacopa varietal.
Believe it or not, I found a way to kill it in one of my tanks. I don't know what I did wrong, but it died...
Lol, how do you manage that?
That's wild, I wonder how that happened!
Mine all died
That's a real bummer! I wonder what the reason was.
I’m not sure, I have hard alkaline water so you think that is why? My ludwegia and anacharis also died. I have a 20long with a 30 inch stingray, fluval stratum topped with eco complete. I change a 5 gallon bucket twice a week and add two squirts of easy green after each water change. The tank has a large and growing population of guppy/endler hybrids. Thanks for the reply
Oh, I do 6 1/2 hours of light a day
Your lighting is NOT high. Fluval or otherwise.
"throw it in a ditch and it will grow" -- a bit over dramatic and stretching the truth??
Cant grow bacopa but can grow alternanthera reneckii