Definitely not a beginner setup in the video, but I can say that both the japan clover and the montecarlo is super easy to grow. I stuck it in a tall jar with a 7W random LED bulb and it doesn't even have a heater (65-69F). Montecarlo is super carpeted, and the clover is very green. Maybe not as crazy bright as in his tank, but considering I only touch the jar once every 2 months, looks pretty good.
You know what's really weird? Every single plant video on UA-cam is "easy" plants. I guess people just dont click on videos with "intermediate" plants lol. Look it up I am right.
Pick Some Up Today (affiliate links support the channel!) Japan Clover ► geni.us/T5mW28 Rotala H'ra ► geni.us/xyVB5N Rotala Yao Yai ► geni.us/iALXM Rotala Green ► geni.us/1zBDO Monte Carlo ► geni.us/tnCW8q Easy Green Fertilizer ► geni.us/0CVIDb5
Hey man, I just wanna say thank you for being honest about your journey with aquascaping and the challenges with it. It really has inspired me to be more honest about my videos that I upload. So again thank you and keep up the good work.
I too love that he is doing a video like this one about good beginner plants and I too love that he is honest. No masks just real fish keeping. I will also check out your stuff HZaquatics. Good luck
Hey Mike- I just want to thank you for providing so many videos that are helping me learn what I need to know before setting up my 29 gallon (or a 20 gallon long) low tech planted tank. I’m taking a few months to do my research on substrate, lighting, plant selection, and selecting compatible species for a community tank. I’m so excited to get the tank up and running, however, I am going to be sure I know everything I need to make it a successful endeavor. Thanks for all the informative videos. 👍🏻😍
The clump of Japanese clover that you cut out, how do you replant that did you just place it in the water and it just does it sound thing? Thanks for a really good video .
I have Japan clover and it's not growing at all in my low tech aquarium. Not a big deal! I have lots of other plants in that aquarium, I just liked the look of it and hoped it would branch out more.
I always had problems with Monte Carlo, in my tank it's a slow grower, without co2 though :D rotala is fast yes 👍 I never had Japan clover, should get some :)
Nice video! I know you posted it about 4 years ago but maybe you‘ll read my comment though ☺️ I just got a whole bunch of japan clover and i was looking for care and/or design tips. So thanks, you helped me a lot! Are there borraras brigittae in your tank? I just set up a new tank with this weirdo plant for my borraras 😍
It is nice to hear Easy Plants, but I always feel BEGINNER should be low tech as CO2 to me is after you have established the proper techniques. It is a really nice setup!! Love your vids!!
So I am starting a beginner planted tank I just bought a 5 gal tank to start I would like your guys opinions and what I should do I bought a light it is a woterzi led with 12 white lights and 3 blue lights it’s a clip on lights
Anyone who want to keep a Hydrocotyle but doesn't want to trim as often, get a H. sibthorpioides. It has rounder leaves and about the same size but grows a lot slower than H. tripartita. Since it grows slower, it's a bit prone to algae.
Great video. Japan clover... I have to remember that one. I might use some in a future low tech shrimp tank. I may also get some rotalla red & green for a tank that’s cycling right now.
Could you do a video at some point about plants that can be in a tank with goldfish and survive? I’ve read a few articles on this issue, but some list plants I’ve had with my goldfish in the past and that have been thoroughly destroyed by them.
Not only the excess growth can go into another aquarium, water clover, called sunusuniyaa saaga in Odia, is a pretty good herb and people at my place consume this either traditionally straight outta the ponds or even cultivated ones. These have multiple health benefits and you can actually even find recipes on UA-cam. Great thing and I'm happy these are good in the aquarium too cause i could source them very easily
@@sircornholieus3848 You're 100% correct lol. I have 8 African cichlids in a 100 gallon tank. I was referring to the fact that I don't know anything about planted tanks, so sort of noobie lol.
Japan Clover leaf is Hydrocotyle Tripartita. CO2 is not required for this plant but if you have, it will definitely boost its growth. But the Rotala H'ra and monte carlo need CO2 to thrive. So these two are not beginner plants for me.
I have always got on better with low light stem plants than anything else. I swear by rótala rotundifolia, hygrophila polysperma and limnophila sessiflora. In a low-medium light tank with no co2, I have never seen it not thrive
i want to put shrimp in a 5 gallon tank, how many could fit in there? could i put fish in there as the shrimp will mainly stay on the bottom? what kind of plants could i use which dont require much light/co2? i would like a carpet or some moss
mathew chen You want a lot of coverage like rocks and moss on the bottom to avoid the shrimp from getting stress from fish. Only get small schooling fish, and do your RESEARCH. Probably about 5-10 shrimp at first, but they can be a little finicky depending on the type you get. I have had way over 25 in a heavily planted 7.5 gallon aquarium, which probably was more like a four gallon because of the rocks and plants. Some did die off because of ammonia spikes. Cholla wood and lava rock are both very good for shrimp. Hope you have success :)
In theory what would happen if someone were to just breathe into a tube into the aquarium releasing co2 would that actually work or is it completely different
I dnt hv soil or sand @ z bottom of my fish tank.. I hv gravel only.. apart frm plastic plant, which type ov natural plant cn I put in my aquarium..thnx Ioaads
i sooo happy i just started the hobby with a few shrimp and some basic fish, but i found this ultra rare Antarctica Space Ship Snail from a seller for which i paid a lot of money, but i am finding any information about it anywhere, can anyone help me with that, i have uploaded a few videos of that old age snail if that helps, i would appreciate any help
Took me about 8 months to finally get the monte carlo to grow and its slow ... I have co2 injection and I fertilize with the same stuff ... I had aquasoil before and it just would not stay put, I would wake up in the morning and everything was floating. I ended up switching tanks and decided to go with Fluval black sand for plants, I had a thumb size left and 5 months later it is now growing, got about a square foot now. Light is a Fluval Plant 3.0. Its getting thick but does not go up, I see heads popping out all around the patch but it never moves up ... could there be different strains ? Mine was from Hortilab ...
Take this with a grain of salt but I have heard that if you have a really good light, plants wont grow high because they are getting all the light they need. Low light will make a plant grow higher to try and reach it. Or I cpuld be wrong and its your plant type 🤔
I'm not Mike, but I get all of my vinyl/ rubber hose lines malleable by soaking them in hot water for a while. If they are coiled I will take them out and coil them the other way after soaking for a little while. For extra stiff lines I hang them afterwards with a weight attached to the bottom. Hope this was helpful.
@Ginny Tefteller I don't have much experience with the plant as yet. But I have a few plants in a lower light tank with sand substrate and those plants have grown quite well with very little ferts. The other in my dirted tank with gravel as a cap, those plants have never grown as well and a week with no CO2 caused them to melt and they are still recovering over a month later! And I run CO2 in both my tanks. I can only think they may prefer sand and less nutrients. ? Also dirted tank is always much messier. I am going to restart it with something like stratum or the like. Even crypts grow well in sand with the addition of root tabs!
@Ginny Tefteller I would highly recommend crypts as they looks gorgeous and require almost no work! Stem plants can look good in large groups but require lots of work and I am already bored with it! Rhizome plants are the way to go along with other slow growing plants.
I disagree. I’d consider co2 plants to not be beginner. Having 2 lights and co2 doesn’t appear to the average tank
I was thinking the same thing. CO2 and two lights is definitely out of the scope of "beginner."
Definitely not a beginner setup in the video, but I can say that both the japan clover and the montecarlo is super easy to grow. I stuck it in a tall jar with a 7W random LED bulb and it doesn't even have a heater (65-69F). Montecarlo is super carpeted, and the clover is very green. Maybe not as crazy bright as in his tank, but considering I only touch the jar once every 2 months, looks pretty good.
Mrmovieman174 thank you so much im doing a 7 gallon tetras tank and im looking for good plants/stones driftwoods. TYSMMMM OMG THANKS THANKS
You know what's really weird? Every single plant video on UA-cam is "easy" plants. I guess people just dont click on videos with "intermediate" plants lol. Look it up I am right.
Really nice to hear some easy plant suggestions that are not java fern and anubias!
deathcabforcutie67 my java fern never grew with flourish, exel, envy and phosphorus. Couldn't get hands on potassium. All money 💰 in waste.
Lol
For real!!
I don’t know why but I only like trident Java fern I hate the normal one and not too keen on anubias either I prefer buce
That's awesome and unique! Never heard of these plants. Great presentation :))
I found you
Pick Some Up Today (affiliate links support the channel!)
Japan Clover ► geni.us/T5mW28
Rotala H'ra ► geni.us/xyVB5N
Rotala Yao Yai ► geni.us/iALXM
Rotala Green ► geni.us/1zBDO
Monte Carlo ► geni.us/tnCW8q
Easy Green Fertilizer ► geni.us/0CVIDb5
Thank you for the links!
Use the clippings as a give away for us beginner planted tank people!
AGREED! Great Ideal!
Practical af
Just started my first planted Aquarium today after keeping fish for over 50 years I've been watching your Video's for some time. You Go young Man!!!
Hey man, I just wanna say thank you for being honest about your journey with aquascaping and the challenges with it. It really has inspired me to be more honest about my videos that I upload. So again thank you and keep up the good work.
Yes I agree I love his honesty and that he has our $$ in mind.
I too love that he is doing a video like this one about good beginner plants and I too love that he is honest. No masks just real fish keeping. I will also check out your stuff HZaquatics. Good luck
Thanks FaithFoundry I appreciate it!
Hey Mike- I just want to thank you for providing so many videos that are helping me learn what I need to know before setting up my 29 gallon (or a 20 gallon long) low tech planted tank. I’m taking a few months to do my research on substrate, lighting, plant selection, and selecting compatible species for a community tank. I’m so excited to get the tank up and running, however, I am going to be sure I know everything I need to make it a successful endeavor. Thanks for all the informative videos. 👍🏻😍
Dude we love you in this house of mine. My fish love you for showing me how to have natural set up.
Thanks for the info on these plants! looks awesome!
I ordered that clover on eBay. Just got it started in 2 tanks and a pond. Wish me luck, it was this video that inspired me to try it.
Can you do a vid on beginner plants without co2?
Diy co2 use yeast, brown sugar , baking soda
Tank looks great! Thank you for the great info I am still learning about aquascapes!
Que bueno que está traducido al español.excelente información.Saludos desde argentina.
The clump of Japanese clover that you cut out, how do you replant that did you just place it in the water and it just does it sound thing? Thanks for a really good video .
do you have a video tutorial on how to do a second floor with plants so that they will reach the surface faster? thanks
How beautiful I'm jealous
I have Japan clover and it's not growing at all in my low tech aquarium. Not a big deal! I have lots of other plants in that aquarium, I just liked the look of it and hoped it would branch out more.
Maybe try to give it a little sunlight or some type of mimic for a couple weeks!
@@sircornholieus3848 I can certainly give it a try! Thanks :)
So weird that you called it japan clover that's a first for me. Hydrocotyle tripartita
Yes you should do plant give always with the extra. That would be cool.
Thanks
What is the name of the plant you stuck on these rocks? And does it grow without soil?
I always had problems with Monte Carlo, in my tank it's a slow grower, without co2 though :D rotala is fast yes 👍 I never had Japan clover, should get some :)
Thanks for the tips! So grateful for this channel
Nice video! I know you posted it about 4 years ago but maybe you‘ll read my comment though ☺️
I just got a whole bunch of japan clover and i was looking for care and/or design tips. So thanks, you helped me a lot!
Are there borraras brigittae in your tank? I just set up a new tank with this weirdo plant for my borraras 😍
It is nice to hear Easy Plants, but I always feel BEGINNER should be low tech as CO2 to me is after you have established the proper techniques.
It is a really nice setup!! Love your vids!!
So I am starting a beginner planted tank I just bought a 5 gal tank to start I would like your guys opinions and what I should do I bought a light it is a woterzi led with 12 white lights and 3 blue lights it’s a clip on lights
I need all of those plants
Where can I purchase those light that you have on there? Thats a really nice setup you got there
Anyone who want to keep a Hydrocotyle but doesn't want to trim as often, get a H. sibthorpioides. It has rounder leaves and about the same size but grows a lot slower than H. tripartita. Since it grows slower, it's a bit prone to algae.
Great video love the plants you picked
Very very nice tank and plants ! Wow😍
cheers i am setting up my 2x new tanks at the moments cheers anyone else just bought new tanks?
I like the Japan clover and Monte Carlo. Would they grow well in sand with no CO² and low light?
nope
Nice video! I consider them easy enough too!
How does the Japan clover propagate?Love your Vida btw
It just spreads around on its own!
Kinda like ivy
Great video. Japan clover... I have to remember that one. I might use some in a future low tech shrimp tank. I may also get some rotalla red & green for a tank that’s cycling right now.
Could you do a video at some point about plants that can be in a tank with goldfish and survive? I’ve read a few articles on this issue, but some list plants I’ve had with my goldfish in the past and that have been thoroughly destroyed by them.
My dude! Loving the easy button scape.
Not only the excess growth can go into another aquarium, water clover, called sunusuniyaa saaga in Odia, is a pretty good herb and people at my place consume this either traditionally straight outta the ponds or even cultivated ones. These have multiple health benefits and you can actually even find recipes on UA-cam. Great thing and I'm happy these are good in the aquarium too cause i could source them very easily
How did u attach the Monte onto the rocks
Wow awesome played tank would like some of those clovers .
Awesome video dude I just sent it to my noobie friend!
I am the noobie friend lol.
@@jesuso.4166 Lol bro you probably at least know what a filter is and to not have your betta in a jar with no plants or light!
@@sircornholieus3848 You're 100% correct lol. I have 8 African cichlids in a 100 gallon tank. I was referring to the fact that I don't know anything about planted tanks, so sort of noobie lol.
@@jesuso.4166 Cool setup! A dwarf gourami 100 gal. planted tank is my dream goal, good luck with yours!
I'm running the 75 gallon community tank my dream is if I ever get rich to have a giant 1000+ gallon tank with a ton of big schools of community fish
Love the video! Great plants!!
NICE VIDEO! QUESTION. What happened to the 2nd part of the planted Avatar video???? You showed it planted in this video. I really wanted to see that.
Sooon 😉
Love your vids thanks for the tips 🙏🙏
"so we're gonna do that, then talk about these plants but first..."
*skips forward*
One of your best vids!
Are plants on top good
nice tanks, hope i can find some of those plants, Cool looking tank at 5:08
Incredible! Amazing...
Japan Clover leaf is Hydrocotyle Tripartita. CO2 is not required for this plant but if you have, it will definitely boost its growth.
But the Rotala H'ra and monte carlo need CO2 to thrive. So these two are not beginner plants for me.
Love your videos! 😁😁
I have always got on better with low light stem plants than anything else. I swear by rótala rotundifolia, hygrophila polysperma and limnophila sessiflora. In a low-medium light tank with no co2, I have never seen it not thrive
A brilliant 3👍🏻🌱
i want to put shrimp in a 5 gallon tank, how many could fit in there? could i put fish in there as the shrimp will mainly stay on the bottom? what kind of plants could i use which dont require much light/co2? i would like a carpet or some moss
mathew chen You want a lot of coverage like rocks and moss on the bottom to avoid the shrimp from getting stress from fish. Only get small schooling fish, and do your RESEARCH. Probably about 5-10 shrimp at first, but they can be a little finicky depending on the type you get. I have had way over 25 in a heavily planted 7.5 gallon aquarium, which probably was more like a four gallon because of the rocks and plants. Some did die off because of ammonia spikes. Cholla wood and lava rock are both very good for shrimp. Hope you have success :)
In theory what would happen if someone were to just breathe into a tube into the aquarium releasing co2 would that actually work or is it completely different
Does skill share have aquascaping videos?
Can you grow Japan clover from seeds because it's so hard to plant
Get a clump of it and tie them on to a rock or mesh and place it anywhere you like. It doesn't need to be planted into a substrate to grow.
You lost me at CO2. Bleh.
the MC's gonna float haha
What is scientific name of Japan clover and do you sell any of it? If so, how much?
I noticed that the tank with the Japan Clover that you have shrimp. Do you ever have problem with the shrimp escaping using the plant?
Neos dont seem to escape like amanos tend to do
I dnt hv soil or sand @ z bottom of my fish tank.. I hv gravel only.. apart frm plastic plant, which type ov natural plant cn I put in my aquarium..thnx Ioaads
I have been useing root tabs for my swords do i need fertillizer for java fern anubus. If so what is the best fertilizer.
That monte carlo lowkey looked like glossostigma, also another easy plant for beginners.
Does this tank have DIY CO2 or the whole high-tech setup?
i sooo happy i just started the hobby with a few shrimp and some basic fish, but i found this ultra rare Antarctica Space Ship Snail from a seller for which i paid a lot of money, but i am finding any information about it anywhere, can anyone help me with that, i have uploaded a few videos of that old age snail if that helps, i would appreciate any help
Did you use soil in this tank?
do you need a substrate for the japan clover???
Beautiful
What fish do you have in that tank?
Took me about 8 months to finally get the monte carlo to grow and its slow ... I have co2 injection and I fertilize with the same stuff ... I had aquasoil before and it just would not stay put, I would wake up in the morning and everything was floating. I ended up switching tanks and decided to go with Fluval black sand for plants, I had a thumb size left and 5 months later it is now growing, got about a square foot now. Light is a Fluval Plant 3.0. Its getting thick but does not go up, I see heads popping out all around the patch but it never moves up ... could there be different strains ? Mine was from Hortilab ...
Take this with a grain of salt but I have heard that if you have a really good light, plants wont grow high because they are getting all the light they need.
Low light will make a plant grow higher to try and reach it.
Or I cpuld be wrong and its your plant type 🤔
How we clean these tanks with these plants?
How do you propagate Japan clover?
Does it have runners?
Great video,well done, I hope my video will be as good as yours one day!
Miss the days when you can just watch UA-cam videos without ads
Hey Mike, how do you get your CO2 line to become malleable? I got the AquaTek CO2 line and it retains the shape it came in, spherical.
I'm not Mike, but I get all of my vinyl/ rubber hose lines malleable by soaking them in hot water for a while. If they are coiled I will take them out and coil them the other way after soaking for a little while. For extra stiff lines I hang them afterwards with a weight attached to the bottom. Hope this was helpful.
Sean Hester Thank you, appreciate the help!
Does it grow without co2
What kind of tank is this?
The plants that you recommend, do they need dirt in tank?
Plants grow with the nutrients from substrate, however some take the nutrients from the water. Substrate will promote growth.
Loovvee Japan Clover :D
Mine are melting down don't know why 😞 ... I plant it in the back
Japan clover require co2?
but... where's java fern=most hardy plant EVER
Theres lots of good beginner plants out there, java fern is def one of them. This was just a random group of a few good ones.
@@AQUAPROS Thanks for the heart! Keep up the good work. Can we get an update on the moss ball tank?
My next carpet will be monte Carlo. My Pearl weed grows too fast and tall for a carpet. And S.repens is very temperamental.
@Ginny Tefteller I don't have much experience with the plant as yet. But I have a few plants in a lower light tank with sand substrate and those plants have grown quite well with very little ferts. The other in my dirted tank with gravel as a cap, those plants have never grown as well and a week with no CO2 caused them to melt and they are still recovering over a month later! And I run CO2 in both my tanks. I can only think they may prefer sand and less nutrients. ? Also dirted tank is always much messier. I am going to restart it with something like stratum or the like. Even crypts grow well in sand with the addition of root tabs!
@Ginny Tefteller I would highly recommend crypts as they looks gorgeous and require almost no work! Stem plants can look good in large groups but require lots of work and I am already bored with it! Rhizome plants are the way to go along with other slow growing plants.
what's the "real name" of Japan Clover ? Thx
hydrocotyle tripartita, aka hydrocotyle sp. "japan"
My people, co2 isnt an issue. Really, bio co2 is great and easy as it lasts longer than a month. Just try it:)
Will Irish moss grow in aquarium?
Chondrus crispus or sagina subulata?
Sagina subulata
He is too confusing should we or should we not use co2 and fertilizer lol... Man make up your mind
Please get a tripod! I managed 20sec of video before moving on.
Uhm okay...?
Did you buy the Rotara from Thailand?
Cause Yao Yai sounds like Thai.
Yao = long Yai = big. I don’t think that is its official name though.
Put your ads in one section so we can just fast forward once
Or use an adblock and you don't have to fast forward at all.
Japan clover lol it’s called hydrocotyle sp Japan. Also rotala hurrah 😂 it’s pronounced ra. Geez mike I thought you were experienced.
He's a scrub. Clickbait of the aquarium world
@Ginny Tefteller I think you are tbh. You find his videos helpful lol, it's 10 minutes of brain-dead rambling.
Awesome Video Thanks for sharing FishFam NJAE19
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
avatar 2.0 Africans with floating roots for veggies and fertilizers next videos leadr9
No japan clover here :
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