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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!

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.

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 !

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. 👍

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!😊

We need more videos like this from you

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.

I REALLY wish I knew this before removing my pots.😢

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!

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 ❤

@YapZiHang

13 күн 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......? 👀

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!

Perfect timing for me this video Cory thank you

Great infomation ... thank you so much!

Love this Cory! I have been trying this in patio pond 🙂

thanks for the info! never thought about keeping in pot, but now I might try it

Thank you I never knew that 😊👍 helps me a lot.

Those Crypts are beautiful! I am totally going to try “in the pot method”!

Thank you for helping me learn 😊

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 😂

@missyflutter5562

11 күн бұрын

I do this too

You got a valid point. But most want shallow substring except in back of the aquarium of course.

Thanks cory very informative video ❤

I love the way that Anubias grew sideways! ❤I’m going to try that on purpose!😊

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.

@jodip719

12 күн 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.

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.

Appreciate it

Very nice comparison! But OMG mind blown about the dwarf sag! 🤯

i left java fern in the pot and it did great!

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.

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.

I'm jealous of all that bolbitus looking that good

What a beautiful collection of crypts 6:05🤩

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.

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. 😁👍🐟

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.

I think you should make a review about Red cabomba aquarium plants

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.

@MWilk098

11 күн 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.

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

Is that some bolbitus heudelotii in that tank? Love that emersed grown

@AquariumCoop

13 күн бұрын

Yes indeed.

Off topic but hey Cory,what do you feed your musk turtles?

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...

that crypt box you planted try lighting it red. It will look like a diablo poster.

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.

Hi just wondering can you keep amazon puffer fish in a artificial plant aquarium, or does it have to be live plants.

Hey I thought anubias had to have their rhizome above the substrate. Is yours in the pot below or above the substrate

How does the paint plant expand?

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!

@wheelbite14

10 күн 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.

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

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!

You’re missing the broth element here, add at least a teaspoon of instant dashi or worst case scenario a chicken bouillon

I put the potted plants in the Easy Planters too. Has worked well for me.

@aquariumcoop Why don’t you keep Central American cichlids?

@AquariumCoop

13 күн бұрын

I’ve done a few, but mostly just not much attraction to them.

Everyone is worried about Lead content in the weights.

6:52, Are those just bunches of anubias all over the wood or a vine plant? I like the look of it.

@AquariumCoop

13 күн бұрын

It's all anubias growing like that.

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?

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.

@AquariumCoop

13 күн 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_Keeper

13 күн 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)

@gillas26

12 күн бұрын

If it's good enough for the farm to grow them in the pot....

@missyflutter5562

11 күн бұрын

@@AquariumCoopfacts

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.

@AquariumCoop

13 күн бұрын

Yep, this is how I plant carpeting plants when doing a scape tank at the store.

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.

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

@michaelayala2620

13 күн 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

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

@AquariumCoop

13 күн 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.

@JustDave76

13 күн 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

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

@MWilk098

12 күн бұрын

What do you have against bladder snails?

@razinfishes1918

12 күн бұрын

@@MWilk098 I'm just not a snail person at all

@MWilk098

12 күн бұрын

@@razinfishes1918 they’re good for your tank. Try a pea puffer to clear them up.

@razinfishes1918

12 күн бұрын

@@MWilk098 pea puffers are not in the cards for me. I'm waiting on some Lolo loaches to get here

Quick question, can I do the same with Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus? Can I leave it in the pot and be successful? Thanks in advance.

@AquariumCoop

13 күн 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.

@maikyluli4750

13 күн бұрын

​@@AquariumCoopthanks!!

Your the man for this keep it up this channel has given more people more correct information then any other aquarium channel thank you

What ever happened to the store? Is it still in existence?

@AquariumCoop

13 күн бұрын

Yep, all is well thriving. I was there this weekend. Took some selfies with fans.

@tedojoubert2459

13 күн бұрын

@@AquariumCoop would like to see more of it!

isn't rockwool bad for fish

@AquariumCoop

12 күн 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.

It just goes to show that once again, there are many roads to success in this hobby.

Ha! Love the parasitic Val!

It sounds like a lack of commitment to do this. lol

I should have left my pearl weed in the pot, shouldn’t I? All 3 I bought vanished overnight after planting.

@AquariumCoop

13 күн 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.

@MWilk098

13 күн 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.

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.

I cant get any of my plants to survive in sand, maybe this is a way to get them to work.

@AquariumCoop

12 күн 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.