[New Planting help please]

Thanks!! So if I do drop them In, can i keep them in an open ziplock til i rehome the cichlid? Tha m.j is again!!

 

[What did you get done today?]

Ted down and glued my Java fern to driftwood... 2 plants still in limbo bacopa and water sprite... hoping they can wait til I get the cichlid rehomed.

[New Planting help please]

I just got my java fern ( planted with some success), bacopa and water Sprite came wet packed in Ziplocks with wet toweling, ( from aquarium coop) how soon fo I need to plant these? The moss took a long time and I have an OB  peacock cichlid in my tank so i am afraid to plant the bacopa or water sprite...  can i let these plants sit or "float" in my tank so my cichlid doesnt trash them? (Rocky is less than 2 inches long ) 

Any friendly advice is welcome!

[Diving in again!]

Yep.. I am on week 7 of cycling  and just started planting because of Corey's advice in a video.. No rush as I cant afford everything right away!

[Diving in again!]

Hello! I am new here and thrilled to be returning to my hobby now that kids are grown. So much more support online than 25 years ago! I am still setting up my new 46 gal bowfront community tank and thanks to @Cory, I have restarted ...Now  building a planted aquarium!  I am definitely looking for guidance as i continue to do research and i am convinced that Aquarium Coop folks will be my mentors! Just switched out my substrate and now doing hardscape and co-op plants are on their way! (Not much worth showing yet) looking forward to wisdom and support. Thanks for all the help so far, and for what is to come!

[How worried should you be about getting ill from your tanks?]

Interesting that I came upon this. I just had this experience:

4 days prior I had a clinic procedure done on my arm- lazer zaps. I was healing just fine. Then I got into my aquarium to redesign and change out my substrate to expand into  a planted aquarium. Dispite hand - arm washing-  Within 24 hours I was ready to go to ER cuz an infection took off turning red and swollen, growingfrom 1 cm diameter to a big 6 cm diameter. Only because it was the  Night before Thanksgiving   And C19 was taking off in my area that the doc thought I not risk going in. Doc kept tabs on me and directed OTC medication and so far it is subsiding.  If you have any injuries -or Healing injuries- in your hands be very cautious in your tank.( I'd add my image, but cant figure that out here)