I cut the roots initally after I got them free but too much of the root system broke off and I guess the plant couldn't handle the stress. I have maybe 4 to 5 lonely pieces that have survived. They are ancored behind a eheim spray bar. I will definately got with smaller pothos initially because my first batch was eazy to clean but like a fool I left it semi submerged with hope that it would grow out of the water. I did but not fast enough. All the half dead pothos has been put into a pot with dirt to try and save em.
