Heavy root feeders, do they grow better in a pot?

[Flying fox 6523]

I'm wondering if heavy root feeding plant's grow better in a pot
my amazon swords don't seem like they are getting enough to 
grow, so I'm thinking maybe they would do better in a pot.

I had 3 of them & they have all died on me & that sucks cause 
they were looking so good at 1 point & getting bushy & red
& I got 2 yo-yo loaches & they kept uprooting them & died.

How do you plant your heavy root feeders to keep them in 
the substrate where they don't get uprooted & stay alive ?
I'm tired of replacing plant's for this that or the other reasons.

I can't seem to grow hornwort, or any Anacharis done tried it 
not just once but a few times & they just don't grow for me 
not sure why, stem plant's is no problem but floaters are.

[Mmiller2001]

On 5/8/2023 at 5:08 AM, Flying fox 6523 said:

I'm wondering if heavy root feeding plant's grow better in a pot
my amazon swords don't seem like they are getting enough

Heavy root feeders do better in an aqua soil, but swords are not heavy root feeders and will do perfectly fine in just about any substrate with proper fertilization.

[Flying fox 6523]

On 5/8/2023 at 9:31 AM, Mmiller2001 said:

Heavy root feeders do better in an aqua soil, but swords are not heavy root feeders and will do perfectly fine in just about any substrate with proper fertilization.

I've heard they are a heavy root feeder, as a matter of fact 
just take a look at this video that says they are off the top 
How to Grow, Care for & Propagate Amazon Sword Plants

[Mmiller2001]

On 5/8/2023 at 8:32 AM, Flying fox 6523 said:

I've heard they are a heavy root feeder, as a matter of fact 
just take a look at this video that says they are off the top 
How to Grow, Care for & Propagate Amazon Sword Plants

It's just an on going passing of misinformation. Unfortunately, these wives tails are incredible difficult to undo. Very few plants are actually heavy root feeders. Erio would fall into the heavy root feeders category. Large root systems do not indicate an affinity to root feed. Swords come from higher flow water systems and need large root systems to keep themselves anchored to the substrate.

[Flying fox 6523]

On 5/8/2023 at 10:48 AM, Mmiller2001 said:

It's just an on going passing of misinformation. Unfortunately, these wives tails are incredible difficult to undo. Very few plants are actually heavy root feeders. Erio would fall into the heavy root feeders category. Large root systems do not indicate an affinity to root feed. Swords come from higher flow water systems and need large root systems to keep themselves anchored to the substrate.

Well if that's the case, it's strange people would say something that's not true about 
aquatic plant's when a lot of people swear by what they say & have success with them.

[Mmiller2001]

On 5/8/2023 at 12:19 PM, Flying fox 6523 said:

Well if that's the case, it's strange people would say something that's not true about 
aquatic plant's when a lot of people swear by what they say & have success with them.

It's just one of things that was misunderstood a long time ago and keeps getting passed along as fact. It's similar to people who keep insisting pH fluctuations harm fish. This is also untrue.