Awesome! Glad this channel has been helpful to you. Thanks for the encouragement, it definitely means a lot.

That’s cool! What plants did you grow?

@@plantlifeproject monstera, different dracaenas, pothos, lucky bamboo, and a few others I can’t remember the name of. It was summer & Lowes had a huge selection of 4” houseplants so I grabbed ones I liked that the descriptions looked like they might make it. Weirdly I could never get Easter Lily or spider plant to grow. 🤷‍♀️

I live African dwarf frogs! You just gave me my next tank!! Thank you ❤🌱🐟

@@quki3 I posted this comment on another video talking about my ADF’s. I had them before I started my riparium. I’ve since moved & still have them in my riparium with new plant starts. I currently have tadpoles also. Maybe this will be useful even tho it was for another video. Good luck! “I think you’d enjoy African dwarf frogs. I know they’re the cheap little weirdos at the pet store but I’ve had mine for over 5 years and they’re so much fun to watch. Some of this repeats what you said but I wanted to share my experience for anyone considering ADF. I have mine in a rimless 20 long riparium with a large emersed driftwood, stones and planted with anubias & java fern. The riparium plant roots give them places to lay eggs & clean the water. I only use a large sponge filter because they do not like too much water movement. They can have other calm, non food aggressive tank mates if you just need more to look at but they do add comedy to a tank all on their own. Mine know if I tap the glass it’s time to eat & will come right up. They eat mostly Aquatic Frog & Tadpole Food micro pellets (I use Zoo Med) & occasional frozen food. No live food or anything difficult. I have not found mine to be messy eaters at all. Just don’t overfeed them. They need fine enough sand not to choke on as they will sift for food they missed. Any other substrate needs to be big enough they can’t swallow (almost anything bigger than medium sand). They can have a designated sandy eating area. You can even train them to eat out of a 4” bare terra cotta saucer if you can’t use sand. They stay quite small and can be found hanging out in all the crevices or floating weirdly around the tank. They prefer a warmer temperature and mine breed nonstop in 77-78 Fahrenheit. They are hardy but I do recommend anyone buying from pet store to quarantine & treat for everything. I did the trio meds (ich-x, E. M. Erithromycin, general cure) along with Furan because they tend to have fungus at the store & you can’t always see it. I treated mine with the trio all at once & then lost one to fungus while waiting on med to arrive. It wasn’t visible at the store. Anyway, that was over 5 years ago & they’ve been happy & healthy since then. They are silly & I ended up liking them better than most of my fish. They are quite easy and mine are breeding & laying eggs regularly. If you don’t want more just ignore it & they eat the eggs. I have raised the tadpoles & that’s a fun process to watch. Get tadpole food ahead of time as it’s only a few days between eggs & tadpoles. Edited to add: they come to the surface for air so about 12” is the limit for substrate to surface depth for these little guys. They are peaceful but fyi I started in a 10 gallon (four frogs) & two were fighting so I moved to a 20 long. I never had a problem again. I think the 1 gallon per ADF is not a good idea personally.”

Cool. I just bought a 20 gallon long for my ADFs. I only have 2 in my 10 gallon but want to do more with my tank so I’m going bigger! I love designing tanks even though I’m a beginner. I’m always learning.

Check out this video link for some ideas, hope this helps!🪴🐠How to: DIY Riparium planters for Small and LARGE fish Tanks !🐠🪴 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asCmabl6x7jWnac.html

Oh thank you! I appreciate that!

Thanks for sharing

Same here. If in doubt, mason jars are my friend. LOL

@@dawnt6791 It's the way to go. You can stick any old random plant in a jar an see what happens!

Thanks for sharing! I’m glad this channel is helping you along your journey!

Please explain what you mean that your tank does not look clean.

Let the fish poop, left over food, dead leaves, etc. stay in the tank. My tank now has a nice crust on the bottom and all the three sides except the front so that I can see the fish. Remember to put in Prime on a daily basis according to the volume of water in the tank. If you don't feed the fish, then no Prime is necessary. The baking soda is used to stabilize the PH so that the fish's fins don't get burned. @@consciousmoviereviews9730

You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful!

Awesome!

Awesome!

Thanks for the feedback! I agree, I’ve been trying to use more b roll in my more recent videos

@plantlifeproject great bro! I'm loving it hey out of curiosity what's your favorite background plant for inside the aquarium

Welcome aboard!

So true! It helps to confirm that your not cursed or crazy when you’re struggling to grow plants and accidentally have one succeed that you never thought would work !

Glad it was helpful!

So glad it is helpful! What kind of plants are you growing?

@@plantlifeproject I haven’t bought any yet. I have been getting supplies together and doing a bit of research. I haven’t put water in the tank yet. Im still struggling on the best substrate for my little project.

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@@plantlifeproject thank you! I will .

Glad you enjoyed it. Don't give up on the aquarium plants! Since this video, I am slowly getting better at aquarium plants just through experimenting and trial and error and I bet you could too! This is so much like gardening, it can take some time and patience to develop a green thumb, but practice makes progress.

Thanks, I totally agree!

Awesome!

You're welcome!

Glad it was helpful!

Spider plant grows best for me with the crown above the water and roots growing in the water all the way down to the substrate

I concur. I grow pennywort as a floating plant mostly.

Thank you, I’m glad it was helpful!

You’re welcome, I’m glad you found it helpful!

These things happen sometimes. Did your other plants make it?

@@plantlifeproject so far. I have pothos rooting, and they're showing good signs. The other monstera i took off the wood to prevent the same fate as the other. I have bella palm in some baskets with clay balls. They might make it. I put a money tree in a basket, and I really don't think it's going to work. We'll see it's only been a week.

​​@@plantlifeproject 2 week follow up the money tree was replaced with a peace lily. The palms are a little crispy due to a little root rot. The infected monstera is growing well, the pothos cuttings are slowly growing. All in all I'm pleased. I'm having better luck with riparium plants than submerged aquarium plants.

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You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful. It can definitely take patience, just like everything in the aquarium hobby. Be sure to appreciate what is working too, not everyone can grow moth orchid and water Lily! Keep it up!

I have not tried these philodendron species yet. I have been successful with Congo Rojo (or imperial red? Can’t remember at the moment). It’s in a planter basket a few inches above the water line but with roots in the water. It is growing slowly but is healthy with new growth.

It can be done without a filter, just keep the bio load low. Here’s my lighting video, hope this helps! ☀️🌿Riparium lighting -questions ANSWERED!🌿☀️ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLF2bJaU27y0hGg.html

That could work, there are so many creative ways to support plants, here are a few things that I do-🪴🐠How to: DIY Riparium planters for Small and LARGE fish Tanks !🐠🪴 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asCmabl6x7jWnac.html

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Oh that great, I have this plant, so I just cut a piece off and put the bollom in like I would a vine of pothos ?

If you are trying to root a cutting, I recommend cutting a vine long enough to have 3-4 nodes (the places where the leaves are coming out of the stem) that’s where the roots will sprout. If you want to use the whole plant, check out this video on plant preparation ⬇️ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7qndb2Z2MCYoIk.html Hope this helps!

Sounds like a BIG Pothos! Crazy just how big they can get in the right conditions.

Red Chinese evergreen, Agloanema creta

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome!

Glad you like them! Thanks!

Many of the riparian plants will grow in water only and aquarium plants that float or feed from the water nutrients

You bet

Awesome, thank you!

Very welcome!

Sometimes fertilizer is needed, if there are not enough fish or if a specific plant nutrient is lacking

@@plantlifeproject I have only a flowerhorn in the tank .... Not sure if that will be sufficient. Just started this activity ... have an Aglaonema & Moneyplant on top.

I do have lids that I make myself, here’s the video on the topic How to: 🪴🐟DIY Riparium Tank Lid for Any Size Tank!🪴🐟 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5iherl438jdeWQ.html

Thanks, I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! I would recommend putting something over the top of the tank to shade out the light either completely or partially, you may need to experiment with it. That way your Pothos can still get the light it needs to grow and remove nutrients from the water. That’s what I would do. Hope this helps!

Also check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nq2Rpt180rW8gJ8.html See how the Pothos is shading the tank. This might give you an idea to try out. In the video coming out this Saturday, I will show this tank again and how much the plants have grown

I grow many houseplants in my greenhouse ponds year round, check out this video 🌿Spring Greenhouse Tour🌿- NEW Plant Experiments, 🐟Guppy and White Cloud Minnow Breeding update🐟 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oc1_e7p22q-wh58.html I heat my greenhouse and water temps get down to upper 50 - lower 60s, most plants have handled it ok. Not sure what the minimum temps are for these plants in water.

You’re welcome!

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the videos!

I’ve tried cuttings before and they did root but never did very well for me

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

you are welcome! What kind of pest and plant sickness are you dealing with?

Thanks, glad to hear that video it is helpful! I haven’t tried growing it yet , there are so many plants out there! but if you’re concerned, you could adapt it to water in a separate tank or container for several weeks and test it out with just a few fish or shrimp.

@@plantlifeproject Hey, it's 7 months later any my Diffenbachia is growing VERY well in my aquarium! Now looking to rescape my tank and making my first riparium! BTW, what is that red plant at 1:15 looks amazing.

@@GavinKohAquascaping glad to hear that, man, Thanks for the update! The plant in question is wandering Jew/ inch plant, Tradescantia zebrina

Here’s a few ideas Transform Your Fish Tank: 10 Non-Toxic Riparium Plants That Cats Love kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ra5-ddJzueCVn6c.html

You’re welcome 😊

I use diy planters, or a rubber coated wire/gear ties or sometimes insulated electrical wire

Yes, the light source needs to be above the plants. Check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLF2bJaU27y0hGg.html for more info on lighting. Hope this helps you!

@@plantlifeproject thanks mate 👍

It is easy to propagate lucky bamboo. The stem can be cut pretty much anywhere and place the cutting in water, soil, whatever and it will root. I do it often with mine.

@@plantlifeproject so if I cut the bottom portion off or cut it in the middle of the stem. The top part with the leaves will reroot? And the bottom portion which would just have a stalk with the bottom section of roots would end up making leaves at the top? Because my lucky bamboo is just one stalk with no branches with leaves at the top roots and the bottom..

@@LogacysAquaticLove yes the top part would grow roots and the bottom part would grow new leaves

@@plantlifeproject hey man thanks a lot! Much appreciated 🤙🏼💯

Have you tested your water? Depending on your bio load, there may not be enough nutrients. After testing the water, you may consider a balanced liquid fertilizer like easy green from aquarium co-op, but test the water first. How much light are the plants getting? It’s not uncommon for pothos to lose some leaves especially toward the bottom of the vine as it gets larger and it can still go through cycles of shedding and replacing roots even months after being adapted. Is it putting out new leaves and roots?

Thanks!

Sometimes certain plants can be difficult to get started and it can take experimenting to overcome the challenge. You might want to try changing things up , like see if they will root in a separate container with tap water at room temperature (I have done this with certain plants), or if you’re adapting a rooted plant, try a small one instead of a large. Try not pruning the roots, Maybe experiment with the lights, perhaps they need more. These are just some possibilities for changing the approach. I understand the frustration of the plant you want not working. There are plants that I’m struggling with now. I have struggled with spider plant and gave up a few times but then tried it again a year or so later with a different approach and it is growing much better than my other attempts. Sometimes peace lilies don’t adapt for me. Sometimes I get frustrated and need a break and then later ready to try again.

In my opinion the best substrate for plants is soil. Either garden soil or aqua soil.

@@plantlifeproject Thankyou..Where would I buy it? Homedepot got Chemicals in there Dirt…

You can cut the dying roots off. Are any new leaves or roots growing since putting the cuttings in the water?

@@plantlifeproject No, not from my single leaf propagations. I have them suction cupped at the water level. I do have one long piece with many leaves and it has new root growth.

@@tarameyers494 I have never had much success with single leaf cuttings in the water. It seems to require more energy to form the new leaf bud than the cutting can handle. I recommend using tip cuttings with at least 2-3 leaves and 3-4 nodes where roots can form. I have the most success this way.

@@plantlifeproject Thanks for your help!

As in death?

LOL 😂

What kind of fish do you have? I think it depends on the size tank and fish in it. And what kind of environment the tank has.

@@plantlifeproject We use feeder fish , .They are cheap.. And nothing wants locked up for Life, Just for your amusement .. No matter any environment , We never stop to think maybe the fish might object to a life in a tank.. Have a wonderful day my friend..

Big plants can overcrowd small tanks and, depending on the situation, may not get enough nutrients. But you can try it out for yourself. I’m thinking of the example of a large peace lily in a small vase with a betta. In this situation the roots crowd the container too much for the fish and will likely require dosing fertilizer to support the plant.