A3M0N Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I'm setting up my first tank in a very, very long time. First time with plants. I have some root tabs on order, but I stopped into a new to me pet store and they had good looking plants so I bought two vallisneria, but I don't have anything to feed it yet. How long can they last with no food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Long enough. It might melt back a little but assuming the root tabs come within a few weeks i wouldnt worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Plants are more resilient than most people think. As a last resort, it will absorb its own nutrients to survive. For how long, im not sure. You might also have nutrients in the water that you are unaware of. And if you are feeding the tank to cycle it the plant will absorb nitrogen and phosphate from the water column provided by the breakdown of fishfood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3M0N Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Thanks y'all! It's cycled already, I've been feeding the bacteria with ammonia. I have rocks coming in today, the root tabs and nano fish food on Monday, then fish hopefully sometime next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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