BACOPA MONNIERI, MONEYWORT, BACOPA CAROLINIANA - AQUARIUM STEM PLANT GUIDE

[@socialsilence4896]

I just got my bacopa today from a local park XD I sorta stole it xD

[@vanman8526]

Nah if you pay taxes and that was a public park, and an abundance of them, it's your!

[@socialsilence4896]

@@vanman8526 @-@ oh heckens you're right--- ^♡^

[@nuvi5480]

I found some in a random roadside ditch when I was in Orlando.

[@yoriichi3347]

How do you eat it???..

[@kingcrimson651]

@@yoriichi3347 you dont?

[@stevencruz9336]

I bought caroliniana from PetSmart but watching this video, I think it might be the other. I’ve had them for 2-3 months but they are still small and growing really slow. The stems are bright green and not dark. Looks just like the other you showed. I like how you show how to trim the plants as well. Your guides are very well done.

[@TheArtofTufting]

I have seen a tag for moneywort, I have not noticed a tag for the Carolina, it may not have been in stock when I have been in though

[@staf0626]

I just bought one yesterday front petsmart. They say Carolina on the packaging but do look more like moneywort.

[@timothy_b03]

This stuff grows likes crazy. I went on vacation for about a month and when i got back this stuff was draping down over my tank down to the floor and was thriving lmao. Plus it flowers emerged which is cool

[@adamm457]

I have Caroliniana. I have only had it for a couple of months and I am liking it so far. I am dosing ferts and it is growing very well and has already breached the water in the 20 long its planted in. I chose Caroliniana as it is native to North Carolina, where I live.

[@Fishtory]

I love your species care and cultivation videos...one that covers anubias pinto would be great (I know they struggle with having less chlorophyll in em.)

[@QueeBlackkk]

This was a really great videos I didn’t even finish yet

[@nemospence2724]

I just bought moneywort for my aquarium. Thanks for this video.

[@KatB3545]

I just picked mine up! it's floating in my tank while I watch!

[@fishiehideyhole]

Thanks for mentioning that they are used in herbal medicine, when all my "freshwater" tanks were heavily salted but not quite brackish, these grew the healthiest and I had a lot of them. Nice to know that I can eat them also :D Now I can forage from my balcony garden AND my aquariums :D I made my "freshwater" tanks less salty so I could grow more plants but I just set up a brackish tank and I wasn't sure what else to put in it. Thanks for mentioning that these will tolerate the brackish environment!

[@anuruddhalogin]

Thanks for the info 🙂 Watching from SriLanka !

[@christianmartin7456]

Haven’t had any issues with mine. Non fert, non C02 75 gal tank with no fish yet (just procrastinating). I started with 2 plants and I’m up to 8 9 inch tall plants now. Along with 4 Amazon swords and 3 temple compacta. Super easy to maintain. I had one I tried floating but I didn’t like the way it looked although it did grow well.

[@GrowingInterest]

Your guide is just great, I hope my bacopa will grow like that in my setup. Your a big help :)

[@augustvukosovich4683]

I have bacopa caroliniana in my tank and it's so pretty. It has grown up and out of the water and is turning red at the top. No C02. I love it!

[@deidrebotha5696]

Hey yes I own the one with the straight stems . Love your videos they really help.

[@TheArtofTufting]

I have Moneywort in two tanks aaaand I love iiit! It's so pretty 🥰👌

[@tmargosian]

I recently pulled some bacopa out of a mountain stream up by my cabin near Yosemite. The water had to of been in the low 50s. It’s growing great in my 80 degree tank!

[@thekohls]

Thanks! Would love to see how to plant it.

[@DJ1Hands1on]

Thank you for the info about tanker them out the basket; for sure!

[@405adam]

Super informative. Was watching video to understand how to propagate and you explained expertly

[@Nasharak]

I picked up some Caroliniana (called lemon bacopa around here) and it's taken off in both of my tanks. Really nice background plant.

[@Jimi182]

Had some bacopa in a goldfish pond a few years ago, it was awesome flowering above water and fish breeding in it in the shallow water

[@mondraymondo]

yooo these plants are apparently also used in ayurvedic herbal medicine? they help with brain and memory! these plants rock!!

[@redbeardeddragon3405]

I went to the store to get my first aquatic plant and I picked the money worth and I wasn't sure if it was a good one until I saw this video thanks man.

[@no-knickers-emma1112]

No such aquarium plant called money worth.

[@savannahrivera6824]

​@@no-knickers-emma1112 money wort

[@condorX2]

Nice video and good advice on the little root trimming tutorial. I'm doing a research before getting other plant. I've made the mistake of buying pearl weed and it turn out to be really short. It's shorter than my thumb.

[@KateInTheCity]

Just dug a new pond and got some bacopa cuttings and some frogbit. I am oping they enjoy their new home.

[@Evil_Genius_888]

Nice video. I’ve been thinking of putting some moneywort in my tank for a few weeks now.

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

Caroline's Bacopa loves the light..the more the better. Even plainest forms will get a sort of burnt orange cast with enough light. Not a fast grower or tall. At least after 5 months of it. I keep mine in a 6" pot and I would say it's kind of elegant. Nice form. Right now? about 14" tall and wide (not including the pot) and dense. Might need a topping soon.

[@jacquelinegreen6870]

I literally have both of these plants in my tank! It's my first tank!

[@-8_8-]

Just got some bacopa red and rotala indica. It's a lid off aquarium right now. Should look great with the (semi)red root.

[@kannadiga3644]

this comparative format is very helpful.. I have planted them mixed.. monneri is growing tall whereas carolianiana is stunted growth.. like big healthy leaves, succulent like stem (jade plant) but has remained short.. Also it seems way less hardy then monneri..

[@Crete32]

Thank you for the video! Do you think root tabs are necessary to grow this successfully? Because so far I only have only been using liquid fertilizer.

[@DJ1Hands1on]

I have some and love them just bought another one for my 30 gallon

[@gr_aquatics]

Just added Bacopa and it’s awesome

[@mikefisher4834]

They grow slowly sounds like a challenge to me💯😂

[@wshyamal]

Thanks for the guide. I bought 5 nee plant incl. this one, but after planting in my new tank 4 weeks down the road it seems all are dying 😒. I had a co2 in bottle and added them..but it is expired so after 2 weeks I stopped adding them. What should I do ?

[@WDCSRacing]

I want the clear rimless rectangle you had the plant in showing it in the beginning of video

[@nicoleouellette2694]

I have bacopa caroliniana, and it seems to be liking my 10 gal betta tank so far. But I have a question, how come some of the stems have begun to shoot down roots? The roots are pretty high from the bottom, is it just trying to take in more nutes? I use liquid fert and root tabs, the plants are all healthy looking. Probably going to trim them and replant!

[@batonrougetombo]

I have an aquarium id actually be more interested in planting water plants than raising fish in at least for now. What does bacopa grow in just sand? Tap water? I don't see it getting any warmer than 82-83 degrees really just room temp in the kitchen with plenty sunlight is that an ideal setup?

[@davidwinter3615]

So I know this video is a year old and I don't expect to get an answer but I have done A LOT of research on this and still can't find an answer. I have a tall 55g tank with a nicrew light and a sand substrate with swords, anubis, money wort and jungle valve. Now mind you the jungle valve does great and is almost out of the water but the anubis and money wort really hasn't done anything and I have it for almost a year. Which leads me to my question, should I look at getting stronger light due to the fact it's a taller tank and it's not getting enough light near the bottom? How does a tall tank instead of a stander tank differ when it comes to lighting for plants? appreciate any help you can give.

[@kemalakcan8592]

Hey great video I have some in mine I have a tallish aquarium would these eventually stop growing at some point or do they just grow with no limit ?

[@hobbithabits]

Id love to see a floating plant vs floating plant. For example; azolla vs frogbit vs red root floaters.

[@Jay_801]

TIL i have caroliniana, i bought it as just 'bacopa', so this video is very useful, thanks!

[@baad357]

think you should do a lace plant spotlight we both in a lot of the same group on FB and every time I show off my city of angels I get overwhelmed with questions due to the size of my lace and i dont run co2 ty

[@beaka63]

Native to North Carolina...so pronunciation is Carol-eye-nee-ana. :) Very helpful vid, as I was just considering purchasing! Thanks!

[@SurajRoy]

Which Bacopa grows more fast between monnieri / caroliniana / Australis ?

[@charliemalinis5028]

Hahahaha thanks for the info I had no idea what I had until I saw this vid. No wonder it grows so slow.

[@mirsad96]

2:32 In my experience Bacopa Monnieri is a fast growing plant. I had it in a small aquarium and it grew out of it within a month or two with Fluval Stratum and low to medium fert/co2/light. Maybe its slow growing in gravel?

[@noelelenes9090]

Wow co2 ?? Is it necessary

[@Puma1Sunfire1]

Moneywort, the plant that won't die unless you neglect or abuse. Disagree with it being slow growing, then again that is compared to Anubis, Marino Moss balls, java moss and/or java fern. Took over my 29g tank within a month to 2 months, but it made a beautiful jungle. Maybe it just me or the conditions I had setup in that 29 gallon tank since I was experimenting/beginner user of ferts and co2. Water parameters are city water, pH 7.6 with stupidly high GH levels 20+ drops and high KH which seems to change between 10 and 20 drops. Only treat with chlorine remover. Need to look up its brothers/cousins for a different variety of colors since I like the red ludwigia plants I have.

[@lorilawlove7721]

I was gifted some caroliania but no roots just stems. What do I do with them as far as putting them in my aquarium?? I see yours in the video are in some kind of pot. Help please!

[@katelynhaffenden1978]

hey, I am probably too late but just in case, you can just plant them in the substrate, give each stem a few mm space and they will shoot new roots soon :)

[@lorilawlove7721]

Katelyn Haffenden I actually super glued each stem to a rock and sank them into the bottom of the aquarium because my substrate consists of larger rocks. Well.....after a few weeks they started floating up. I guess the glue had turned them loose or the growth pulled them away. But I noticed they are growing roots. I’m going to reglue and put them back. TYVM for responding!

[@carolbarreto9582]

just got the Monnieri and planted it in my tank. however, they are not straight up but looks like they are tilted. would they grow straight up eventually? should I trim it?

[@earthgirl7267]

I have some Bacopa floating at the surface of the aquarium. My Platies enjoy swimming in it.

[@silmarfernandez5247]

i haved bacopa caroliana....smells like mint.....herbal........im. addicted to aquatic plants

[@jeffreytrespeces4708]

I’ve been trying to grow moneywort with no success. I’ve dosed with seachem flourish, excel, and root tabs. The leaves keep falling off and dying.

[@jeffreytrespeces4708]

Thanks, I’ll have to try again.

[@TheFireBlazen]

will fin rot meds like Furan 2 or Jungle Fungus Clear and Kanaplex kill these plants? I want to plant them in my Betta fish tank. But if he gets fin rot im worried the plants will die

[@bkm6175]

Thanks for all the information I have learned a lot

[@madturtle8826]

My experience with bacopa went really wrong. The ones I got were floating in the store I got them at and they were really flimsy. Not standing up like those. It started melting and never stopped, and I eventually gave up

[@sarahville1927]

I have found that any plant less sturdy than anubias is pretty much doomed in my tank. I have tons of mystery snails and despite the fact that "they don't eat plants," that just has not been my experience. I think that really applies more to people who aren't accidental snail ranchers! 😀 Perhaps I will try some bacopa one of these days. I really like plants, but until I stop with the snails it is a waste to buy anything tender. I really appreciate the plant spotlights because I seem to have a difficult time finding info on aquarium plants and unlike land plants, the stores don't give any information about them!

[@Ekster77]

Mine got holes in the leaves all the time. I use root tabs and liquid fertilizer. I do like the plant. Maybe I'll give it another try now that I have CO2. I have the same hole problem with my Rotala Rotundifolia. Anyone any tips? Kind regards, Gerda

[@ropskingdom4462]

are both plants medicinal herbs with same benefits

[@wingy158]

I have no luck with stem plants. Our water hardness is high

[@tanyavs1]

Yup, died instantly in my tank!

[@tanyavs1]

@@h2oplants630 pH: 8.4 Moneywort turned to mush within three days and by weeks end I think I had a stem or two left. It's all dead now, RIP moneywort. I went to a local planted tank seminar last week and the dude said our water comes straight off the Rocky Mountains, so it's clean and mineralized, so I have no idea what I did wrong. I bought more stem plants at the seminar. However, they are still alive (today)! I honestly blame the pet store I bought them from - every PetSmart plant I've bought DIES. I am sticking to the local aquarium store for plants from now on!

[@augustvukosovich4683]

I have extremely hard water and all my stem plants, including bacopa grow beautifully. It may be something else going on. :)

[@condorX2]

I'm new to plant. Question, what's hard water +

[@senthil2sg]

Bacopa supplement is really cool, it helps you focus. Feels like you took a strong coffee without the anxiety-inducing effects of caffine.

[@-exeCy-]

i like slow grow stem plant. borred to trim every week. any other suggestions for slow growers will be appreciated . keep up

[@joeburrus4934]

I bought some at pets mart I put in back of my 40 gallon I was told they grew fast is why I bought. How slow do these grow???

[@ImAshlynMars]

It took mine a few weeks to “adjust” I guess, and now they are springing up. I left some to float and those took a little longer, but they also grew roots at every node. I wouldn’t say they grow too slow. But slower that hornwort.

[@joeburrus4934]

Ashlee Cameron mine now have gotten about 6 inch in 2 months but I did cut some make more

[@mimi_imim]

Which one is good for betta fish?

[@shrutikirttania4357]

Is there any plant that looks very much like bacopa but is not bacopa?

[@arzakem]

So could this plant stand a saline tank with my baby brine shrimps?

[@aulonocaraandanubias]

can it survive a high flow tank if I'm using wave maker?

[@StudentCSAthulHari]

What about farming it in 1 acr pls. Make a vedio and a idea for me I hope you I'll definitely respond ,I'm living in INDIA ,KERALA. AND THE AREA I CHOOSE TO FARM IT is MY OLD RUBBER PLANTATION PLS RESPOND ,I HOPE YOU ILL DO IT AS A GREEN LOVER😘😘😘

[@gardentalesbyantara7629]

How to care?

[@zaydenl.1449]

I’ve just purchased a bacopa carolinana today! Took forever to root in my gravel though :/

[@meenaqua]

My bacopa is losing all the lower leaves can you suggest me any tips? And can it become healthy again?

[@AsianAmericanGuy]

I just bought these today but for some reason it's dying already I have a 20 gallon tank and it's like 2 inches tall.

[@dspinoy]

Can i just burry the pot with the rockwool in the gravel?

[@navajo6931]

Do you eat them it’s not poison?

[@michaelscott2032]

Mine is growing pink of the top of plant is it a different ttpe of bacopa or..

[@davidbowman2501]

I've had trouble getting vals or bacopas to grow and propagate in my aquarium for some reason. I have several Amazon Swords, a dwarf lily, and some crypts and they do just fine, but vals and bacopas just wither away and never come back.

[@davidbowman2501]

@@h2oplants630 Yes and I use root tabs as well. They just wither away and never regrow. I've tried Vals & Bacopa on more than one occasion because I love the look of both plants.

[@TazHall]

Some plants give off pheromones to keep certain plants away. Some plants are territorial. I don't know if that's the case for you but it's a factor to consider.

[@comanchebattles]

What's the best way to grow enough for personal consumption for a few months at a time(per cycle)?

[@chet7071]

What is wrong with my stem plant? When the new leaves grow, the old ones start yellowish from the edge then whole leave and die. I use flourish fertilizer twice a week.

[@veglursion]

I'm really worried because I just planted moneywort stems, and the bases are looking a bit yellow. One of the side shoots has already turned brown and melted off :c I made sure to completely cover the base but still having problems

[@brianpage1771]

Grows and propagates just like most mint plants.

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

how tall have you had either plant grow without cutting it?? I have a 2 & a 1/2 ft tall stock tank I'm putting some in.

[@stellawaterway3928]

If I want a shorter plant to fill a small portion of my tank, what would you recommend. (Maybe 1” tall) I’d be open to a carpet plant, but how would I stop it from spreading through my whole tank?

[@aidanhodgescience7634]

I only know of carolina native aquatic plants however, helanthian tenellus is a low growing aquatic plant that grows up to about 2" up to 4" if there is too much light. It has substrate runners. To prevent a substrate runner carpet plant from covering the entire area, you can create substrate barriers in the soil similar to how people use aquarium tubing to create a barrier for duckweed. Make it out of a strong mesh like material and it will allow nutrients to flow through the barrier but not the runners.

[@kim7717]

I ate this plant so yummy

[@NiX_aKi]

Yes I do but they have smaller and darker leaves. Do you have any idea what species it may be?

[@NiX_aKi]

@@h2oplants630 thank you for the quick response. I enjoy your videos. Very educational. Keep it up 🍻

[@DJPacoRamirez]

Does it have to be inside substrate or can it float?

[@tanziamachmer6490]

Moneywort grows slowly....4 inches a month is slow??

[@giosasuman702]

Can you leave them in the pot?

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Great video! It's always so great learning from you. I've been a grower here in Central Florida for yrs and I mostly grow succulents, cactus and houseplants but recently got into aquatics. I have a 30 gallon and 10 gallon tank with the bacopa so I was wondering if I could grow these out of water. Thanks for the information, I can't wait to try growing it both ways. I'm going to experiment with all of my aquatic plants out of water.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I appreciate the info! Very much! I am a big propagating freak lol. I have so many plants around my house it's crazy lol

[@brucecohen9235]

Busephlamdta would be a nice one to talk about

[@kenlemuelgudelosao5919]

@@h2oplants630 Maybe he meant Bucephalandra lol

[@yoriichi3347]

May i know what is the Edible Part of this plant?.

[@alexusgutierrez655]

Why would my roots be turning brown:(

[@louisc1843]

Do i need to take that plastic peice off before planting

[@gabrielcarrillo4212]

yes you should.

[@zerefzero8263]

😑this thing is everywhere in my country.. we treat them like weeds.. it's so fascinating to see people Actually caring about them...

[@TheNatureM]

Will liquid fertilizer irritate skin

[@wilsonline90]

I bought some bacopa on petsmart. The label said caroliniana, but looks like moniieri. That pisses me off bc I already had moniieri, plant that I can collect anywhere.

[@DonnaJoshi]

Get purified water...my plants don't do well with my tap water.

[@Yommasandy]

Donna Joshi or just use dechlorinator

[@crash4hope]

Anyone keep these with goldfish? I’m looking for different plants for with my 2 goldfish.

[@setapartforHim]

Your goldfish will destroy these

[@newmexicoaquatics282]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!

[@JS-0-]

I have bacopa. No idea what kind though

[@binglim1940]

Can moneywort planted in soil?