Couple question on pothos, anubias and method mystery pond plant

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Pryme

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Hi all,

I picked up a pothos and small anubias to try my hand at live plants in my tank. I also planted a random pond plant I pulled from my fishing hook in August and it’s been floating in a different aquarium that long still alive. Anyone know what it is?

anyway,
I laid a long string of pothos along structure at the surface and also planted two stalks in the sand. Will these work well?
I also cut five small pieces with nubs and put in a cup. Of course I have the big potted one sitting in a window to pull from.

what do you all think? The anubius I just set a small rock on top of. Will this work?

thanks

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A closer pic would help but I agree it looks like hornwort. Given some time (no more than a few weeks) it will spread all over the tank.
Like said, the Anubias will do better if fixed above the rock rather than buried - I will usually glue the rhizome to a rock or tie it down with string.
I have no pothos experience so I can’t help there.
 
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tlindsey said:
I believe that is Hornwort.

That will work but don't bury the rhizome in the substrate or it will rot.
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Yeah I just looked it up and you are right. It’s hornwort which I guess is actually called coontail. It actually says it’s not rooted it floats.

I have that anubias sitting on the surface of the sand being held down with a rock so I wonder if that will not work
 
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Deadeye said:
A closer pic would help but I agree it looks like hornwort. Given some time (no more than a few weeks) it will spread all over the tank.
Like said, the Anubias will do better if fixed above the rock rather than buried - I will usually glue the rhizome to a rock or tie it down with string.
I have no pothos experience so I can’t help there.
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I’ve had a clump in my 29g for 3-4 months and it’s stayed alive but hasn’t really grown. It has light but I have it on a 8hr timer on that tank.

now it’s in a tank with 12hrs of light. The light is a hygger led and also a separate uvb bulb.
 
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Pryme said:
it’s in a tank with 12hrs of light
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That's great. Anubius doesn't require bright light to survive but nutrients from fish or fertilizer. I personally don't feed fertilizer to my aquarium plants anymore.
 
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tlindsey said:
That's great. Anubius doesn't require bright light to survive but nutrients from fish or fertilizer. I personally don't feed fertilizer to my aquarium plants anymore.
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Well if it likes nitrates, it should get plenty! I am trying pothos because I read it loves nitrates.
 
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As for the Pothos most will cut from mother plant and stick stem in water column not the substrate. It will grow roots but don't bury them.
 
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