What is your favorite plant to grow emersed?

[Various Vivaria]

For those of you who don't know or are confused, immersed is under water, emersed is growing out of the water. I haven't tried very many plants, but of the ones I have grown monstera deliciosa is my favorite.It's the big one by the way.

[Keeg]

I personally like bamboo growing out of the water, but im currently trying to do orchids for fun and because of a different post in this forum. But I also enjoy anubias grown emersed sometimes because of how stiff and dark the leaves can get. Your monstera is beautiful BTW. 

[anewbie]

I really like the flower on PSO; so when it grows out of the aquarium that is a bonus; but otherwise it is a weed 😉

 

[Helan]

I am planning to try pothos 

[Atitagain]

I’ve only just started with emersed going out of my tanks. I have a pothos that is only 2 leafs. But I have an arrowhead plant that is starting to take off. So arrowhead would be my answer for now😄

[Various Vivaria]

Thanks @Keeg, how well do the orchids do emersed? @anewbie what is pso? I am probably just being stupid, but I can't think of it for the life of me.

[anewbie]

Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus

[Various Vivaria]

Ohh, yeah I was just being stupid.

[Jennifer V]

This is so cool and something I've seen discussed in other threads but I didn't commit much to memory yet. How do you go about growing plants in that way? I might like to try it! 

[eatyourpeas]

I have been enjoying Lobelia cardinalis in my shallow tanks. They get beautiful purples as they get closer to the light. The roots are fun to see underwater.

[Keeg]

On 10/6/2021 at 5:13 AM, Various Vivaria said:

Thanks @Keeg, how well do the orchids do emersed? @anewbie what is pso? I am probably just being stupid, but I can't think of it for the life of me.

Its only been a couple weeks and its not doing as great as I hoped lol. I know some other people on the forum are doing it too but I can't remember the forum name or who wrote it. 

[eatyourpeas]

@TioTeo has a journal on them:

 

 

[KaitieG]

I have pothos that I really like on my little 5.5 gallon.  Bamboo too but don't like that as much so far.  I'd love to try orchids!

[TioTeo]

@eatyourpeasThanks for highlighting my little experiment on orchids. 

If anyone is interested the first discussion of this also has some links to a long time orchid grower that was growing some emersed as well. 

As for other emersed plants, I also grow pathos regularly. I (personally) have found that by drilling into my lids of my tanks, and using a clear mesh net pot, you can hold your plants well while letting the roots grow into the tank freely. Amazon link

 

[Various Vivaria]

@Jennifer V basically any way you can keep the roots in the water and the foliage above.

[dasaltemelosguy]

I use both pothos and Lucky Bamboo. The nitrate reduction, especially with the latter is astounding at some 80% down in 2 weeks:

 

[Guppysnail]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:46 PM, dasaltemelosguy said:

I use both pothos and Lucky Bamboo. The nitrate reduction, especially with the latter is astounding at some 80% down in 2 weeks:

 

I want to say thanks. You posted pictures awhile ago with the egg crate and I used the idea on all my tanks but could not remember who to credit. 
 

I used to grow sweet potatoes plants because they are pretty and nitrate 🐷 PIGS. The only issue is if I did not remove them in time the potatoes would become mushy rot so I stopped and went with pothos for less work. 

[dasaltemelosguy]

Thanks so much. That's really very nice of you to say.

I rather like your term "Nitrate Pigs"!  What a great name for a brand of filter media!