My ACO Plant Order Just Arrived! Do I Need To Quarantine?

[FLFishChik]

I just received my ACO plant order! I’m new to live plants and want to know if I need to quarantine these or are they safe to just add in? Do I need to do anything special?

[JoeQ]

No need to quarantine, id just put them pot and all in your tank for a few days to adjust (or until you see new root growth) 

[nabokovfan87]

I would QT them.  If you have the ability to do so, always do it.

You give yourself a chance of saving yourself a huge headache if you're trying to avoid something.  Plants need time to acclimate to your water and there's a few things typically recommended which might help!

Here's the first, adding a root tab to the plant pot while it QTs and acclimates.
 

Here's the video on how to dip the plants and QT them.
 

 

[CKetchum]

Not a plant expert. In all my research though most people do not QT. Congrats on your new plants, good luck with them. 

[ccc24]

I personally do a close inspection and then plant them. I’m concerned in my Q set-up that they wouldn’t survive. So I get them in substrate with root tabs, easy green, & timed plant lighting as soon as possible. 
if you’ve got the appropriate set up to Q, then it’s not going to hurt but if you don’t have the right set-up (such as my Q set-up doesn’t have an appropriate type light or lighting schedule for plants, I actually keep it dim to help the new fish de-stress) you could do more damage than good. 
 

[FLFishChik]

Thanks everyone! I decided to just do a really good inspection and then plant them with root tabs in the aquarium since I don’t have a proper plant qt. Crossing fingers all will go well with them!

[Gwallace]

I just give them a "look over" and plant them.  If they are potted I remove the pot, gently open the rock wool and insert a root tab.  Then I plant them wool and all.

[Flumpweesel]

I never quarantine plants they are normally kept without fish in stores so risks are minimal.

I would welcome snails. I did however decide against buying plants at an LFS recently as they had duckweed in the plant tank and that just seemed like transfer would be inevitable.

[FLFishChik]

On 7/17/2022 at 9:04 AM, Gwallace said:

I just give them a "look over" and plant them.  If they are potted I remove the pot, gently open the rock wool and insert a root tab.  Then I plant them wool and all.

I didn’t know you could plant wool and all!

[Cinnebuns]

On 7/18/2022 at 9:11 PM, FLFishChik said:

I didn’t know you could plant wool and all!

I recently learned this and for some species it's very helpful. Or for putting in specific places in the tank.