How to Grow Aquarium Plants for Profit - Easy Money

‎ Growing plants in your aquarium can be a nice source of income if done correctly. You can't simply just have an aquarium with plants growing and assume you'll turn a profit. Much like any business, picking the right things to sell is key.
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0:00 - Intro
0:37 - How to grow plants for profit

[SKYLANDBAK]

We all go through sh*t in this crazy life, but thankfully there's always someone with their head above water to inspire us..Thank you for your tireless inspiration..Through watching your many vids you've genuinely encouraged & inspired me..I'm presently setting up a new tank to house my pair of Fire mouth Cichlids, although they get on well with my Angels & other tank dwellers, I realise they need & deserve a tank of their own..One small step for a man, but one giant leap for the mental health of both my fish & myself..God bless.. :)

[giulianam.]

I just watched this video and laughed when you mentioned Java Moss. I’ve been watching 3 different Mom and Pop LFS who haven’t had it in stock for over a month. I finally got ahold of some so maybe I’ll supply them later

[pumpkinspiceaquatics]

Another idea. Fish habitat destruction in the Amazon, Mexico, and Lake Victoria. And what we can do as hobbyists to help.

[philipravi]

Cory, plenty of appreciation for what you do. You are truly an inspiration. The hobby in India is really catching on because of heroes like you and Joey!

[becmort]

I really hope RFT comes back. I looked forward to that show every week. Fingers crossed that you will have time later. It's the interaction and jokes between you two that makes it for me.

[Joricano]

Love the store owner perspective. Very honest

[andrewgoldfish]

Never, ever considered growing java moss. Considering growing java moss. So much great info as always.

[greenthumbaquariums]

As a viewer I thought this was an excellent stream. I hope you enjoyed making it so that you're inclined to make more of this style i.e. informative.

[CJBlack]

As much as it hurts me, I agree with and appreciate all you said about RFT. I never missed watching an episode and sincerely enjoyed them. But that said, the goal -as I remember- was to attract and interview guests from all different aspects of the hobby. Maybe that can still happen, but as 'Specials' like when Gary Lange was on the show because he was in the area to speak at GSAS. It'd be great to have all the YouTubers come out for a once a year special like when the RFT studio was first built. But that probably wouldn't work with the YT algorithm.- Argh! Well, I'm sure that if it can be figured out, you're the man to do it. I really do hope you and Joel get together on camera for livestreams occasionally because I love you 2 together !!

[varanidguy]

I'm growing some crypt undulata "red", most I've seen is brown and low light examples still have some green. Mine are super bushy and purple, and when the undersides of the leaves hit the light, it looks like a velvety red. Absolutely love those crypts.

[pumpkinspiceaquatics]

Idea for a future episode. Specifics about line breeding vs colony breeding. You have said in previous live streams that it takes 6 tanks to develop a line but I would like to hear more about what they are for. Then you have a video about setting up a new colony of guppies but how often do you do that? Is it a time thing? Is it generational? Is it when the tank reaches a certain population level? Thanks.

[Texasbiologyhelp]

I have all of my tanks planted, some in substrates some in pots on bare bottomed tanks. I grow java moss, java ferns, a small swordplant species that I was given because they were almost dead. They get about 6-8 inch long leaves and spread rapidly by runners growing small pups, and Watersprite that grows like a weed. I also breed some reptiles and invertebrates so I go to exotic pet shows where I sell fish, as well as my reptiles and inverts, I sell a lot of plants especially the surplus java moss, the sword and fern pups and cuttings of watersprite in bags. I don't get rich, but I sell enough plants at each show to add $50-$200 to my total sales. I agree with you, the java moss is like gold, I sell that first and never have enough. I have started using your plant fertilizer to see if I can get my tanks growing more java moss. The chain stores here, which is all we have sell tiny deli cups of the stuff for $5 and it was all gown immersed, not submerged. I am a Biology Professor and I plan to do an Undergraduate research project with some of my students this year comparing plant biomass growth with and without fertilizer under two different lighting schemes. 2 tanks with 10, 000k and 2 tanks with 6500K. I believe I know the results but it is a great way to teach them the scientific method. I will stream the tanks to them on youtube and let them make observations.

[cindym]

I would love to see more species profiles that last more than 5 minutes with pictures I love watching them and learning about new fish. but I don't think all the details can be told in such a short amount of time. I love love the real fish talk when it has a lot of information for me to grow and learn about the hobby. I think I really like the hardcore information better. Just saying!

[PulseofBroken]

Interesting take on this topic. Wish you could do a updated version of it to interest farms or people to get into growing submersed plants. Curious though if you could open a warehouse in the Midwest that does or has submersed plants would you jump on it? Shipping costs would save you a ton.. great video!

[pumpkinspiceaquatics]

Another topic idea. Hard water aquarium inhabitants Vs. soft water aquarium inhabitants. This is a focus of the larger concept of community aquariums.

[pattonspetsofficial]

I’m looking to sell java ferns and this helped thanks I’m probably gonna wait until the plants get bigger but I will list them on Craigslist or some sort of online market like that

[nefeariaous]

Great info! Love your videos. You give people so much useful information! Thanks for all you do, keep it up!

[Coronakenify]

thanks for an excellent discussion. took me all day to watch it but well worth it.

[mugglewizard]

Loved the stream! You do cool stuff and stay cool.

[lacrosseguy]

hey guys, ive been wanting to grow different plants and sell them, right now i have some red root floater thats been propagating like crazy and doing amazing in my fish tank. only issues i have are 1. i know theres some, not alot but some detritus worms in the tank and 2. ive had a little bit of green bubbly algae between some of the leaves. i managed to cut it back and keep it down for the most part. what im asking is, is it ok if my plants have some algae on then when i go to sell? and the detritus worms too. i dont want to be selling plants that are " no good" but is that a problem? more or less looking for tips on the health of plants to sell and more info like that, thanks alot!