Ordering soon, what to do once they arrive?

[CuriousFins]

So I'm ordering some plants online, but I need to know what to do after they get here. Do you have to acclimate them to the water temps or something? The tank isn't set up at all yet.

Pearlweed, rotala indica(rotundiifolia), crypt, dwarf sag, juncus repens, and ludwigia repens are the species I'm planning on getting.

 

[connorlindeman]

I think you can go ahead and plant them.

Some people clean them to remove any possible hitchhikers. Its up to you though

 

[mbsqw1d]

Where did you order them from? Do you have any prized shrimp? Some plants depending on where they're from are treated with pesticides that can harm said shrimp.

If not, chuck em in, you'll be fine. Always a chance there'll be some hitchhiker pond snails but then a planted tank wouldn't be right without them

 

[CuriousFins]

Where did you order them from? Do you have any prized shrimp? Some plants depending on where they're from are treated with pesticides that can harm said shrimp.

If not, chuck em in, you'll be fine. Always a chance there'll be some hitchhiker pond snails but then a planted tank wouldn't be right without them

Haven't ordered yet(still anxiously trying to consider every possible scenario lol), but I think I'll be getting them from aquariumplants.com. I might get some ghost shrimp later, but if I do, I'll get some cheap feeder shrimp so it's not a huge deal if they die. Plus, betta might eat them anyways.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I would temperature acclimate and then add to the tank. (I usually float the bags for 15-20 minutes)

 

[itiwhetu]

Put them in your tank and enjoy

 

[mbsqw1d]

You'll probably find that shortly after you do plant them, they'll lose some leaves and not look too great but don't be discouraged, after a week or two their roots will start to become established and they'll bounce back and look great

 

[itiwhetu]

With all the plants that I bought two months ago, none of them had a melt. They have all grown on normally

 

[mbsqw1d]

With all the plants that I bought two months ago, none of them had a melt. They have all grown on normally

Thats grand! I'm very happy for you itiwhetu

 

[Rocky998]

Just make sure your tank is set up before ordering... And if you are using ammonia to cycle, don't buy until half at through the ammonia cycling, otherwise plants will melt