Is it ok to plant a potho in a freshwater tank?

[Silencio]

Is it ok to plant a potho in a freshwater tank? If its not ok, then why not?

 

[strollo22]

Pothos plants themselves cannot be submerged as they will rot. If you just submerge the roots in water they are a great nitrate reducer.

 

[F1 VET]

As strollo said they are terrestrial and will die fully submerged. Try Java fern or anabuis for easy plants and pothos for nitrate removal.




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[wrslrcichlid]

I had a buddy who fully submerged pothos and it didn't rot. It eventually grew tall enough to where it had leaves outside of the tank as well.

I told him over and over he was just killing the plant, but after about two years (I moved) I stopped because it wasn't happening. Of course, when I tried to submerge pothos, they rotted and died within about 2 weeks...sometimes life isn't fair.

 

[zoohouse]

Stems and leaves that are grown under water can be kept under water. If they were grown terrestrially then they will rot when submerged.

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[F1 VET]

It will die if the plant mass is submerged. Unless there are leaves/vines out of the water as well but still the leaves in the water will die, could have been a different plant.




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