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Recently, i've seen that the price of literally any plant has been ramping up (with the exception of elodea), and I have some spare 27, and 40 gallon totes I'd like to use to get just a little bit more money-- enough that i won't spend anything on some guppies at least! Any tropical plants or plants that can grow in tropical climates will work.

Assuming that I could grow anything in my totes, what plants would grow fast and be easy to split/trim for selling?
And what would be the ideal setup to grow these plants? I'd like to keep some little fish in there too and not have the water too murky
 
Ambulia, Hygrophila species like polysperma & rubra, narrow and twisted Vallis, water sprite can be grown on the surface and when you get lots, plant it in pots.
 
one of the few issues, could be pest snails... in my outdoor Tilapia grow out tanks, pest snails just show up from outside, and a lot of places won't rebuy plants, if they accidentally got pest snails in with a bunch of plants, so it may require some diligence in removing them, and keeping the totes snail free
 
What would be the water temperature ?

You can make mosquito net covers that have a good fit.

It will help a lot with most hikers. Principally Dragon / Damsel flies that are not a good surprise to receive with plants.
 
Ambulia, Hygrophila species like polysperma & rubra, narrow and twisted Vallis, water sprite can be grown on the surface and when you get lots, plant it in pots.
sounds good, usually all the hygro i see in stores is kinda beat up (from trasitioning to emersed), would it still be okay to buy?
one of the few issues, could be pest snails... in my outdoor Tilapia grow out tanks, pest snails just show up from outside, and a lot of places won't rebuy plants, if they accidentally got pest snails in with a bunch of plants, so it may require some diligence in removing them, and keeping the totes snail free
My lfs keeps them in an established tank, so I think a few pest snails wont hurt, but I will definitely hose and comb them down.
What would be the water temperature ?

You can make mosquito net covers that have a good fit.

It will help a lot with most hikers. Principally Dragon / Damsel flies that are not a good surprise to receive with plants.
water would be around 70-90 F, could go higher, but this hasn't been a problem even for the cold water plants outdoors, except for duckweed and water lettuce which i find were too delicate for our sunshine
 
90 is a little high but. You could use cherry shrimps and rice fish to keep the tank clean.
 
90 is a little high but. You could use cherry shrimps and rice fish to keep the tank clean.
yes! Do you think ghost shrimps would work too? and also since medaka rice fish are honestly also ramping up in price now, do you think daisys rice fish would work the same? I've never heard people keeping them in ponds though
 
Rice fish seems to be pretty tolerant 15–28 °C (59–82 °F) and ghost shrimps 65–85°F (18–29°C)

You can also shade the containers when it's too hot. I would try to keep it slightly under 80F.
 
Rice fish seems to be pretty tolerant 15–28 °C (59–82 °F) and ghost shrimps 65–85°F (18–29°C)

You can also shade the containers when it's too hot. I would try to keep it slightly under 80F.
Alright, thanks, There is a lid on the totes so I will try and partially cover them
 
If your tanks are in direct sunlight, algae will grow very fast, Most aquatic plants are used to have some sort of cover all the time.

If your tanks turn green, consider to cover them permanently with some lattice at a reasonable high over them.

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This helps a lot when using sunshine.
 

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