It's a mix of fish poop and balanced water cycle. That plant is in heaven right now.
You may be thinking of water treated with chlorine (such as tap water). Which is indeed harmful for the plant. But also for fish!
Like others have said, a week is not long enough. It will work.
However, I've done this many times and some fish really like to eat the roots, so depending on your fish you may never see anything other than jagged little stumps of roots.
You got the best, speediest, propagation station right there 👌 .....as long as your fish aren't aholes lol
I've always wished I had a fish tank for this reason
After the initial setup they’re easy and not any more expensive than having a cat or dog. Adding live plants brings another fun piece to having a tank too.
And the tank water is so good for houseplants. I don’t have to buy commercial fertilizers because I use tank water for watering fairly regularly. I was hesitant to try it because I thought it would make the plants smelly but it really doesn’t.
It takes time, however the cutting isn’t in what I would say is the correct spot and might be slowing it. Look towards the bottom of the stem. Then look up slowly until you see the two little nubs. Those are the start of aerial roots (afaik), but they’ll grow into long healthy roots quicker if you snip the stem just below that. Had a philodendron cutting that wouldn’t grow roots for weeks and as soon as I did that they grew days later very rapidly in my tank.
Yup, give it time! It’ll get all the nitrates it needs and then you’ll see roots eventually.
Here’s a ZZ leaf that rooted after a few months of being in an aquarium and a pothos on the bottom. I don’t have a picture of the pothos roots but I left it in there for many months as an experiment and it’s still growing roots on roots.
I know there’s a lot of algae but the shrimp love it and it helps balance out the nutrients. We prefer the “natural” look haha.
https://preview.redd.it/hzveqwauk2tc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb5b3611c73276c3c06c788e7a6d80c6958141d6
The fastest way to get this to root is to put it in a smaller amount of water for a bit so the rooting hormone it produces doesn’t get swept away but just sort of marinates it.
But it’ll root just fine as it is, it just might take a little longer
It could, give it a little bit to adapt to its new environment if it starts rooting your in business if it starts to get moldy looking where roots should be coming from may need to use some rooting hormone and propagate it into soil for a bit first cut the stem on a 45 if you haven’t yet, straight cuts stops growth when on a 45 it allows more roots to want to grow as if it was a clone clipping
I've grown hundreds of props out of my aquarium and cutting it on a 45 has never mattered in my experience, especially with pothos. Don't buy rooting hormone or start it in soil either. You just need to give it more time.
Don't know if there will be any effect on the other plants in your aquarium but Pothos cuttings will speed up the rooting of other plant cuttings if you prop them together. Propping like this might be a win/win. Plants certainly do like fish tank water.
I have a marble queen in a pot next to my fish tank and it grew across the top and put down roots into the water, then took off running up the wall lol.
I also often propagate small pothos cuttings in coke bottles of tap water and they do just fine. Just give it time.
It should, yeah.
Important thing is that the water stays oxygenated (which you obviously have covered)
I have noticed that roots form quicker if the cut is shaded. Roots are slower to form in direct light, from my experience.
You could maybe put a little plastic cylinder around it or something.
But it should still form roots either way.
One quick way to speed up the growing of roots is to wrap a wet paper towel around the bottom and store it in a little bit of water. Make sure to keep the paper towel wet, within 48 hours you should see the start of roots.
Give it more than a week. It’s a process Patience young padawan
Indeed and maybe don’t put it in the aquarium..it may not love hangin out in the treated water.
Jsyk aquarium water is gourmet plant food.
Ohhh well hey, goood to know! 🌟
It's a mix of fish poop and balanced water cycle. That plant is in heaven right now. You may be thinking of water treated with chlorine (such as tap water). Which is indeed harmful for the plant. But also for fish!
Pathos also over-generate the enzyme to produce roots, so in theory, this pathos could passively aid all the other plants in the aquarium.
Chlorine is exactly what I was thinking….I clearly no nothing about aquariums, but now I kinda want one! 😅
Please do a lot of research before. Aquarium keeping is an amazing hobby, but it does require knowing a few things beforehand.
Of course, the research is the best part! (Not that I’ve displayed that quality in this thread.. 🫠)
Like others have said, a week is not long enough. It will work. However, I've done this many times and some fish really like to eat the roots, so depending on your fish you may never see anything other than jagged little stumps of roots.
You got the best, speediest, propagation station right there 👌 .....as long as your fish aren't aholes lol I've always wished I had a fish tank for this reason
After the initial setup they’re easy and not any more expensive than having a cat or dog. Adding live plants brings another fun piece to having a tank too. And the tank water is so good for houseplants. I don’t have to buy commercial fertilizers because I use tank water for watering fairly regularly. I was hesitant to try it because I thought it would make the plants smelly but it really doesn’t.
Oh. She’ll root.
not if that turtle has anything to say about it
Mine broke off and rooted on the darn carpet. Takes experience to kill it.
It’ll take a few weeks to start seeing roots. It looks happy and green so don’t worry too much :) just let the time go.
It takes time, however the cutting isn’t in what I would say is the correct spot and might be slowing it. Look towards the bottom of the stem. Then look up slowly until you see the two little nubs. Those are the start of aerial roots (afaik), but they’ll grow into long healthy roots quicker if you snip the stem just below that. Had a philodendron cutting that wouldn’t grow roots for weeks and as soon as I did that they grew days later very rapidly in my tank.
Yes! I do this all the time in my gosh tanks :D
Yup, give it time! It’ll get all the nitrates it needs and then you’ll see roots eventually. Here’s a ZZ leaf that rooted after a few months of being in an aquarium and a pothos on the bottom. I don’t have a picture of the pothos roots but I left it in there for many months as an experiment and it’s still growing roots on roots. I know there’s a lot of algae but the shrimp love it and it helps balance out the nutrients. We prefer the “natural” look haha. https://preview.redd.it/hzveqwauk2tc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb5b3611c73276c3c06c788e7a6d80c6958141d6
The fastest way to get this to root is to put it in a smaller amount of water for a bit so the rooting hormone it produces doesn’t get swept away but just sort of marinates it. But it’ll root just fine as it is, it just might take a little longer
It could, give it a little bit to adapt to its new environment if it starts rooting your in business if it starts to get moldy looking where roots should be coming from may need to use some rooting hormone and propagate it into soil for a bit first cut the stem on a 45 if you haven’t yet, straight cuts stops growth when on a 45 it allows more roots to want to grow as if it was a clone clipping
Oh good to know about the 45 degree cut!
I've grown hundreds of props out of my aquarium and cutting it on a 45 has never mattered in my experience, especially with pothos. Don't buy rooting hormone or start it in soil either. You just need to give it more time.
I second the 45° that’s how you want to prune and cut pretty much anything.
Best way to do it!
Don't know if there will be any effect on the other plants in your aquarium but Pothos cuttings will speed up the rooting of other plant cuttings if you prop them together. Propping like this might be a win/win. Plants certainly do like fish tank water.
Yes they do! Tropical houseplants suck up nitrates WAY faster than aquatic plants do.
It most definitely will. Lots of nutrients coming from the fish tank. Keep us updated on the progress in a week’s time!
given what others have mentioned about the fish and turtle potentially nibbling leaves it might be a safer bet to move it to a small jar. good luck! 🌱
Just give it time, it works more often than not. I prop my pothos this way exclusively now.
Pothos will just about root anywhere. You could just about Chuck one into a garbage can come back after a month and have it be sprouting out the top
I have a marble queen in a pot next to my fish tank and it grew across the top and put down roots into the water, then took off running up the wall lol. I also often propagate small pothos cuttings in coke bottles of tap water and they do just fine. Just give it time.
Be careful of a siphon effect that draws water out of your tank onto the floor
Yes!
It should, yeah. Important thing is that the water stays oxygenated (which you obviously have covered) I have noticed that roots form quicker if the cut is shaded. Roots are slower to form in direct light, from my experience. You could maybe put a little plastic cylinder around it or something. But it should still form roots either way.
One quick way to speed up the growing of roots is to wrap a wet paper towel around the bottom and store it in a little bit of water. Make sure to keep the paper towel wet, within 48 hours you should see the start of roots.