A question about live plants in aquariums?

i have 1 1\3 inches of normal gravel in my aquarium , and i bot 3 live plants that came with a sort of pot but with holes , and the pot is about 3 1\2 inches , and i doesn't look very attractive , i am thinking of taking it out , but worried about the cotton inside the pot , what should i do and is it right to take the pot out?

A question about live plants in aquariums?
You should remove the pot %26amp; carefully pull off the cotton. For those that came with lead weights, remove it. But if you have an undergravel filter or vigorous digging fish (eg. large cichlids), you may need to place plants in pots.

Remove any dead/dying or damaged leaves and trim the roots a bit. For those in a bunch, plant each one separately a short distance apart; otherwise the bottom leaves will not get any light %26amp; will die off.

Note that different species have different planting techniques, otherwise your plants will just start to rot %26amp; die. Vallisneria will need to have the crown (bottom white part) visible. Echinodorus' crown has to be covered. Java fern %26amp; anubias' rhizome cannot be planted into the substrate, best to attach to driftwood or porous rock using fishing line (also can use cotton thread but it'll rot later).

About your gravel, for best results better to have a thin layer of nutrient rich substrate like aquarium planting soil or iron-rich laterite below the top gravel layer. If not, push fertiliser sticks/balls into the gravel near the plants.
Reply:You should actually take out the plant and plant it. Just take the cotton off--- it should come off easily. Then just plant it.



I recommend some Flourish Excel so that your plant will grow (you can buy it at your pet store for about five dollars.)
Reply:Is OK to throw away the pot and the cotton, you can plant the plant directly to the gravel. look.



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Reply:i always take the pot off, if you dont it looks unattractive and after a while the cotton starts to fall apart in your water. from my experience there is no harm in pulling off the cotton, as long as you are careful to not break the roots. some roots will break but as long as the majority are in tact i have had no trouble with them dying. i would recommend a fertilizer too, i bought one and my plant are growing like crazy, i have not seen them at many pet stores, but it is worth it to find what you want.
Reply:remove the pot from the plant, but make sure the root of the plant is cover up with gravel. You can also get plant food from the pet store called CO2. Then just make sure they get enought sun light.