Top 5 Aquarium Plants to TRANSFORM Your Fish Tank
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Dwarf sagittaria: www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
Dwarf aquarium lily: www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
Cryptocoryne wendtii: www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
Pogostemon stellatus "octopus": www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
Anubias nangi: www.aquariumcoop.com/products...
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At Aquarium Co-Op, we focus on your aquariums. We specialize in freshwater tropical fish, aquatic plants, and the overall betterment of the freshwater fish keeping hobby. Our goal is to help you with your first pet fish and graduate you to an advanced aquarium hobbyist. If you'd like to take it to the next level, subscribe to Aquarium Co-Op and check out our weekly videos.
Cory McElroy is employed by Aquarium Co-Op LLC. He also owns Aquarium Co-Op LLC. Therefore, all content is sponsored by Aquarium Co-Op.
0:00 My current favorite aquarium plants
0:55 Dwarf sagittaria
2:42 Dwarf aquarium lily
4:16 Cryptocoryne wendtii
5:29 Pogostemon stellatus "octopus"
6:55 Anubias nangi
8:04 How to find high-quality aquarium plants
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Please can you do a video on detritus worms
Hey Corey, can you do a video about what your new (updated) medications are for treating fish?
I never had good luck growing plants till i seen you on CZcams thanks Corey
Hi aquarium co-OP! I'm browsing your website and I was wondering what state you are shipping from. It's probably listed somewhere and I glossed over it ;) I'm in Massachusetts trying to gage shipping time and path. Thanks for all the interesting and helpful content! ✌plant love! 💚
@@sugarmuffin319 from his store address.
Really into crypts and crinum right now
Ryo good to see you! Love your channel you really helped me get into my love crypts, thanks a lot keep up the good work!
Eiiiiii! Whatsup man!
Hi Ryo
I like your channel too! Keep up the good work. Your fish room is coming together nicely.
Hey ryo✌🏽
The only reason I wish I lived in the states is so that I could buy from aquarium co-op
The only reason I’d move back to the states is cuz of Co-Op. you in OZ by any chance?
Samee my country doesn’t care about fishes really
Ditto, aquarium supplies in Ireland are woeful. It's got to the point where I am experimenting with native Irish water plants in the warmer water temps.
💯 feel this as a Canadian
Hopefully theud bring out gloval shipping one day
I have had anubias rot a few times, Twice I caught when the plant was about half way gone, using a scissors I removed everything that was soft, and a bit of rhizome that the soft parts were touching. Plants survived in both cases.
Ya, it is about knowing what to do.
I had my java fern rot so many times ugh! They are difficult!
Thanks!!
It’s only after one has been in the hobby for years that one learns the true value of live plants. For almost 8 years I kept fish and and artificial plants. Over filtration was my motto given at the local PetSmart. Fast forward the last two years and all my tanks are now planted and am taking extra filtration away!
That’s why I love this life style. You learn something new all the time. I’m not gonna lie though I use those fake guppy grass patches and they work so well, but yah real plants rule👍🏽
MR.FACTS ARE RACIST am guilty of having the little fake plants in my fake center wood piece decoration only, even that evenly will be natural. Now am thinking more light. The hobby needs to keep evolving or I get bored
I was lucky to start out with a heavily planted aquarium- I went on vacation for almost a month and my roommates did not touch the tank except to feed the fish. No water changes, not even water top offs. If it wasn't a jungle in there, I'm sure I'd have come back to a fishy massacre, instead they were all happy and healthy.
Me too lol I used to run two 75G aqueon hob filters for a 55G
Now I’m settling in my 110 aquaclear hob and phasing out the last of the two aqueon hob
Ton of plants in the 55g low tech rainbow fish tank
I have 5 tanks now the only one that isn’t planted is the goldfish tank😤😆 I have yet to bother planting that tank as it’ll be a waste of time lol
So excited to be ordering plants from you! I think it would be really cool if you did some beginner plant Combos/Packs! Either way stoked to get my hands on some!
You are my aquarium hero. If I google something, and a video you made pops up, I stop looking for any other answers. Thanks Corey!
I did a single dwarf sag pot in a 125 gallon. Over the course of 1 year, that single dwarf sag carpeted the entire tank. Only downfall was it out-competed my monte carlo and crypts and choked those out.
Pogo octopus was another plant that took off insanely in my tank. I used to trim it like a hedge every other week and it came in as dense as a boxwood. Mine became an insanely dense plant by 'hedge trimming' it this way. Fish loved it and a lot of 'surprise' fry grew out in it! The bottoms were a tad bare (only the top was dense and full where i kept hedge trimming) both those 'naked-knees' (to borrow a term from rose care and growing), were hidden by other plants and drift wood.
I could be in the foulest mood and as soon as I see Murphy with his toothy smile he makes me so happy and instantly I feel better just from watching a bunch of these old you tube videos.
Constantly learning from this dude.
Same. He's one of the best. I love how serious he takes the business side of it.
Living in Canada, I am unable to buy plants from you, but I do use your site to research my plant purchases. You guys are a wealth of information.
mad respect for how you operate Cory! love to watch your videos always very informative non bias, thurough and straight forward. CZcams and Corona virus has me back in the fish hobby after 15 years. 4 planted comunity tanks later I think I have multi tank syndrome.... thanks for the awesome videos and all the inspiration!
Aquarium Coop's customer experience is top notch! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I got some plants and a 'Fluval Fresh & Plant 2.0' a few years ago, and the plants came in healthy and beautiful (I'm from Texas, so they had to ship across the country.)
What impressed me most however is how they unyielding kept to their return policy:
I had waited months for the release of Fluval's 'Planted 3.0 LED' and had grown tired of waiting, so I settled for the 2.0 (the best at the time.)
The light arrived and worked perfectly, but 20 days after purchasing the 2.0, the 3.0 was officially released! Coop has a 30-day return window on Lights, so I requested a return, and they accepted without question. I then ordered the 3.0 (Fluval Plant 3.0 LED) from Aquarium Coop (who had it in stock the same week it released) and the rest is history.
My 3.0 is still running strong to this day, and I love!
Love how simple and honest the online store is, Cory you the man
Over the last month or so, we have ordered several mentioned in the above list so we can see what would work in our tank. All are doing wonderful!! We love them all!!! Our 3 lily bulbs came just last week because they went out of stock briefly, and all had little stuff growing off of them already. My daughter's now already has sprouts and is beginning to show leaves. So fun to watch while we are waiting on her tank to cycle any day now. We did order all lower light plants that did not require co2 since we are beginners with plants. Very good price! I am glad I watched this. I planted my octopus plant mentioned (I can't ever remember real the name) all together. I will have to separate the stalks. There were 4 in there! Thank you!!! Will keep ordering from you all!!
I love your whole company ordering from you and looking to your videos for answers has been so incredibly helpful in getting started
This is an awesome series. Glad you’re back
An absolute master of your craft. Learned everything I know about the hobby from you, with success. Thank you. Keep it coming. Love the setup behind you👌👌👌
Really thankful for all the info you guys put out. As a person new to the hobby, this channel has been a great source of reliable information. Also just ordered from you guys and your shipping is lightening fast!
Crypts are one of my favorites, grow well in almost anything and mine propagate pretty often
I have three dwarf Lily’s in a ten gallon, it’s taken over & im considering moving some of the bulbs into different tanks. They are my favorite plants!
Can’t find anywhere.
Your plant farm looks terrific. After the heat wave (summer) is over i will start planting my discus tank
Great topic! I have 3 of the plants you mentioned. My dwarf sag is in a nano tank and I have to dose with iron occasionally to keep it from dissolving away. Now its healthy, but very slow growing. I must have more light on it than I thought because it stays about 1-2 inches tall. A small group of ottocinclus make sure any algae is quickly removed from the sag's blades.
I bought one of those octopus plants from you guys a year ago. I already have it in several different aquariums growing like mad. I always throw it in a new tank to help keep nitrates down while I’m getting it established.
That's a really honest and informative video. Thanks Cory.
Ordering 3 now! I love the information that you give us.
You’re the best! Business works two ways; between the seller and client. Awesome!
Been following the channel for some time and thought I would order some plants and other stuff from these guys and I was very impressed at the quality of the plants and the way they where shipped. I couldn't recommend them enough.
Great video! Thank you so much for sharing with us! I'm placing another order really soon! Love the aquatic plants you have on your website.
Hey Corey I can't stress how helpful you have been to this newbie. New sub here thank you for doing what you do. I'm hooked and I am trying to save my rescue from ich.
The red dwarf lily I got from you guys is as happy as can be in my 55 and has even given me its first lotus flower!
when I started my first planted tank I bought a bunch of different kinds to see what I liked/what did well in my water. Crypts, anubias, and dwarf sag have done the absolute best for me
I have made a few orders from your website and will continue too support your buisness! I just got an order in yesterday with some sponge filter stuff and everything I have bought including your Easy Green has been great! You have a long time customer!
Love your plants. Bought all of my plants for my 10 gal from you guys and they are all doing well
Thank you Cory. Interesting info.
Just place my first ever order from you all. I chose three of the different plants that you recommended here to try. Fingers crossed it's goes well.
Going to order some in a minute. As always great advice :)
Great information. I love Cryprocoryn wentii bronze. All of these plants are lots of fun. Great to be able to see others plant experience.
Dwarf lily bulbs are amazing! The pads growing to surface will grow 8 inches per day once they get started. After time, they will get bushy. Gorgeous and easy plant.
Thanks again for plant education.
Thumbs up for "poopy gravel"
It’s great to see how transparent and ethical you are.
Thank you, sir. This is very informative
I got a pogostemen octopus the other week from you guys and its doing well so far. :) As well as a crypt and water sprite. Hopefully they'll grow nicely long term!
For my tank the single plant that transformed it the most was the Dwarf Lilly I bought from Cory's place. It took over the tank and has continuously produced huge lilies and flowers from about 3 months onward. The flowers are huge and grow out of the tank so I have to leave the lid up for them. I have to trim it weekly or the large pads shade out the rest of the tank. I have many other plants but that was transformed my tank instantly.
Would you please make a video that goes over different water parameters for plants? It seems to be the consensus that plants are easier to grow in soft water. I have hard water and am interested to see how that impacts plant growth and what you can do to combat it. I have ordered quite a few plants and it seems crypts do well, but have trouble with almost all other stem plants growing well. I have a sting ray that is on for a majority of the day. I use easy green and have used root tabs as well.
I recently got two red lily bulbs and a banana plant and they are all amazing
Love your videos!
Nice. My favourites are: amazon swords, dwarf hairgrass and ludwigia repens rubin.
Great video!
thank you! I have been wanting to change my scape
Dwarven sagittaria took over my 90 gal tank in just two month. Root tabs, little CO2 and strong light. With 12 inch its almost at the level of the jungle val.
I know you can.t ship plants to canada but you give me great ideas for a planted tank
Cory, do you know this dude named Father Fish! He is like this old school fishkeeper, lowkey looks like dumbledore or gandalf, he talks a lot like the couple with awesome fish tanks in san fransisco, ocean aquarium, you should definitely check him out, his vids and tanks are major beginner friendly, will definitely help change people fish tank experience for the better!
I been buying from u on my wife’s acount everything has dune good so far after watching this man I’ll buy a lot more I been on ups and down buying on the web but u seem pretty straight about stuff
I have purchased a ton of aquatic plants from Aquarium Co-Op, ALL but one (which was replaced) are doing fantasmical!!! Growing and spreading with great ease!!!
I use the tabs, and the water fertilizer to boost their nutrients!! I am 100% gun-ho with Aquarium Co=Ops plants!!! Definitely the best packaging and arrivals!!!
I'll have to come buy some new plants soon :)
Really love tall plants, so I will get some plants like Sagittaria
Hello.. Ive been following you for several years now. Talking floating plants.. I am recently trying out water lettuce. I have it starting off in the 2ft x 3ft center section of my sump. I have a 6500k Current Led about 1 foot above the water level. I occasionally sprinkle them with water. They arrived with some yellow, but seem to be settling in. When they start to spread, and have good root systems, Im gonna transfer several up to the 1000gallon maintank above.. Do you have suggestions ? Thanks !!
My lotus and lily bulbs have grown amazing from aqua co op, my strongest plants
100th like! Keep up the great work!
Definitely gonna get a dwarf lily when I have the money
The anubias nages awesome. Any types of Anubis plants are just phenomenal I would love to just do a tank with only different kinds of anubias
I have high hopes for the water sprite and micro swords i ordered today! From what I can tell you do good work.
Always like ur stuff, no matter wht it is . Great info an seem so transparent.....to bad ur so far away....lol
I like Elodea Densa, it's invaded a local pond near me so I phoned the council and they said I could take as much as I want. Its brilliant.
My sister gave me a Aponogeton boivinianus. You had one in a video you did years ago in your wife’s tank. It’s a super easy plant that completely took over my aquarium. If I would have know how big it would have gotten, I wouldn’t have planted any other plants. It’s since bloomed and now, it might be finally dying back. I went to pull it out and I think it has cemented itself to the tank. 🤷🏼♀️ Any suggestions besides breaking down the entire tank?
5:26 there is the fish on your logo! Thats the first time I have seen one. I didn't know it was real.
It’s called a Mbu puffer
It's murphy
Take a deep dive in aquarium co-op grizzly bear. If you’re into aquariums these are the people to follow/support
You can also watch him live if you want to. They have a 24/7 camera set up in front of his tank..
aquariumcoop.com/pages/murphy-camera
Finally was able to order some of those banana plants! Can't wait to see my Betta sleep on them :)
Friend of mine found me a tiger lotus bulb in a local pond. Yes I cleaned it well. Have had it almost a year and it is beautiful. Always get comments on it. Really wanna try dwarf aquarium lilies.
Don’t got a planted tank yet but I know I’m buying everything off aquarium coop
Plant suggestions for fluval flex 15 gallon. Going for shrimp too.
I wish we have Aquarium Co-op on this side of the world.
The title of this should have been, "We sell plants." I buy plants from Aquarium Co-Op. I've bought from other sellers, in my experience no other seller packs with as much care as you. I use and am happy with Easy Green. But this was a commercial with a touch of info.
You should open up a store in Europe. I like the webpage layout and all the info you give. I have used a lot of your videos to learn. Zoo store over here in Munich with fish and aquariums hasn't been a lot of help. :P
I love Aquarium co-op it’s not overpriced and they ship quality plants! That’s hard to find!
Excellent
Right
Ohhhh yessss
Thank you for your videos Cory. I adopted a poor goldfish that sat in the classroom of one of my colleagues for about a year in a small bowl and after finding your videos, I immediately moved him into a larger tank and now I’m fully addicted to the hobby. Planting the tank up and planning my second one!!! I do have 2 questions though: I notice that my goldfish is smaller than I feel like he should be after doing research. Did he spend too long in a small space with no filtration? I bought a 10gallon for him bc that was the quickest thing I could get my hands on. Seems like he has plenty of space, considering his size. Do I need to upgrade also for him to keep growing or does he likely have internal growth problems? I check the water parameters and do water changes multiple times a week. Thank you in advance for answering. I’m really eager to learn from you!
Depends on how long he was in a confined spaced. I think since you're loving the hobby, you'd enjoy a larger tank as well. If you can get a tank from the dollar per gallon sale. I'd grab a 29 gallon for this goldfish and see if you can't get it a bit larger to a more normal size. I think you'll have more fun with it as well.
My crypts grow like weeds. Can't grow val, always just melts away.
I'd like to personally vouch for crypt wendtii bronze being nearly un-killable. My first plant, I'm using a desk lamp and it's huge!
I definitely recommend the plants from these guys, they have came very healthy for me and Im all the way up here in Michigan. The plants always came in one piece and full of color and just healthy. My fish have bad habits though and eat them for some reason. I have corydora that are garbage disposals and mystery snails and shrimp and they just non stop eat and eat and eat. So plants do not last long for me. My baby dwarf tears I planted in the substrate with the pot and everything to let them carpet. Within 24 hours there was nothing left they just got eaten. I was sad
Really love dwarf sag. But i want to get into some bannana plants
Cool vid
Hey I got a plant in my betta tank it seemed to grow quite a bit of roots at first but now there slowly dying I dont know if it's not enough neutraints in the tank or its cuz the gravel is to heavy? If u could give me advice on how to grow plants better and faster that would be great!😁👍
I love the plants in my aquarium but i need help in my goldfish tank. Its a 55 gallon, goldfish, dojos, hillstreams. Plants don’t grow. If they do they get eated by my goldies. What do you suggest?
Hey there! If you use root tabs instead of liquid ferts, can you leave the charcoal in the filter?
I’m always interested in propagating my plants and have accidentally found the Lilly plants shoot off runners if you put high light on them.
I wish you have sort by fertilizer like easy green plants or root tabs plants option in the website.
Dont know if it was officially "anubias rot" , but I have had luck two separate times with plants that started dying with mushy rhizomes by raising them to where the leaves were partially above water level. This seems to really jump start their growth and help their vigor. Both times I was able to position the plant totally submerged after a couple of months and they have done well since. One was nana petite but I don't remember what the other variety was, they were purchased at my LFS. I would be interested in knowing if anyone else has tried this.
Hi Cory,
I have a degree in horticulture, but I'm new to aquariums. I have a planted 20 gal aquarium. I purchased a generic water lily bulb at petco. It has only grown 1.5 in high. The leaves are no bigger than 1 in long with stems about 1 in long. It is covered with 25+ tiny heart shaped leaves. It's put out three bulblets in the time I've had it and they are perfect replicas of the parent plant. In other words, a micro version of the smallest water lily I've seen out there. Everything else is growing well. Am I doing something wrong or did I accidentally get a variant/mutation that is tiny?
I dig plants out of the ditches that stay flooded. We have some Boggs around here. I use them in the koi pond. Can I move them to tank life?
I just ordered a tiger lilly bulb, dwarf grass, water sprite, and Anubias nana 'petite'. I also accidentally ordered 2 thigns of fertilizer, but at least it will last my 75 gallon tank about 140 weeks haha.
I love plants
Amaaaazing video as always cory.... Go to aquarium co-op. You can not absolutely not buy a bad product there. It may not be the right product for you but i guarantee it will be QUALITY.
Cory you are Awesome. But I couldn't help but notice one of the volcanos has gone dormant !!
This was filmed before we had worked on the air, had to get in and move the second air stone into it :)
Hello. New to the hobby. Does having a planted tank take the place of doing gravel/substrate vacuuming?
I am setting up new aquarium first time in 30 years old school luv under gravel filters. what plants will work nothing established 50gal tank. plan to populate with shrimp and small fish. thanks
Anubias is 👌🏽👌🏽
Hey corey great video. Have a question off this subject. In regards to to sponge filters what size would I need and how many for a 75 gallon tank. Any help would be appreciated thanks in advance
I like to know that as well. I running a 360 Marineland canister filer.