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Most herbs too but not sure if they’re all aquarium safe
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I've seen peace lily and bamboo growing well in aquariums. I've got a Golden pothos in the plant pot on my 260 tank, I made the pot built into the tank cover. I've got a Sweetheart plant growing in water, seems to be doing well, I think its very similar to 'real' Pothos. I tried Wandering Jew but that died off.
As mike says, there's lots of names for 'pothos', try Ceylon creeper, hunters robe, silver vine, Solomon islands ivy, ivy arum. Its also called money plant but that's a succulent over here.

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Try my friend Ruth if you struggle, on facebook: Flutter by garden type it exactly as theres 2 others!
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Here's the golden pothos today, grown another full leaf in about a month:

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Have a look at the sub forum under planted. I made a list of loads of plants that work 😀
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cheers fry, nd thanks to everyone for the help
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Jen1981 wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:16 am Most herbs too but not sure if they’re all aquarium safe
Mint is and grows like a weed. You can use strawberries too :)
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Oh didn’t think of strawberries 😀
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Spider Plants are also great.
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Have you seen this, jeff? They talk about Pothos & Peace Lilys:

https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2019/05 ... m-foliage/
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thats reaally good baddams, very interesting red and got some more ideas
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