I got a pothos from lowes... Can I plant it on my aquarium if i just rinse it well?

[Rocky998]

Some sources recommend dipping briefly in vinegar when no rooting hormone is available. I haven't had any problem rooting pathos without rooting hormone, but a vinegar dip might help. Try adding a vinegar dipped cutting to your experiment.

Hmmm... That's interesting! I don't know if I will try that now but maybe if I do any other cuttings I will. Thanks!


I'm going to be moving all future updates to my other 40g thread now... Just so I can keep everything centralized. (https://www.fishforums.net/threads/planted-40g-aquarium-journal.488019/)

I'll do this update for both threads though.

This is day 7 of the pothos cuttings.
From left to right: All tank water (little bit of API leaf zone added), Tank/Tap Water mix (two drops of seachem flourish added to see what would happen yesterday), All Tap Water.

 

[10 Tanks]

So I was at lowes and got a pothos plant, but thne later I thought: "Wait, do they use pesticides on them and would I ever be able to actually plant this on my aquarium?"
With the roots touching the water and the risk of toxins leaching out, I really want to be absolutely sure...
Would a good soak in unconditioned water and good rinse be enough, or should I not use it at all?
I REALLY want to use it! It's a beautiful plant!

Hello. The Pothos root system isn't substantial enough to take in enough nutrients in a water environment. If you want to grow a large house plant in a fish tank, try Chinese Evergreen.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

 

[Rocky998]

Hello. The Pothos root system isn't substantial enough to take in enough nutrients in a water environment. If you want to grow a large house plant in a fish tank, try Chinese Evergreen.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

Actually, Pothos does really good in water when you grow cuttings in water. Lots of people do it. My tap has 10ppm nitrates and I've been wanting something to help with it.

 

[Rocky998]

Actually, Pothos does really good in water when you grow cuttings in water. Lots of people do it. My tap has 10ppm nitrates and I've been wanting something to help with it.

Also, the roots will provide lots of spaces for top dwelling fish to go to

 

[Ram419]

i've tried to prop passionfruit before, and the only one who survived was the one that was in an old prop jar with an old pothos prop.
the 30 others in soil and commercial rooting hormone all died, and the one by itself in water died aswell

I have a passionfruit vines that grows in my backyard out of the ground. I think a neighbor started it and I've just trained it to reach for a fence near my pond. If I don't tame it it will take over the entire wooden fence.
Tried to put in pond water only once but it didn't do much. Not really had much luck with fruit but the flowers are beautiful. Still waiting on first flower of the season. Should be soon.

This is what it currently looks like but it will fill in the whole fence and garden twist tie.

This is a flower that it has produced in the past

 

[Sgooosh]

I have a passionfruit vines that grows in my backyard out of the ground. I think a neighbor started it and I've just trained it to reach for a fence near my pond. If I don't tame it it will take over the entire wooden fence.
Tried to put in pond water only once but it didn't do much. Not really had much luck with fruit but the flowers are beautiful. Still waiting on first flower of the season. Should be soon.

This is what it currently looks like but it will fill in the whole fence and garden twist tie.
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This is a flower that it has produced in the past

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cool! try to hand pollinate them, that worked for my pomegranate that wasn;t fruiting

 

[Ram419]

cool! try to hand pollinate them, that worked for my pomegranate that wasn;t fruiting

I have tried that but wasn't successful. There's also bees that hit the flowers up all the time. I will try the hand pollinate again though. Also going to try and water them more as before I kind of just let them go and didn't really provide any extra water.

 

[Ellie11]

Absolutely! I got mine at Lowes. Nothing toxic about this plant. It takes thorough root rinsing for an established plant. You may find many available are clippings with little root development. I have them in several tanks. Pretty. The leaves will turn white & die if any drop into the tank, but the fish ignored them. Studies have reported a reduction in nitrate from terrestrial plant roots in tanks, I sure never noticed much, if any.