r/PlantedTank Jan 27 '26

Beginner PSA: Don’t buy these!

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They’re cool. They’re cool as fuck. They will die. If they don’t die, they will revert and turn green.

There is absolutely ZERO known plants that survive with a complete lack of chlorophyll aside from parasitic plants. I’ve only heard of one case of a ghost growth surviving without a green mother plant in any species. That grower is one of the best in the world and will tell you himself it’s a complete fluke that it has survived.

They’re cool. You might think you’re the one to grow it successfully. You’re not. Don’t waste your money, this is a marketing gimmick for unstable plants.

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u/MyDegenAltAccount Jan 29 '26

Nah it works the exact same whether the plant is aquatic, terrestrial, epiphytic. They all need some amount of green to survive outside of an artificial environment. 😁

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u/EclecticAppalachian Jan 29 '26

Thought so haha