Hornwort Aquarium Plant Care: Is This The FASTEST Growing Aquarium Plant?

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The Small Scape

The Small Scape

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Hello Everyone!
Hornwort is a great aquatic plant. This video covers the good and the bad of hornwort.
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@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
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@crazee635
@crazee635 11 ай бұрын
Had Hornwort for a few years now and it's never shedded. It just grows and grows! A must in any aquarium!
@Teabone3
@Teabone3 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know anything about this plant... I bought it for my nano tank that had 4 shrimp in it... a few months later i cant even see the water all i see is hornwart... but there are now 100 shrimp all over it.... its chaos... maybe good chaos i dont know! lol
@MidnightMarrow
@MidnightMarrow 7 ай бұрын
I loved hornwort, it actually is kind of beautiful when healthy and clean. I had a small clump that would grow leaps in bounds in my planted aquarium, you could see tons of oxygen bubbling off of it. It only sheds when you either don't have the lighting it needs or nutrients. The more light you have the more nutrients it needs too so you need to be mindful there but a cheap liquid fertilizer does wonders. My one tank was able to produce so much hornwort I could sell massive clumps every 2 days if anyone was buying lol but most of the time I'd trim massive chunks off of it and feed it to my large water turtle, seemed to love the stuff.
@postlife7835
@postlife7835 3 жыл бұрын
Joanna - love your plant vids. I appreciate how you approach the conversation from a broad aquarist point of view. Definitely not going into any of my tanks, but I remember as a youngster that hornwort, Vals, amazon swords, and elodea were just about the only plants that were available at my LFS.
@faedoyle4147
@faedoyle4147 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this spotlight!! I’ll be adding this to my tanks as I’ve been looking for something like this ❤️❤️
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Woohoo!! I hope you enjoy it, Fae!
@markhunter2244
@markhunter2244 3 жыл бұрын
I think Hornwort is a great plant for oxygenating a wildlife pond, never thought of trying it in one of the tanks. Will have to give it a go 🤓
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yaaaaaa, chuck it in there! 😃🌱👍
@NKJ047
@NKJ047 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, I was thinking about getting a hornwort in my tank but after watching your video I changed my mind.
@carriehaberkorn4781
@carriehaberkorn4781 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE Hornwort!!! Great video!
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! Hornwort club! 😃
@Hello_Fuckers0
@Hello_Fuckers0 Жыл бұрын
This video definitely helped me out. I got a 4 inch piece of hornwort caught in a bacopa I got at petco. It's over 18 inches long now. I'm going to cut it up and put it in my other tank now 😊
@therineo7839
@therineo7839 3 жыл бұрын
Ma'am, I really appreciate you and of course, "the Prof". Your video presence is growing with each one! Thank you both for sharing your opinions, incidentally, we rarely disagree.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. That means a lot. ☺️
@dakotamancillas1444
@dakotamancillas1444 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love my hornwort. I have it I'm my shrimp and neons tank. The stuff grows soooo fast , but I have to routinely break off chunks that aquire some hair algae. You covered all the basics ! Great video.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I do the same in my 12g! Thank you so much 😊
@steventhompson5554
@steventhompson5554 3 жыл бұрын
I love and hate hornwort. I love that it cleans the water but hate the shedding needles
@Becks-fi6xl
@Becks-fi6xl 2 жыл бұрын
I really like Hornwort, I have it in my goldfish pond and it provides shade and cover for the fish, I’m in the UK and it stays in the pond over the Autumn/Winter period when it will sink to the bottom and turn dark in colour and brittle to the touch, then comes back green again in the Spring/Summer. Brilliant plant 😊
@Agnus78
@Agnus78 Жыл бұрын
I like your channel - you are full of passion and its so visible throughout your vids! Thx for sharing!
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@mayra_m767
@mayra_m767 3 жыл бұрын
So glad I saw this! I had tje broght idea of planting the hornwort around perimeter of tank so it looks forget like then I saw your video and immediately bundled the ends again lol I'm a newbie and appreciate your content!!
@littlemidwestrebornsdolls
@littlemidwestrebornsdolls 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video.
@mariofilippi3539
@mariofilippi3539 2 ай бұрын
I have a small pond and will add these thanks to your video. Thank you!
@jde383
@jde383 Жыл бұрын
I had to wait for a while to buy it local but it was worth the wait and all of the sudden I have all these new Fry so exciting!
@thefishwitch2137
@thefishwitch2137 3 жыл бұрын
I love this plant!, I have it in most of my tanks and in my summer tub.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Yay, Tasha! ☺️☺️☺️
@space_ghost_z941
@space_ghost_z941 Жыл бұрын
Good info thanks!
@drazamihajlovic9899
@drazamihajlovic9899 2 жыл бұрын
i find in all my years fish that eat plants and food get way better color.. same for cardinia shrimp i had pale shrimpers they ate all my plants and became very colorful, dont worry hornworth grows so fast its ideal to use it as food as well
@FishRfun
@FishRfun 8 ай бұрын
Great video....I was so hoping I could plant it though, because I need a tall plant right now for the left side if my 55g. When I get that, I'll finally have all live plants
@theirishman8455
@theirishman8455 3 жыл бұрын
I had trouble keeping hornwort. I wanted a floating plant for my guppy fry to hide in. Recently, I’ve had luck with a friend’s plant: Brazilian Pennywort. It looks pretty cool with lily pad-looking leaves. Very fast grower too.
@alt7244
@alt7244 Жыл бұрын
I used a suction cup that had a 3/8 split ring on it. I put a loose bunch in the ring and stuck it on the glass towards the bottom, and it exploded up and out across the top, but the stems stay in one place and it looks planted
@Brensters63
@Brensters63 6 ай бұрын
Wow, what a great idea! 👏👏👏
@gayefanner731
@gayefanner731 3 ай бұрын
Brilliant! 👌
@bhagyamaithripala6642
@bhagyamaithripala6642 3 жыл бұрын
I use hornwort at a helping plant for new setups. I float it at the top and it takes the excess nutrients thus helps to get over diatom face much easily.
@lindataylor8302
@lindataylor8302 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy your channel so much
@bobstranzenbach4700
@bobstranzenbach4700 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@debbiebamrick4020
@debbiebamrick4020 3 жыл бұрын
I love it - it just doesn’t stay healthy in my tanks- just makes a big mess.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Oh bummer. Maybe you have soft water?
@dylanhughes5944
@dylanhughes5944 2 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape my water is hard as rock, and my hornwort is going crazy
@audrameyer9558
@audrameyer9558 3 жыл бұрын
I like Hornwort. It grows like crazy in my tanks. I also like a similar looking plant called Anacharis (sp). Great info as always. Thank you!
@aquariumsatbptv3350
@aquariumsatbptv3350 2 жыл бұрын
If you love hornworth you should also try guppy grass it is much much fast growing aquatic plants best for baby fish or fry.
@audrameyer9558
@audrameyer9558 2 жыл бұрын
@@aquariumsatbptv3350 Thank you. I will have to give that a try.
@cherylbelott
@cherylbelott 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Joanna!! 🌱 I enjoyed learning of all the pros but also the cons. You covered them all very well! I never see hornwort when I try to purchase at my LFS. Maybe due to some of the cons? Enjoy the long weekend!! 🇺🇸💥✨🎆🎉🇺🇸
@worddunlap
@worddunlap Жыл бұрын
You did a great job.
@davefromiowa3843
@davefromiowa3843 3 жыл бұрын
I love it have it every tank. Great for fry
@pelhamsaquatics
@pelhamsaquatics 2 жыл бұрын
Wow I just ordered some hornwort today!!9-19-21🙂👍🏻⭐️My 2nd live plant after Java moss. I like that!
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Woohoo!!!
@finnwiggles28
@finnwiggles28 3 жыл бұрын
LOVE my Hornwort! I cultivate it in my Nano tanks so there's no algae, and put the excess into my Patio Pond, where it just thrives and gives the babies a hide. LOVE the Green!!
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Woohooooo FINN!! Winner winner.
@simplycurlyde
@simplycurlyde 2 жыл бұрын
I have them in my nano tanks & wondering why I'm still getting algae. My hornworts r a dark green, not the nice light green.
@reginaphalanges7331
@reginaphalanges7331 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't tried Hornwort, but I keep Brazilian Pennywort the same way, floating. I have to trim it back, monthly! Also, a great home for fry and shrimp!
@johnwood738
@johnwood738 3 жыл бұрын
Can’t keep it in my tanks drops needles like a year old Xmas tree! When I was a kid my parents took me to the pet shop and said it was the zoo!
@drewzero1
@drewzero1 3 жыл бұрын
It's like the zoo, but sometimes you get to take one home!
@cathyb7806
@cathyb7806 3 жыл бұрын
I've had the same problem. And you're right about the needles springing off like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Rotala does the same thing. On the 'bright side' I can grow duck weed 😕
@heribertogarcia3670
@heribertogarcia3670 2 жыл бұрын
@@cathyb7806 clean duckweed is hard to come by
@saludenagua
@saludenagua Жыл бұрын
Constant trimming works. When you notice part of the plant starts to brown, it's time to trim that part off and remove it or else it could create ammonia in your tank as well.
@Emperor_x8
@Emperor_x8 Жыл бұрын
They didn't lie to you though because pet shops are zoo they're just the poor man's zoo
@LadyKej
@LadyKej 3 жыл бұрын
My hornwort plants also catch lots of detritus in their needles, especially out in the patio ponds, which is extra filtration for me.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly. They’re like little filters. In my 12 gallon I just take them out, rinse them off and chuck em back in. ☺️
@jacopgame3068
@jacopgame3068 Жыл бұрын
These plants grow crazy up in the mountains lakes of New zealand and I've seen them thrive when the water is 3 degrees Celsius.
@ISarCasTic1
@ISarCasTic1 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite plant!
@meaghanb9118
@meaghanb9118 3 жыл бұрын
This and Cabomba, trap everything! Beautiful but high maintenance I feel. I love it and will keep it, just needs lots of attention.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Yup, definitely some maintenance 🙂🙃
@darrylmoore5847
@darrylmoore5847 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I think hornwort is very pretty.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Darryl! I think so too 🙂
@GuppyCzar
@GuppyCzar 3 жыл бұрын
I was today years old when I learned you had your own channel!
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Lol! 😂 thanks for stopping by!
@alisonorigel573
@alisonorigel573 2 жыл бұрын
I got a small clipping with some shrimp I ordered. Now I’m clipping it weekly!
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Lol! Yup...and so it begins! 🤣🌱🙌
@janecourtenay3676
@janecourtenay3676 3 жыл бұрын
Firstly, thank you, Joanne, for all your great videos. However I do have a question about a banana plant which seems to be ‘multiplying’. A couple of the leaves floating on the surface are growing roots at a rapid rate, as are a couple of leaves which have been severed from their stalks. I have no idea what is going to happen next, or if I need to do something so that these new growths survive. Have you had any experience with this? It’s fascinating to watch, but I need to know if there is something I need to do so they don’t exhaust their energy and die.
@sijansen7653
@sijansen7653 3 жыл бұрын
I just got it 2 days before I didn't how to care about it thank you ❤️
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Oh great to hear! 😀
@zsworld6609
@zsworld6609 3 жыл бұрын
I use it in my sump to help keep nitrates low for large cichlids
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
🙌🙌🙌
@phillip1beer
@phillip1beer 2 жыл бұрын
I mentioned my floating plant in one of your other videos. I am not sure what it is but watching this video I am pretty sure it is hornwort. It is truly a hardy grower. After viewing this video I guess I will not try to plant it in the sub-straight. The important thing is it grows so easily and gives the fry a place to hide and live plants make the fish feel secure. Also as you say it helps to clean the water of nitrates. If I get to much it will go into the blender to make home made fish food.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Hornwort is a real workhorse in the tank for sure ☺️
@JDfan3340too
@JDfan3340too 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. I just bought my first Hornwort, and it's still in a bucket because I wasn't sure what to do with it. LOL So now I can throw it in some tanks and see what happens!
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yaaaa! Just chuck it in there! ✅ done. 😊
@JDfan3340too
@JDfan3340too 3 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape Yup. I put some small-ish pieces in all my guppy tanks. So here we go! lol
@fbasantajr
@fbasantajr 3 жыл бұрын
Another great informational video, Joanna can you do a video on frogbit? Thank you from NYC.....
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Suuuhhhweeet! It would be my pleasure, sir!
@fbasantajr
@fbasantajr 3 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape thank you
@OO-mo3gc
@OO-mo3gc 3 жыл бұрын
Madre de dios!! I may use this in place of a tank cover
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, yes! It can certainly help out with that! ☺️
@darnellfisher4148
@darnellfisher4148 Жыл бұрын
Hey there. I appreciate your channel. I keep failing with hornwort. The needles make me sad and nervous. I thought about getting some again at the local pet store and float them in a floating basket to catch the needles. Is using a basket a bad idea?
@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058
@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 2 жыл бұрын
Hum? I have both Bacopa & hornwort in my bait tank & giant jungle Val, but I have them in my barrel filter that is filtering my 110 gal stock tank & all 3 plant's are doing good & have had it for a month now.
@TharangaUdagedara
@TharangaUdagedara 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, usually when you buy plants from store, their roots are covered with wool. The guy at store told me that all parts in the wool should be trimmed off. Is it recommended for all plants that grow longer? loke hydrilla, hornwart, mayaca?
@Shelzbells
@Shelzbells 3 жыл бұрын
I actually really love hornwort too. I wished I had a bunch of it right now.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Lol - find a buddy with it and get a snip snip 🌱☺️
@Shelzbells
@Shelzbells 3 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape Hahah I wished I could. Unfortunately Im all alone in my hobby around here. Nobody I know has tanks.
@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058
@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 2 жыл бұрын
I have got some & if you want some, I can send you some it's not hard to grow like she said but goldfish will eat it. send me a message & I'll get back with you.
@Shelzbells
@Shelzbells 2 жыл бұрын
@@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 Yes! I would be very interested in getting some. Does it ship well?
@benjaminpickett5862
@benjaminpickett5862 2 жыл бұрын
I just got new plant's I don't know what they are where can I show a picture so people can tell yof they need to be put into the substance or not
@cosmoplakat9549
@cosmoplakat9549 3 жыл бұрын
Like others, the needles on mine dropped and made a mess. It wouldn't be so bad, except it clogs up the gravel vac too! I much prefer pretty anubias even if they grow more slowly.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
That’s a bummer, a real mess. 🙁 Can’t go wrong with Anubias, I agree 🤩
@Fish_Nexus
@Fish_Nexus Жыл бұрын
Thought it looked cool in petcos tank. Was like a thin funky dark Christmas tree. Dropped it in a plant quarantine tank and realized I’ve been warned to not buy this plant haha. So much for it going in my show piece tank. Will be cool for my goldfish grow out tank though maybe
@tanyaroberson9629
@tanyaroberson9629 2 жыл бұрын
I did a search for Hornwort in a Betta forum and a some people said it tore their Betta's fins don't know if that is true though, like it could have been other things and the just though it was the Hornwort. A lot of people also said it was it took over the tank.
@imoffendedthatyouareoffended
@imoffendedthatyouareoffended Жыл бұрын
I mean I’ve superglued it on rocks and it works just well.
@-EJ00
@-EJ00 8 ай бұрын
I know this is a older vid, but can i use hornwort only floating in a nano tank so it doesn't rob nutrients from other plants. Will it help keep the tank clean?
@WenWen-tg4uk
@WenWen-tg4uk Жыл бұрын
I'm very keen to add some into my tank, however I don't want those snails and other parasites attached coming into the tank. How should I disinfect them?
@Ghost-sz7uo
@Ghost-sz7uo 3 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for mine to acclimate to my tank. It’s making a mess, but I hear it should be fine after a month.
@DanielKeepingFish
@DanielKeepingFish 3 жыл бұрын
Great plant. As you say a great workhorse. I dump a bunch in every new setup.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Right?! Like a good luck 🍀 charm!
@DanielKeepingFish
@DanielKeepingFish 3 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape haha right. Or an insurance policy.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
😆
@toothpicdinosaur3777
@toothpicdinosaur3777 3 жыл бұрын
I can only seem to keep it with my goldfish. It just melts in my tropical tank. Water comes from the same tap.
@jde383
@jde383 Жыл бұрын
Can you use Liquid Carbon from Aquarium Coop with it?
@crew6227
@crew6227 Ай бұрын
I’ve used hornwort in my Crayfish tank for 2 years. Fun fact: I plant in the sand and run a wavemaker (3 times a day for 45 minutes period). The plant is super healthy and adaptable. Just trim the plant when it gets too tall.
@twunderaquatics1770
@twunderaquatics1770 3 жыл бұрын
Some tanks it thrives and some tanks it falls apart. I had some that overwintered at the bottom of my pond. Didn't expect that.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that funny? There was a tank or two of ours that it didn’t do well in too, weird- but overwintering in your pond?! WOW!
@clockwork2778
@clockwork2778 2 жыл бұрын
Is it okay for hornwoth if the aerator keep on?
@simplycurlyde
@simplycurlyde 2 жыл бұрын
Thx 4 the info. I did plant mine & was wondering what was going on with them, dropping needles & why my other plants aren't growing as fast as I thought they would. I do know that they were good 4 cleaning the water. I really can't float them in my nano tanks b/c I have the tiny Duckweed. So, I just may take them & put them in my reg tank.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Ya. We never have luck planting Hornwort, needles drop. It can also certainly suck a lot of nutrients from your water too, even at the expense of your other plants.
@simplycurlyde
@simplycurlyde 2 жыл бұрын
You are so right! I decided to float them & they are doing so much better & there hasn't been any needles shedding! TY TY TY!
@simplycurlyde
@simplycurlyde 2 жыл бұрын
I bought some stainless steel nuts & attached them to the hornworms with fishing line.
@allendaniell648
@allendaniell648 Жыл бұрын
You say you can't plant hornwort/coontail in the substrate? It grows naturally on the bottoms of pounds and lakes. I just harvested some from a pound that was on my lure. How can I make it do the same in my aquarium?
@josephposada1830
@josephposada1830 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Joanna I love hornwort, but always have trouble with them. I wonder if having hard water is the key. All my tanks are soil/sand substrate combinations. The dkh is always maxed out. It works great for my Saltwater tanks but freshwater just grows bad stuff. Any advice is appreciated, thank you
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Joseph! I think hard water is the key - that’s the usual issue most folks deal with.
@josephposada1830
@josephposada1830 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this info, I am going to try peat moss pellets in a bag and add them to a filter to see What change it can make.
@GLENN_3310
@GLENN_3310 10 ай бұрын
cant it tolerate aquarium salt? ( 1 table spoon in a 10G )
@meggrotte4760
@meggrotte4760 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if we have it in Taiwan. After letting my water sit for 2 days with almond leaves I can get the water to stay non acidic for about a week so the only thing that seems to grow well is anubias I'm trying out some water lettuce I just figured out it doesn't like filter flow so when I want to use the filters I take out the water lettuce and let it sit in a bucket of water and then let the filter run for a few hours My landlord won't let me run all my filters and lights at once because the building is old so I just have a nice little container for the water lettuce and all my tanks and then I let the filters run and keep the lights on
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting how we all have issues we deal with and come up with solutions too. ☺️
@yusra1519
@yusra1519 4 ай бұрын
If I add rock salt to my molly tank And want to add horneort plant Can it survive in salt? Water
@ianrafaeltoh7679
@ianrafaeltoh7679 Жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late but hornwort can still thrive at 90F or around 32C without any problems at all.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing!
@felipesanchez1764
@felipesanchez1764 4 ай бұрын
So do you always clean up the needles, or would they slowly decompse after time .
@gayefanner731
@gayefanner731 3 ай бұрын
Should think snails would eat it ✌️
@farmert9679
@farmert9679 3 жыл бұрын
For some reason Hornwort does not grow for me. I bought ten plants and they die in the tanks. The only one that survived for me is the one in my ten tote gallon tank outside in full sun. My sword tank, Amazon sword plants thrive in it, but, the hornwort does not live in the tank, just dies. Any ideas?
@littleshopintheshed
@littleshopintheshed 8 ай бұрын
Have you ever had an issue with hair algae and Horwort?
@TheMertolumert
@TheMertolumert Жыл бұрын
Do these plants have roots
@high_fructose_corn_syrup
@high_fructose_corn_syrup 10 ай бұрын
Question.. can u use fishing line to make it into a soft ball and then attach the line to a rock. So it stays very lightly clumped together in one spot?
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 10 ай бұрын
Excellent question - I say give it a shot!
@high_fructose_corn_syrup
@high_fructose_corn_syrup 10 ай бұрын
@thesmallscape i might! I just ordered 6 (2.4) show quality dumbo purple mosaic guppies (they havent shipped yet) and i dont want any fry to get eaten lol I have live plants already but definitely know i need the plants nice n thick to help the babies hide in
@vamsikrishna.c6277
@vamsikrishna.c6277 3 жыл бұрын
Hornwort, becomes a thorn when you got filters But worth when you've got a curious betta... I'm glad that it can't be planted and get uprooted all the time by the little guy. I think it works best in a cycled tank than a new tank with fluctuating parameters 😅
@FG-hw5ep
@FG-hw5ep Жыл бұрын
Hello Joanna, I just purchased some hornwort and half of it has a white film all over it. Any idea what this white stuff is?
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape Жыл бұрын
Really? Ew. I can’t say that I have any idea. That’s a new one.
@FG-hw5ep
@FG-hw5ep Жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape Okay thanks for responding. Keep making these awesome videos! 🙂
@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things
@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things 3 жыл бұрын
When I go to my LFS i will ask for a hornwort clipping I have cichlids but I wanna see if they will eat it I already have fake hornwort plants floating on the surface but I’ll see
@jeremyboughtono2
@jeremyboughtono2 Жыл бұрын
My mbuna cichlids dont eat it but then again they have never seen a real plant in their whole lives.
@wendihamlett105
@wendihamlett105 3 жыл бұрын
Cool looking plant but I have a hard enough time keeping up with my dogs’ shedding. Don’t need to deal with plants shedding as well 😁
@dylanhughes5944
@dylanhughes5944 Жыл бұрын
doesn't shed in my tank. Just make sure there are enough nutrients. I have a bunch of platys that keep the hornwort growing like crazy, and the nitrates are still at 25+ lol
@CristinSierra
@CristinSierra 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought horn wart from my local pet store, it was labeled as a bunch plant and has a band at the bottom. In the store it was planted. Question, should I take the band off? And can I attach it to an aquarium decoration so that it stays in place? I currently have the bunch tucked into the hole of a log. The bottom of the plant hangs down into the middle of the log. Good idea, bad idea?
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I would take the band off, it’s usually a stinker planting it anywhere - it seems anywhere the stem touches, the needles will fall off. But it grows so fast you could just trim that part off, worst case. ☺️
@CristinSierra
@CristinSierra 2 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape thank you for the advice ☺️
@lamkins2276
@lamkins2276 Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know it needed to float. That would explain why I couldn’t grow it long ago. I love the look of it and was so disappointed. I bought a couple of bunches for my porch pond last year. Much to my surprise it was still going strong after a couple of freezes this autumn, so I pulled some out and put in my 20 gallon. The pond has been iced over a few times since, so I’ll go look tomorrow to see if any is still alive.
@asifali007
@asifali007 9 ай бұрын
can i tie it to any driftwood just like anubias?
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 9 ай бұрын
Well…great question! Most have never had any luck doing anything other than letting it float. Wherever it touches anything like driftwood, it tends to die.
@smack09
@smack09 2 жыл бұрын
If this hornwort is so greedy with nutrients does/ will that help with keeping algae to a minimal?
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Hi - yup - that’s how I use it. ☺️
@eveningclicks7767
@eveningclicks7767 3 ай бұрын
Has anyone ever tried "weaving" the hornwort loosely in something that is grid shape?
@DLMyth2
@DLMyth2 2 жыл бұрын
Funny that’s the plant that I got in my tank. No idea how or when I got it. I’m assuming from a fish I bought.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
Funny how it sometimes appears from nowhere ☺️
@bonnieeden228
@bonnieeden228 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joanna. Plants confuse me. I have some and it’s hard to understand their needs for thriving. If I out them in the substrate, they don’t do well. I have some easy Planters from Aquarium Coop but not all plants do well in them according to Cory’s website. I put them in not knowing that only certain types of plants can go in those planters. Some are not good for the planters. I have Anubias in a planter and it hasn’t grown at all.
@zsworld6609
@zsworld6609 3 жыл бұрын
Anubias grows great in the planters, just keep in mind they are extremely slow growing and it generally takes them a few months for them to start. If you move them, that process will start all over again.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Bonnie! I understand, it takes time. For Anubias, as long as the rhizome isn’t buried in the substrate you’re good. With just a new leaf created every 3-4 weeks, I find the Anubias nana petite to be more rewarding to watch grow. That’s why I just love the floaters - hornwort, bacopa, salvinia minima and frogbit. Fast to super fast growers that just...float. ☺️
@soniareynolds4320
@soniareynolds4320 4 ай бұрын
Is this a good plant for pea puffer?
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 4 ай бұрын
Well, pea puffers generally stay toward bottom of tank and hornwort does best floating at top but it will provide some nice cover to block out bright light. Hornwort also is helpful combatting algae and using up extra nutrients in the tank. 😊
@SL-ub6fe
@SL-ub6fe 2 жыл бұрын
Could I glue hornwort to a rock to keep it in one location so it doesn't rot below the gravel?
@Becks-fi6xl
@Becks-fi6xl 2 жыл бұрын
Hi no you can’t glue it, just let it float and do it’s own thing.
@fredgilbert2032
@fredgilbert2032 Жыл бұрын
Late to the party here but you can weight it if you want it to grow from the bottom up, just don't bury it
@ragingcalmness7815
@ragingcalmness7815 Жыл бұрын
Why are so many people using commercial products instead of setting up a secondary tank with proper filter material made out of real live plants that catch all excess nutrients inside the water? Seems to me like the aquarium hobby has become more about short-term beautification and much less about the incredible potential it can provide for creativity as a functioning machine. I see a lot of videos promote stuff that is nonsense, like every plant will help with waste inside the aquariums but they never tell you that the ones that grow faster will also do a better job at it. It's also funny to watch those aquariums full of plants with accelerated growth due to CO2 injection which also helps deplete the tank of nutrients faster since there is nothing to decompose that plant material and get it back into the soil/water, so later people are running crazy trying to figure out the "trace" elements that are missing in their aquariums. It's 2022 and it seems like the aquarium hobby should have been made much simpler by now, or is it just me? I know I am crazy, I see it every day in the mirror lol
@jamesparadigm
@jamesparadigm 3 жыл бұрын
💚💚💚
@Crunk0091
@Crunk0091 23 күн бұрын
My hornwort is sinking… nothing works right in my tank 😔
@markstuber4731
@markstuber4731 3 жыл бұрын
What about light requirements?
@meggrotte4760
@meggrotte4760 2 жыл бұрын
I like the cross in the front of your tank. By any chance are you a Christian? I am and I've got to cross that's on the back of my tank it looks pretty cool.
@thesmallscape
@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely am! 🙏 your tank sounds cool!!
@meggrotte4760
@meggrotte4760 2 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallscape I always wanted to have a KZbin channel but it didn't quite pan out but I do hope one day to have my own fish store where I teach people how to make simple but affordable tanks. I'd like to show people my small KZbin channel so I could see you at they don't need to have a lot of money to make an interesting tank. In fact I have two communities and they're in a smaller tank but they're happy. I don't think it's a 10 gallon tank but I know it's not a 5 gallon tank but there's no fighting and because I do maintenance regularly the water is always clean. But it always looks like almond extracted it cuz I put almond leaves in it but I do use a toothbrush to scrape the sides of the tank when Driftwood and leaf leaves kind of build up. They're really quite beautiful and I like to place potted plants on the side of my tank.
@BigGuy86ed
@BigGuy86ed Ай бұрын
Scuds will eat the heck out of horn wart....
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