Looool I see. Well at least there were subtitles lol.

Lily pads aren’t out of the ordinary lol. Lily pads are easy enough to grow but you won’t get flowers until after a year I think. I tried to grow lilies once but only got the pads and they didn’t survive the winter lol.

If I can get a bigger tank going.. I may try lily pads o3o the shrimp love floating plants.. wanna try one that doesn't sink when they grab a hold. >A<

lily pads are cute. although the ones i had were pretty small lol and i was just doing lilies, and there was nothing else lol.

I think the ones in the tank I saw were small ones too.

how do you plant/care for them? oAo

Yeah large ones are....I’m not sure if they’re a different breed or if you have rob plant them for more than a year lol.

Uh. Well I dunno how it works in a tank. I had to get a planter with no drainage holes and clay. Because planting soil is different from aquatic plant soil.

-has a barebottom tank, no substrate or plant soil what so ever- oAo

I think you can try using one of those underwater planters? I’m not sure though but I think lilies need some kind of substrate to root into lol.

I have tiny cute terracotta pots ovo need substrate for them tho >w>
can't use sand.. goes right through the hole in the bottom and makes a mess >:x

Yeah but it can’t have drainage? At least, that’s what I keep reading about lillies lol. So I dunnno lol.

well.. aquariums themselves can't have drainage, and I am thinking of using substrate for the bigger tank.

I just started ordering parts for the bigger tank, that way I'll be more prepared for when I get the actual tank. Got the HOB filter, a heater, some syringes so I can make sure I get exactly 5ml water out for tank testing. Aquarium plant fertilizer that was suggested to me. Air Tube connectors and suction cups. <3 And a proper lamp for the plants. ovo

I need to order the stand yet, but I wanna make sure I get the right one.. since I'm not sure what size of a tank I'll be able to get. I should play it safe, get a 55 gal long tank stand and that way if I go that big I have enough room, if not, I'll have room for other things to go next to the smaller tank. o3o.... what to dooooo (no one has tanks in stock so I'm still debating tank sizes.)

Oh I also got liquid ammonia to help cycle the tank. Using fish food ... was annoying >:x

WAS going to get sand for the tank, but the price went from 14$ to 21$.. FK NO D:< I'll get the sand from Lowes or Home Depo (Almost called it Home Improvement =A=, dk.. the store, not the show please..)

I'll need stuff to go under the sand to provide nutrients for plants, thinking of Fluval Stratum substrate for that.. ALL the people who have aqua scapes use this OAO and their plants are sooo pretty >A<

But I think I'll get those when I get the tank. I need to get stones and driftwood too... Then the plants. o3o

But I'm gathering everything slowly for now. Bit by bit.