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@mainelybettas8473 ай бұрын
I always thought I was going to harm the plants if I didnt get them out of the pot as soon as possible ! This makes total sense now that you explained it ! Thank you !
@jamesmoody78223 ай бұрын
I completely agree with you, Cory. I have done this numerous times in my tanks. Hiding the pot behind driftwood or rocks is a bonus. The easy rock planter that you sell works well also. I go one step further and save the pots. Then, when propagating my plants, I often put the clippings in a pot with some scrap sponge filter pieces and root tabs with a small rock on the bottom for weight. It really gives them a head start. 👍
@matt_rector_media3 ай бұрын
My only issue is that most of the potted plants are packaged using 2-3 individual plants and I would rather open it up and spread them out in an aquarium than leave them bundled together and have to buy more pots. It’s certainly a faster way to get that thickly planted look tho!
@msbranen62613 ай бұрын
Cory, I cant tell you how much I worried about the snail on the counter! Glad you dropped the little dude back in! Thanks for the info! Signed , A fellow snail lover ❤
@YapZiHang3 ай бұрын
My zebra nerite snails like to crawl out and go floor surfing as well 🤣 I would put them back in and see if they are still alive......so far they always bounce back regardless of how dry they may look lol And then there are times when I'm mopping the floor I would find their trails on the floor but somehow couldn't find them, and when I checked the tank they are still there, so somehow they managed to crawl out, explore, and crawl back into the tank......? 👀
@hilaryschacter40723 ай бұрын
Cory, once again you have changed my fish keeping world by making so much sense. Thank you.
@nikhilkharkar17533 ай бұрын
Incidentally I had this experience. Have a 27inch seep tank so was lazy to wet my hands first planting some crypts. Just sump the pots. After about four months or so, one of the seam opened. While emptying the tank when i lifted the pots realized that they were firmly anchored in the substrate!😊
@tinynina763 ай бұрын
Great video! Nobody ever told me this. I've only ever heard to 'take them out of the pot and gently pull it apart'... etc. So helpful!
@ktylonox86463 ай бұрын
I've got a deep substrate and a bunch of crypts i ordered from you three weeks ago, but have been too busy to plant. I'm definitely trying this. Perfect timing!
@kzookid20513 ай бұрын
I usually take stem plants out of the pot, but recently tried leaving some red ludwigia in the pot because I don't have much luck planting the separate stems. It's doing great. As the stems get longer I cut off a piece with hanging roots, and those cut pieces have done very nicely. This was the first time I tried leaving a plant in the pot. Along with what you said during the video, I think the potted plants do better by have an extended time to get used to the new parameters without a sudden shock. Great video! I'll be leaving plants in their pots from now on.
@DebALSTON3 ай бұрын
Just a quick thanks for the content and attitude. You always have a great tone not making me feel like you are talking down! Thanks!
@kurtbrutting51183 ай бұрын
Those Crypts are beautiful! I am totally going to try “in the pot method”!
@omarbenouameur97803 ай бұрын
I often don't have time to plant the plants right away but I wasn't sure if it was okay to do this. Thanks for confirming!
@pistons_n_pizza3 ай бұрын
We need more videos like this from you
@plushpossum3 ай бұрын
I love the way that Anubias grew sideways! ❤I’m going to try that on purpose!😊
@azndragoon2212 ай бұрын
I definitely need to do this, helpful video! I always thought I was supposed to take it out. But now…I will leave them in. I had a hard time when I brought the plant with their tiny root.
@BigFoot-1583 ай бұрын
You got a valid point. But most want shallow substring except in back of the aquarium of course.
@finchfry3 ай бұрын
Another idea is putting the whole thing inside of a clay pot. I have a tank that's meant to look like a flooded old garden because I had a bunch of clay pots from when I used to propagate succulents. I keep the plants in the plastic pots but then tuck those inside of the more aesthetically pleasing clay pots. Of course you have to feed the roots through the bottom of the clay pot and you also have to make sure it's a plain clay pot (not painted or glazed in any way that might leech into the water), but it can look pretty nice in the right environment.
@fishmaniachattanooga16803 ай бұрын
Very nice info on this topic! Again showing that there are a thousand ways to do this hobby and be successful. Not just one way you have to do something. 😁👍🐟
@bigfishlad48473 ай бұрын
Perfect timing for me this video Cory thank you
@622wesc3 ай бұрын
Great information! Wish I knew this earlier my Baby tears did not make it. They were very hard to root. I try them again when I order more root tabs from you.
@jodip7193 ай бұрын
I did an experiment with mine. I left on in the pot and took the other out and let it float for a couple weeks. Both plants did well, but the one I let float grew faster than the one in its pot. They are both planted in the substrate after two weeks and doing well.
@johnjwedrall42903 ай бұрын
Thank you I never knew that 😊👍 helps me a lot.
@reneesmith19003 ай бұрын
Love this Cory! I have been trying this in patio pond 🙂
@tammyj48633 ай бұрын
Great infomation ... thank you so much!
@andrewwhittaker29083 ай бұрын
I REALLY wish I knew this before removing my pots.😢
@kevwill423 ай бұрын
thanks for the info! never thought about keeping in pot, but now I might try it
@sandglowpets3 ай бұрын
Very nice comparison! But OMG mind blown about the dwarf sag! 🤯
@shad0wCh8ser3 ай бұрын
I bought an in-vitro crypt cup at petco bc there was 5 bunches and it looked fresh. I waited too long to plant and they started wilting so I immediately just put it in a tank with grave (+ liquid dose) and now they are booming. Saw a new leaf after a month and I just let it be to see what happens. Had a new wood and new gravel so I didn't put too much nutrient in it bc I didn't what a algae boom (which still happened) but I didn't dose for a month or more and one day I looked over -and BOOM, it's looking pretty good! Some are more voluminous than others but still kicking along -they might be new shoots as they're small and scraggly and I don't remember plant that making little bunches. But yea, don't fear the crypt melt. Some ppl cut the leave off and the root before planting it. As long as you keep the root ball in tact, you will be good. Well, maybe leave a few of the tiny leaves for photosynthesis. I only regret not getting the flamingo cup too! It looked very fresh but I was afraid They'd both die so I only got one to test.
@adriad48553 ай бұрын
Well timed video! I have Co-op crypts, anubias, and java fern arriving tomorrow. I have a sword that's literally taking up half of my 75g. It's getting too expensive to keep alive (15+ root tabs per month!) and the fish need more swim space. Looking forward to having more low maintenance plants.
@jerrygoebel91523 ай бұрын
I've had potted plants from Tropica and two or three other growers. I've always removed them from the pot and rock wool and I've never seen these elusive "fertilizer balls" in any potted plant.
@MWilk0983 ай бұрын
I just shook out about 50 pellets of ferts from 7 potted plants I got from the co-op. I’m not sure what their source is for each but they are definitely in there.
@janemarriott33893 ай бұрын
Thank you for helping me learn 😊
@Miykael03 ай бұрын
Hey Cory, Just commenting again to see if there is a recent update on when the easy carbon will be on the store again. Thank you.
@crazyshots63133 ай бұрын
I'm jealous of all that bolbitus looking that good
@TTT693043 ай бұрын
I've always just kinda dropped them in a tank for a while until ive figured out what exactly i wanted to do with them. One this i really like to do, is once theyre growing well in my tank, i repot them! Ill use ceramic flower pots, small ones, plant them in substrate in the pot. Now when its time to clean the tank i just move the pots around. I'm also that person who always wants to be rearranging the tank and that saves me work caused by my adhd 😂
@missyflutter55623 ай бұрын
I do this too
@Scaperoot793 ай бұрын
What a beautiful collection of crypts 6:05🤩
@RJVortex3 ай бұрын
Thanks cory very informative video ❤
@boristheamerican29383 ай бұрын
I plant all of mine in jelly jars I fill with aquarium soil. Just make sure you fill the jar with the soil about 1/2-1 inch from the top first, then fill with water second and leave overnight to soak it in second then the next day insert the plant third and what I do next is put some of those glass disc things you can find at pet stores on top and the dirt will stay put when you put it into the aquarium.
@brantonlightcap3 ай бұрын
Is that some bolbitus heudelotii in that tank? Love that emersed grown
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Yes indeed.
@rhondafitzpatrick16463 ай бұрын
i left java fern in the pot and it did great!
@resreiapples3 ай бұрын
I recently bought Pennywort and Bacopa Caroliniana, and its roots are in that off-brown beige rockwool i think it's called. I have the fluval (nutrient rich) substrate mixed with fine aquarium sand.... is it okay if I bury the rockwool in the substrate? idk if they're stem plants or not...
@punkrockpapa843 ай бұрын
Appreciate it
@edwinmejia28323 ай бұрын
Off topic but hey Cory,what do you feed your musk turtles?
@abielmanchego22703 ай бұрын
I think you should make a review about Red cabomba aquarium plants
@TharangaUdagedara3 ай бұрын
Hi, I have set the temp of my tank at 27-28C. And valisnaria are not growing, at all, simply melting while cobomba have managed to survive. Is is due to temperature? TIA
@domenicgalati45583 ай бұрын
Hey I thought anubias had to have their rhizome above the substrate. Is yours in the pot below or above the substrate
@AnthonyPetrone3 ай бұрын
6:52, Are those just bunches of anubias all over the wood or a vine plant? I like the look of it.
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
It's all anubias growing like that.
@jacekjakimiec99873 ай бұрын
that crypt box you planted try lighting it red. It will look like a diablo poster.
@dlong89833 ай бұрын
I had a potted plant I tried leaving (but I buried the pot up to the top of the spaces/not top of pot. The roots or bottom of the plant started rotting and smelled awful when I went to remove the rock wool. I had very little plant left due to rotting. What went wrong for my plant?
@redcherries93x23 ай бұрын
Been doing this for awhile. Actually have these same plants in pots that I bought from the coop doing amazingly in their pots over a year later. I like to change my scape or move plants around this makes it easier to do so.
@petegray975043 ай бұрын
You can you do this with swords? When you say “stem plants” what does that reference? Just trying to get a handle on what to look for. I’ve always avoided them because I have gravel substrate, but if I can leave them potted and root tab around the pot, that’s would open up a lot of options!
@wheelbite93 ай бұрын
You can, but swords will eventually get much, much bigger if they aren't stuck in the cup. They can grow massive root balls. Stem plants are usually defined in the hobby as plants that can be cut in between nodes, and the cutting can be replanted and will grow into a new plant. The army builders of many aquariums. If you look up Dutch style aquascapes, those are mostly stem plants.
@batkat03 ай бұрын
Ive always suspected certain plants could be kept in pot... especially if you remove some of the rock wool from the open spaces in the pot.
@jordynjones8553 ай бұрын
I like to take little bowls and fill them full of pond soil and then just take the plastic off the pots and plant the rockwool
@edpark543 ай бұрын
@aquariumcoop Why don’t you keep Central American cichlids?
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
I’ve done a few, but mostly just not much attraction to them.
@tedojoubert24593 ай бұрын
What ever happened to the store? Is it still in existence?
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Yep, all is well thriving. I was there this weekend. Took some selfies with fans.
@tedojoubert24593 ай бұрын
@@AquariumCoop would like to see more of it!
@lolavanenburg16472 ай бұрын
Can I place potted plants in sand Cory ?
@csharpe57873 ай бұрын
How does the paint plant expand?
@razinfishes19183 ай бұрын
Yea Cory I understand your point. But here is my beef with that. I don't know how many times I've received potted plants from your store and others that there are snails inside that wool. I personally hate snails. So if I didn't pull the plant out I would end up with pest snails all over my tanks
@MWilk0983 ай бұрын
What do you have against bladder snails?
@razinfishes19183 ай бұрын
@@MWilk098 I'm just not a snail person at all
@MWilk0983 ай бұрын
@@razinfishes1918 they’re good for your tank. Try a pea puffer to clear them up.
@razinfishes19183 ай бұрын
@@MWilk098 pea puffers are not in the cards for me. I'm waiting on some Lolo loaches to get here
@JustsBob3 ай бұрын
I wonder if i put more gravel in it, if i could 'plant' it deep enough to not see the pot/rock wool and have it grow like that ... or would it be ok to take of the pot and 'plant' the rock wool under the surface gravel.
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Yep, this is how I plant carpeting plants when doing a scape tank at the store.
@crabbyreef3 ай бұрын
Thank you for putting this video up! I have an established 36 gallon bowfront with gravel and thought I would never be able to grow plants! I am definitely going to order some potted plants!
@errk253 ай бұрын
I put the potted plants in the Easy Planters too. Has worked well for me.
@JustDave763 ай бұрын
I planted some Monte Carlo about 6 weeks ago in the pots and it still just looks sad.. how long before I can expect it to start taking off? I’m doing root tabs and easy green and I have the AC led light
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Without co2 it can take quite a while. How big of a tank is it? Without co2 you'll want to make sure it's getting a bunch of light.
@JustDave763 ай бұрын
@@AquariumCoop it’s a 75 gallon. I did add C02 but only a bout a week ago. I’m hoping it will eventually make a carpet where it’s planted
@beardedboon3 ай бұрын
I tried it with my tiger lotus but its still not putting out long stems Im using easy green and iron and i put root tabs in I dont get it, it was one of my dream plants
@michaelayala26203 ай бұрын
Tiger lotus thrives on neglect and slightly hard water. If you have caridina shrimps, you likely have soft water or if you have a bunch of other established plants they may he draining the minerals and nutrients that it needs to get established. Make sure only 1/3 the bulb is planted in the substrate
@maikyluli47503 ай бұрын
Quick question, can I do the same with Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus? Can I leave it in the pot and be successful? Thanks in advance.
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
I've done it, in ponds, it'll keep growing but it doesn't look great. Stem plants I find grow best and look best planted at least 1 inch away from each other stem.
@maikyluli47503 ай бұрын
@@AquariumCoopthanks!!
@SnipeEasyC20153 ай бұрын
I wonder if someone could widdlea hole in the side of a clay pot. Install a false bottom. To create hides out of the planter.
@korey53183 ай бұрын
Who do you keep red plants, red with out CO2 in the tank?
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Usually extra light and some Iron does the trick. I get the Iron from our Easy Green. www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/plant-supplies/products/easy-green-all-in-one-fertilizer
@anthonysiu60103 ай бұрын
You’re missing the broth element here, add at least a teaspoon of instant dashi or worst case scenario a chicken bouillon
@chevyfish40283 ай бұрын
It just goes to show that once again, there are many roads to success in this hobby.
@dwendel85123 ай бұрын
Your the man for this keep it up this channel has given more people more correct information then any other aquarium channel thank you
@tangok56773 ай бұрын
isn't rockwool bad for fish
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
I think only in outlier cases. Most things in life can be harmful used incorrectly. I've never noticed problems from it and it's been in my stores tanks for the past 15 years with fish, and in personal home aquariums without seeing any detrimental effects.
@PeteQuad3 ай бұрын
I think the reason the internet says to take it out of the pot is because most people want it to look good and natural in their aquarium.
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Sure, I can understand that. But for a beginner I also see them kill their plants very often. My take away is first work on growing it. Then work on making it look better.
@Lazy_Fish_Keeper3 ай бұрын
"for stem plants, I say yeah it's true" @@AquariumCoop after killing far too many plants, I started a "conversion tank" that I dropped all new plants I received into, and then as babies began growing immersed in the few inches of water, I would move babies/cuttings to my tanks. My conversion tank only has the bottom quarter deep in water, a sponge filter, and snails for algae control. Which I learned how to do from watching your videos on your warehouse. Stems I just cut into 3 nodes/stem, and float until they have established root systems, and then plant. For the first time, I have got really healthy buce growing this way during the pandemic, and no algae on the buce.☺️ Between your videos, and the Reverse Respiration from Guppysnail and dasaltmesology in the forum, and I have eco-systems growing beautiful plants in my tanks... and I intentionally keep loaches and Malaysian trumpet snails to act like little "ground aerators" to keep turning over the substrate and ensure plant roots are well fertilized with fish waste. Thank you! (For anyone who has read this far, don't allow vallisneria and other **true** aquatic plants to grow emersed, the exposure to air damages the leaf cells and will kill your plants)
@gillas263 ай бұрын
If it's good enough for the farm to grow them in the pot....
@missyflutter55623 ай бұрын
@@AquariumCoopfacts
@MWilk0983 ай бұрын
I should have left my pearl weed in the pot, shouldn’t I? All 3 I bought vanished overnight after planting.
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Most people find it pretty hard to get it established with it being an easy to break plant and not having large root structures. Potted is the way I do pearl weed.
@MWilk0983 ай бұрын
@@AquariumCoop I don’t think it’s compatible with flag fish anyway. They ate it so fast I didn’t have a chance to save it.
@bookmouse27193 ай бұрын
It sounds like a lack of commitment to do this. lol
@aquaristpodcast3 ай бұрын
Ha! Love the parasitic Val!
@MeanOldLady3 ай бұрын
I'd rather plant it once & be done. Plus spreading out the 2-3 plants that are in 1 basket. If it comes overgrown, I snip away parts of the basket & gently pull it away & brush off the rockwool vs trying to pull it out of the basket & do more damage that way.
@danfinley47343 ай бұрын
I cant get any of my plants to survive in sand, maybe this is a way to get them to work.
@AquariumCoop3 ай бұрын
Sand definitely adds some complexity. It's harder for the roots to spread out and for nutrients to be in the sand, since it can pack so tightly.