I didn't quarantine my bulb plants!

[Any Huit]

Hi! I'm very embarrassed and worried - I impulse bought 5 new bulbs, which I've never gotten before, and planted them into the substrate without quarantining. 

This was only a few hours ago. Experienced fish keepers -what should I do? I have bettas. Should i remove the bulbs now, or I suppose it's too late? Do you have any recommendations to mitigate risk?

I normally quarantine my aquarium plants, like anubias, but I didn't think I needed to do the same for a bulb. I guess I was too excited to plant them and now I'm worried I made an irreversible mistake 😞

Any advice and your patience would be much appreciated.

Sincerely, a worried betta lover

[modified lung]

I wouldn't worry too much. Maybe you'll get some pests like bladder snails or planaria but those won't hurt your betta. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to everyone but I personally don't quarantine anything.

[Gwallace]

I always "Q" fish but never plants.  I inspect them visually and plant them.  I'm not saying that plants never cause harm but in 40+ years I have never had an issue.  The worst thing that has ever happened is snails and they are overwhelmingly beneficial.  And...if you don't want snails it is comically easy to rid any tank of them.

[JoeQ]

I don't see a reason to quarantine plants?

[Any Huit]

thanks so much! when I first got plants I didn't think to quarantine, then I started quarantining them for 5 days with a quick diluted hydrogen peroxide dip. But I suppose I may have been too worried, hearing your experiences really helps!!

[AK Aquatics]

Hey there! I can see where your worry comes from but overall quarantining new plants isn’t all that necessary so you’re good to go! Also if you bought a dry bulb there is absolutely no chance of hitchhiker’s!