Pothos DESTROYED my aquarium!

Adding a second cultivar of Pothos, a common house plant, to my hang on back filter KILLED my algae! It had the desired effect of aiding in filtration, but also the undesirable effect of killing off my prized black beard algae. Sad day in the fish room! Fish are happy but now I have to come up with a new decorating strategy.

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Adding a second cultivar of Pothos, a common house plant, to my hang on back filter KILLED my algae! It had the desired effect of aiding in filtration, but also the undesirable effect of killing off my prized black beard algae. Sad day in the fish room! Fish are happy but now I have to come up with a new decorating strategy.

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for Pothos DESTROYED my aquarium!

TheTerminator1919
TheTerminator1919 - 6 years ago
Thumbs up given as I like your vids and all but your title was very misleading.
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 6 years ago
we all have our click bait moments
necro easy
necro easy - 7 years ago
Im sorry about your algae, but im sure you know a lot of people been trying to get rid of it and have a hard time. I do feel bad that your algae is gone. Its sad that your going to give your pathos plant a dirt nap cause i think it gets rid of nitrates or something. Your fish look nice though. I think they said they want some different plant and some more algae. Oh an some gold fish that they know you have stashed away. Well thats what they told me to tell you. I know it sounds crazy but they have a water proof cell phone behind the wood dont tell them i told they said they would crash my computer. Good luck bye.
bebebutterfield1
bebebutterfield1 - 7 years ago
I'll brb. Cutting photos.
Something Fishy Juno
Something Fishy Juno - 7 years ago
That brush algae looked awesome.
Riaz Guy
Riaz Guy - 7 years ago
utter nonsense I have ever heard of that pothos destroyed your aquarium :(
Rickard Rakkoon
Rickard Rakkoon - 7 years ago
that tiny bit of pothos didn't kill the algae, I suspect the soil mix it came in had an algaecide/fungicide mixed in and leached from the roots once water flow started over the roots. I noticed with a lot of my hydroponics when you take a plant that's normally soil grown and transplant to a hydro setup, the plant will expel a lot of build up TDS's that's stored in the root system to basically "clear the arteries" for a water only absorption mode. so any algaecide the roots had stored probably got dumped into the tank, not harming the fish, but wrecking the BBA.
jordi lizaola
jordi lizaola - 7 years ago
what plant was that what is the name of it im trying to buy some for my betta fish tank
Nature's Finest
Nature's Finest - 7 years ago
where can i get green brush algae? i want to set up a tank with it
K.D Breed
K.D Breed - 7 years ago
this cant happen over night. what happens to?

10. comment for Pothos DESTROYED my aquarium!

Sam Spilde
Sam Spilde - 7 years ago
post an update on what your doing with this tank!
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago
+Sam Spilde it's overdue!
Sys0p
Sys0p - 7 years ago
Is there a video of the tank before?
Kristina Rapson
Kristina Rapson - 7 years ago
I'm considering putting in a Pothos vine in my filter to help with Nitrates, but I have some moss balls which I've read are algea... Will it kill them? If so how long would it take before it does?
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago
i wouldn't think so- my results were VERY atypical and I still don't understand exactly what happened and why
Tyler P
Tyler P - 7 years ago
pretty sudden effect it had?? I mean, you didn't notice it before it was too late?
Jessie scofield-murphy
Jessie scofield-murphy - 7 years ago
Did it come from a big box store? The pothos I mean. I think they may use some kind of crap in the soil that is no bueno for planted tanks, rinse and trim very well before adding new plants to tanks
J F
J F - 7 years ago
Best thing to do is use a trim of an existing plant - that way you can be sure it has never even touched soil.
Alex Chapman
Alex Chapman - 7 years ago
that was my first thought too, not the pothos, they dont uptake nutrients that fast, id be wary it was a commercial weed deterent, big box pothos (and succulents for that matter) is notortiously harder to take cuttings of because they use such retardants
Jeremy McReynolds
Jeremy McReynolds - 7 years ago
so I'm confused.....did the pothos completely such up nitrate content and starve the alge?
Luculencia
Luculencia - 7 years ago
Wait... you WANTED black beard algae in your tank? xD
Paul Allan
Paul Allan - 7 years ago
So Pothos dose good a job then
wichid cichlid
wichid cichlid - 7 years ago
just do a tangle of driftwood?
ArkTiger4c
ArkTiger4c - 7 years ago
It kills algae awesome ....im getting shit loads but im sorry for what its done to your aquarium

20. comment for Pothos DESTROYED my aquarium!

Spaide man
Spaide man - 7 years ago
i was wondering whether to put pochos in my aquarium filter, now,i definitely want to use pochos to remove all my nitrates. thx :)
Sad Onion
Sad Onion - 7 years ago
my tank is loaded with pothos. I think it looks really nice growing out and down the sides of the tank, and the extensive root systems provide excellent hiding spots for shrimp and snails.

I have 5 large pothos plants in my tank right now and i think it looks awesome.
Dave OG Miles
Dave OG Miles - 7 years ago
ahh maby if you take the plant out maby it will grow back
Dave OG Miles
Dave OG Miles - 7 years ago
oh that sucks
sdq sdq
sdq sdq - 7 years ago
well i dont believe that amount of pothos killed the black beard ,might be something else
Silenced9 Trujillo
Silenced9 Trujillo - 7 years ago
I keep leaving my lights on so my algea doesn't even get phased
Tyler powell
Tyler powell - 7 years ago
had me a lil worried! I grow that same plant in my sump on my 225 I can't believe that happened to your beautiful set up I've never seen anything like that and absolutely loved it!!
gregg horner
gregg horner - 7 years ago
I can't tell if you're kidding!
ikeblade1
ikeblade1 - 7 years ago
A sign that pothos works I guess lol, to an unfortunate end in this case though.
Evan Stepowany
Evan Stepowany - 7 years ago
Rachel, would this have a potentially bad impact on a heavily planted tank in out competing the desired fauna?
Evan Stepowany
Evan Stepowany - 7 years ago
Rachel O'leary . thanks, figured that would be the case... might be worth it to nuke a few spec tanks. thanks for being awesome.. hope to purchase from you once things warm up in our area
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago
+Evan Stepowany it would certainly use up ferts in the water column if you were dosing
TheOpelkoenjas
TheOpelkoenjas - 7 years ago
Wait, I'm not following you. Did you add a SECOND plant, or did you replace the old one with a new much smaller one? Secondly, did your algae disappear overnight? And what were your water qualities before you changed/added the plant? You might have disturbed the water quality drastically. It's easy to blame the Pothos plant, but you should always check the quality of the water before and after changing ANYTHING in or around your tank (filters for example). To be honest, I don't think that such a small plant can exterminate that amount of algae you had, at least not overnight. I could be wrong tho, but if that would be the case I think Pothos would be sold by the mass since everyone is trying to get RID of algae, not grow it on purpose. LOL Unless you have some type of fish that can only thrive on algae, of course. LOL

Cheers.
TheOpelkoenjas
TheOpelkoenjas - 7 years ago
+Luke Frampton Okay, thanks, that indeed does make sense to me.
Luke Frampton
Luke Frampton - 7 years ago
TheOpelkoenjas it's this certain cultivar - it demands loads of nutrition from the water it thrives in - and will take in even more than nessisary and store it for later. Depending on how long the new plant was in the tank it most certainly could've sucked a lot of the nutrients the algae was using for such solid growth ( normally algae doesn't get as big as hers without such large numbers of nutrients for the algae to absorb)

30. comment for Pothos DESTROYED my aquarium!

Catherine Fears
Catherine Fears - 7 years ago
Hey! Pothos is REALLY forgiving! They can tolerate full sunlight as well as none at all. Also, I'm spreading the word that the leaves can be pinched off and planted directly into your substrate. The plant quickly grows roots and thrives in your tank as well as keeping your Nitrites and Nitrates barely detectable. These can also be found at any Lowes or Home Depot. Happy Fish! :)
Elizabeth Michael
Elizabeth Michael - 7 years ago
Catherine Fears it's leAves and roots r safe? Some say it's toxic
Catherine Fears
Catherine Fears - 7 years ago
Yes! You can do this. Sounds crazy, I know. I have 4 large tanks with Pothos planted directly into the substrate and they are thriving! With these plants and oxygenated water...your fish will be happy and healthy. Just pinch leaves off and pop them in the gravel, that's all!
Fins FurLife
Fins FurLife - 7 years ago
Catherine Fears hi I am wanting to directly plant some pothos into my gravel like you would a live plant I was wondering if that's what u were saying u can do and was wondering if you have personally done it before
rurutu M
rurutu M - 7 years ago
go for some Jungle Vals get that tank all green and wavey
GianniAzul3609
GianniAzul3609 - 7 years ago
I planted a pothos cultivar at the foot of my grandparents old oak tree in Puerto Rico. And it climbed all the way up, about eighty feet. It's vines and leaves turned HUGE. And I actually began to worry about the tree so we had to hire someone to remove the plant.
MrOdyne80
MrOdyne80 - 7 years ago
I'm sure you have a reason for wanting BBA, I'd use a flamethrower on what I got growing in the tank if I could...
Luculencia
Luculencia - 7 years ago
Look up excel and H2O2 treatments for BBA (if you haven't already done so).
Vincentvondoom
Vincentvondoom - 7 years ago
Brutal!
Magnea Ólafsdóttir
Magnea Ólafsdóttir - 7 years ago
why not try sand or gravel?
IR. DJODI ACHMAD HUSAIN
IR. DJODI ACHMAD HUSAIN - 7 years ago
I love your hair
Per Shop
Per Shop - 8 years ago
I guess just like we could notice more and more algae in our tanks, did you notice less and less algae? In other words, you noticed the undesired effect of your algae disappearing and then you would try to think what were the reasons for it, such as recently adding in the new cultivar of pothos, and try to save the algae.
Fukano Nakito
Fukano Nakito - 8 years ago
which cultivar did you add?
Art Hunter
Art Hunter - 8 years ago
OMG! I loved the look of this tank with the algae...
casey childs
casey childs - 8 years ago
Omg yes!!!! Pathos destroyed all that alge? Now I will definitely put it in my tanks! I'm sorry for your loss since you wanted your alge- but your discovery is excellent for me!
abhishek sakharkar
abhishek sakharkar - 7 years ago
pothos is great to prevent algae in fish bowls as well
Ashley Ash
Ashley Ash - 7 years ago
Agreed! Algae is a pain in the ass to clean off everything.
Adrian Ho
Adrian Ho - 7 years ago
casey childs lol
Ashley Arvidsson
Ashley Arvidsson - 8 years ago
I wish Gars were legal in Hawaii.
Alex T
Alex T - 8 years ago
Joey sent me here !
segagenesis1989
segagenesis1989 - 8 years ago
Whoa! After watching your video, I just realized that my aquarium in which I added pothos a few months ago, no longer has any algae growing in it! In my tank, the algae was something that I really detested since it ran amuck on the aquarium glass and resulted in hairline scratches after scrubbing it away.
wcdeich4
wcdeich4 - 8 years ago
Where did you get the brush algae to put in there to start it off?
Ryan Ong
Ryan Ong - 8 years ago
glue/tie some java ferns over your equipments
partypoison485
partypoison485 - 8 years ago
link to a video of what it looked like before?
partypoison485
partypoison485 - 8 years ago
wow, how upsetting.. it looked amazing before. who'd of known algae would look so good lol.
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
vagasduke
vagasduke - 8 years ago
on the positive side of things, your fish look awesome
Dave Sorensen
Dave Sorensen - 8 years ago
Funny, most people would call that a success. :)
Thuddy Waters
Thuddy Waters - 8 years ago
Somehow, the tank looks much smaller without the algae.

50. comment for Pothos DESTROYED my aquarium!

ilikewasabe
ilikewasabe - 8 years ago
woah didnt know pothos was that effective of getting nutrients from the tank.. im getting one!
Guy Green
Guy Green - 8 years ago
That sucks. This was one of my favorite tanks out there!
MsArtemis01
MsArtemis01 - 8 years ago
At least your fish is still alive. I actually thought that happened.
Goutham Krishnan
Goutham Krishnan - 8 years ago
U should have added a small clip showing how it was before the attack happened!
bentlikeitsmaker
bentlikeitsmaker - 8 years ago
i noticed you dont run regular lights have you ever considered led high bay lights
Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson - 8 years ago
I know you are generally a nano fish kinda person, but I wanted to tell you ho0w you "ruined" my life :)

I had never seen polypterus before until you did your first special on UaruJoey's channel a couple months back. I clicked through to your channel and watched a few of your videos and saw you polypterus on there. I need to let you know, I am now obsessed with getting one. I am saving up money to get a bigger tank right now (my current biggest is only a 55 gal which I am using as a community tank) I am having to seriously fight myself to not just buy one, drop it in my 55 and hope I am able to buy a more appropriate aquarium before it outgrows the tank.

Sorry it ate your algae, I know you liked it a lot. Keep doing what you are doing, because you really inspire people. and just an FYI, I plan to get a couple of 20 gallon tanks and try my hand at some planted aquariums fairly soon. When it gets closer to the time, I want you to help me chose some fish, I have now seen multiple sources saying you are the absolute best at that.
Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson - 8 years ago
Looking forward to it
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+Charlie Jackson stay tuned tomorrow for more polypterus ;) thanks for the kind words
Emmit Stewart
Emmit Stewart - 8 years ago
That is sad.  That algae really looked great.
pecktec
pecktec - 8 years ago
Ok that wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. Sorry you have to rescape but you do have a mountain of driftwood.
Nunnito Miguel
Nunnito Miguel - 8 years ago
It was like this
https://youtu.be/QUdPwYoptgs
lizzyanthus1
lizzyanthus1 - 8 years ago
Sorry to hear that! I had not seen your tank with the algea in it, but I bet it was awesome. I like your fish, though I don't know what they are, they are pretty cool looking. I'm sure you will find a good solution to make the tank pretty again.
Ruben
Ruben - 8 years ago
I don't know why the spell check put tunes was suppose to be light
Ruben
Ruben - 8 years ago
Wow never herd of that happening. I had 3 plants 8ft long a while ago one of the plant was like yours and two with spots on the leaves. Is that florescent tunes on the lights. If they are they might of lost the frequency that the algae use to grow. My wife put the plants on a corner light that you secure with the floor and ceiling now it looks like a spider Web. lol
James Johannesen
James Johannesen - 8 years ago
Can wee zee tank before
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+James Johannesen https://youtu.be/QUdPwYoptgs
Hemo Valencia
Hemo Valencia - 8 years ago
Sorry to hear. if you love algae coverage it's definitely a no-go.
I however love it on my freshwater aquariums. Makes for easier maintenance. long periods between water changes, just required top ups.
I wouldn't change it, but that's how I like it.
minimonkey969
minimonkey969 - 8 years ago
LOL u done fucked up
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+minimonkey969 it's the seymour little Shop of horrors pothos
ArowanaMan85 A
ArowanaMan85 A - 8 years ago
Bummer. Pothos works great though at nitrate removal. Have to up the light and bio load!
The king of DIY
The king of DIY - 8 years ago
Pothos for the win!!
Leo Doesvlogs
Leo Doesvlogs - 7 years ago
Liv in she wants to keep the algae she loves it she's been growing it for years it is a shame to see you work destroyed I hope it comes back
At Home Herping
At Home Herping - 7 years ago
The king of DIY
Lol! (Also I'm a big fan) so, could you give me advice on how to convince my parents to get a fish?
me n jiji
me n jiji - 7 years ago
This comment just made my day!
rodimuspm
rodimuspm - 7 years ago
The king of DIY LOL...funny
Tyler powell
Tyler powell - 7 years ago
Liv in absolutely what keep the alge down on my 225 gallon Predator Tank.
Jennifer Szostek
Jennifer Szostek - 7 years ago
The king of DIY
Liv in
Liv in - 8 years ago
+Rachel O'leary it might turn out to be a great thing in the end. Also for people trying to get rid of algae this might be a solution :P
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+The king of DIY or the kill. Algae murderer! Now I have an excuse to use some more wood in the tank
Ross Ellis
Ross Ellis - 8 years ago
Shocker what a difference. I've had the same idea to just leave whatever grows. black beard is so strong did it clog you're filtration. Seachem products like ph buffers with phosphate will bring it back fast. And the co2 stuff seems to give everybody the beard.
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
it was a bitch in the filtration, but i loved the effect
luis segura
luis segura - 8 years ago
Maybe you dose something that make the Photos react that way, Or was a Water change?. Maybe the Photos you introduces in the filter find the Nutrients it needed and absorbed the Nutrients living the Water with no sufficient Nutrients for the algae to feed on. :-)
Benny Castillo Moreno my small fish tank
Benny Castillo Moreno my small fish tank - 8 years ago
great job there on the on video
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
My photoshop skills are unsurpassed!
Benny Castillo Moreno my small fish tank
Benny Castillo Moreno my small fish tank - 8 years ago
Yes it is
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+Benny Castillo Moreno the thumbnail is key to its success
SamanthaR
SamanthaR - 8 years ago
Oh no Rachel! That's so sad, I loved the algae in that tank. Seeing the 220 deconstructed without the algae makes me feel like a magician has revealed how they do their trick:( I look forward to seeing what you will do next but that's a super sucky thing to have happen.
Dan Hiteshew
Dan Hiteshew - 8 years ago
I love you attitude towards algae. I lost all my beautiful algae when I cut back on feeding and lighting.
Dan Hiteshew
Dan Hiteshew - 8 years ago
+Eric K cool!
Eric K
Eric K - 8 years ago
I think you're right based on the description I read. Thanks! Now I have a name for it!
Dan Hiteshew
Dan Hiteshew - 8 years ago
+Eric K Sounds like Spiro Gyra in your sump.
Eric K
Eric K - 8 years ago
Diana Walstad's book, Ecology of the Planted Aquarium, goes over allelochemical interactions between plants and algae in the natural environment and in aquariums. It's very possible pothos could have that effect on black beard algae. I've been growing pothos in my sump for several months now and it has no noticeable effect on the algae I'm growing the the algae scrubber. I have this green hair algae in the scrubber chamber that is always growing crazy. Interesting video/ topic for sure.
DigniTy
DigniTy - 8 years ago
maybe you could try adding some cladophlora/moss at the back of the tank and cover it with mesh. The moss will grow over the mesh and you will have an awesome background.
Day5 Aquatics
Day5 Aquatics - 8 years ago
Do you have any kind of a substrate in your filter for the pothos to take root in?
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+Day5 Aquatics it's having no problem growing lol
Day5 Aquatics
Day5 Aquatics - 8 years ago
+Rachel O'leary that's what I was wondering. I didn't know if ceramic rings would be enough of a substrate for it to grow in. How many inches deep are the rings in the filter?
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+Day5 Aquatics nope, just ceramic rings
PsychedelicBabe
PsychedelicBabe - 8 years ago
Oh Rachel that sucks big time I love this tank so much and I know you have worked hard to get that algae growing .....
epicexposure
epicexposure - 8 years ago
So Pothos IS a good method of removing algae from a tank? If so, I'd WANT to add some to my HOB filter then -if I want my algae gone. Would that work?
Norman David
Norman David - 8 years ago
I had a BIG algae problem and I added 6 Pothos plants and now the tank looks good. I also have Nerite snails to help with the Algae
Damias Mcdonald
Damias Mcdonald - 8 years ago
That would work wonderfully
Damion Markham
Damion Markham - 8 years ago
bummer,looking forward to your solution
HybridHerps
HybridHerps - 8 years ago
what cultivar was it? wouldn't mind something to help kill my BBA haha
PajamaPantsMan
PajamaPantsMan - 8 years ago
damn
NYCity Cichlids
NYCity Cichlids - 8 years ago
Well that sucks. The pothos worked too well.
nick pastore
nick pastore - 8 years ago
NOOOO! the black beard..... this is truly sad. I'm sorry
DMAN D
DMAN D - 8 years ago
Java moss!
Dee From Brooklyn
Dee From Brooklyn - 8 years ago
Funny cause mine grows toward the filter intakes all the time
Flynn's Fish Forum
Flynn's Fish Forum - 8 years ago
Sorry about that! It's still a nice tank though :)
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
Dee From Brooklyn
Dee From Brooklyn - 8 years ago
you have to constantly cut abs remove pothos to keep that from happening
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
it just used all the nutrients, it didn't actually do anything bad. I just happened to be fond of my algae
FishOnMatt
FishOnMatt - 8 years ago
Damn that burns sorry to hear rach
John Zimm
John Zimm - 8 years ago
I know you said it was the new plant, but did you do anything else? Why would a small group of one plant roots kill all the other "plants" in the water? Did you check water ph ammonia etc?
Jay's Aquariums
Jay's Aquariums - 8 years ago
The pothos uses the excess nutrients in the water that
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
Nothing has changed otherwise. Just the new pothos.
Virpi C
Virpi C - 8 years ago
O.o that's... peculiar. Also, sad. I originally found your channel because of that algae, on finnish aquarium forum someone complained about algae so someone else said it can also be a decoration and linked your video. :D Good luck with the new decoration! =)
Jennifer Langley
Jennifer Langley - 8 years ago
I hate those moments when you discover something you just can't reverse easily if at all.  I'm sure you'll come with something new and cool though.
james gonzalez
james gonzalez - 8 years ago
those look like Dino bichers..... or how ever you spell it lol always wanted those
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri- Saddled bichir
Dude, That's Cichlid!
Dude, That's Cichlid! - 8 years ago
I'll have to find a video showing the growth, I've never seen it. Sorry. Well learning something new is the silver lining, surely! FISH ON!
Rachel Porter
Rachel Porter - 8 years ago
awww what a shitter. I'm pissed too my goby in marine tank has died after 7 years
neufy123456
neufy123456 - 8 years ago
At least the water is still clean and the fish are still healthy. Title had me freaked out, was about to run downstairs and rip some plants out of my tanks lol
Chuck T
Chuck T - 8 years ago
Wow! What a shame that algae was awesome. Did you take anything else out of the tank? It looks so barren! I guess it was all the movement of the black beard. It drastically shows how one little addition can change a tank.
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
+Chuck Troast nothing else was changed. And I have had pothos in the filter for 6 years. Just added a new piece to the filter
Christina MacNaughton
Christina MacNaughton - 8 years ago
So sad, the brush algae was impressive and unique. Maybe you could create a moss wall in its place?
West End Aquariums
West End Aquariums - 8 years ago
That is a MAJOR bummer. On the bright side, your crown looks like it healed nicely. I hope you are able to get your tank back the way it was...all around bummer.
COOPER'S CICHILDS
COOPER'S CICHILDS - 8 years ago
sorry to hear that but I know and trust that your going to do that tank good, so can't wait to see the end result
Corey Corey
Corey Corey - 8 years ago
pothos seems to do more harm than good in post applications, NEVER USE IT NEAR TURTLES! its poison
GJmelb
GJmelb - 8 years ago
+Jennifer Langley you go girl!
Jennifer Langley
Jennifer Langley - 8 years ago
People with no dogs or cats (or crazy chickens) are irrelevant to me.  So, it works out.
Ajaxtrippy26
Ajaxtrippy26 - 8 years ago
The concern with reptiles and pothos is that it has a lot of oxylates which interfere with calcium absorption and placement, if you fed a young turtle nothing but pothos you'd likely kill it eventually from metabolic bone disease not poisoning however if you're turtle eats the occasional leaf here and there it's largely harmless
AQRify ln
AQRify ln - 8 years ago
+Jennifer Langley Irrelevant to people with no dogs or cats.
Jennifer Langley
Jennifer Langley - 8 years ago
Pothos is toxic to dogs and cats as well.  Most won't bother it or eat it, but it is toxic to them.
AQRify ln
AQRify ln - 8 years ago
So long as you don't have it in a tank where the inhabitants will eat the pothos, I think it's fine. In my 55 gal with crayfish, the crayfish ate all the plants and proceeded to eat the pothos roots. Even then, the crayfish are fine and continue to gnaw on the roots as it grows back.
The Midwest Fishkeeper
The Midwest Fishkeeper - 8 years ago
I might need some pathos if it kills black beard for my 72gal. Those are some really cool fish what are the species? And it's sad that happened Because the tank looked so cool!
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri (saddled bichir), Tropical gar and Cuban gar.

100. comment for Pothos DESTROYED my aquarium!

AQRify ln
AQRify ln - 8 years ago
"Filtration companies hate it! Find out how you can kill algae with just $8!" - Local Hardware Store ad
P0HTAT0
P0HTAT0 - 8 years ago
I'm sorry that carpet and walls of algae looked awesome in that tank. To me it had just the right prehistoric look to it for your monsters.
P0HTAT0
P0HTAT0 - 8 years ago
Well you can always look at it as a blessing that just don't make séance yet and you will come out of it with something better in the long run.
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
I will try and grow it back. Iam pretty bummed :(
EsotericAquatics
EsotericAquatics - 8 years ago
whoa im early
EsotericAquatics
EsotericAquatics - 8 years ago
+Rachel O'leary haha
Rachel O'leary
Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago
first, in fact! LOL

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