live aquarium plants????

Question

if i take 1 of my live aquarium plants and put it in a cup of water, then set it in the sun will it grow big and healthy, or will it shrivel up and die. ?????

Answer 1

If it is a bog plant, it will grow big and healthy, if it is an aquarium plant that grows submerged, it will shrivel and die. Just water, however, will not sustain it for long. All plants need nourishment of some kind, not just sun.

Check online regarding your plant species to see if it is a bog plant or an aquatic plant.

Many pet stores sell bog plants as aquatic plants. They will die if kept totally submerged. Then you go back and buy more plants from the store. Bottom line, they keep making money and you keep replacing your plants.

Answer 2

HI, Like 8 In The Corner said-many so called aquarium plants are just normal plants that look nice underwater but they don't usually last long enough to establish themselves. Before I knew about this I was conned into buying several including a Peace Lilly & a Variegated Dracaena (Dragon Plant). Actually, the Dragon Plant has done very well in a pot on my windowsill for over a year now!

However, if your aquarium plants are truly aquatic such as Vallis or Elodea I'm afraid they will die out of water for any length of time.

Answer 3

i say try any and maybe all water plants available from your pet store.. the ones that live are the ones you want. and the pet store ( if it a good one ) will not sell you something that would hurt your fish.. i know a lady who has a really really big fish tank with some pretty big fish in it.. she also has lots and lots of house plants.. well one day while cleaning she found a piece of her pothos had fallen into the tank,,, and had rooted .. so she left it in there the thing got huge and she eventually had to remove it because it was getting too big for the whole space... when she removed it it was almost 16 feet long and had leaves almost 7 inches across.. for those of you who don't know that is big for this plant ... the idea i had was the water in the tank was a really good constant source and had the bonus of the fish----poop in it..the last time i saw this tank she had 5 different kinds of plants in it and the fish were just fine.. .

Answer 4

This is the funny thing with people who have planted aquariums it makes me laugh hehe...

O sorry.. answering your question it will die (unless it's a type of moss such as java moss, which would do really well)

All plants needs food, light, carbon (such as co2)

putting your plant in a cup with water gives it.... some food (in the water) but it will quickly absorb up all nutrients and then let to die.. plus it wont have any co2 provided by your fish...

Just keep it in your tank, it's already been given everything it needs.

To have a true planted tank you need fertilizers, proper lighting (upgrading your lighting would help alot), and a co2 setup such as a diy co2 mix.

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Answer 5

It's in a water plant, so what do you think?
Sure it will die if it isn't under water
sorry

Answer 6

not too sure, i have live aquarium plants in my tank. i would think that they might grow some more, i would think of it like the light in your tank, however the sun might be a little better for it? I wouldn't leave it out too long though.

Answer 7

Shrivle. It need all that water and fish waste around it to stay healthy, and I don't think you want to risk your plant just so it'll be bigger. It'll grow sooner or later.

-hope this helped!

Answer 8

it will most likely shrivel up and die. u wont see growing results over night but i wouldnt try it :)

Answer 9

probably shrivel up and die

Answer 10

do not know never tried this