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 Where to buy Pathos?

Does anyone now where you can buy pathos? Can you buy them at lowe’s?



04/12/08  05:15pm

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MacinMan
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   Message To: Alex961   In reference to Message Id: 1700460


 Where to buy Pathos?

sure, or even at a grocery store or walmart etc. just make sure it’s free of chemicals before you plant it in your tank. or you could harm your frog(s)
04/12/08  05:52pm

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 Where to buy Pathos?

you will also want to wash the soil off of the plant roots/stems/leaves and re-plant it into some organic potting soil or coco fiber.

do not plant the pothos into your enclosure if you haven’t done that first!!

it is recommended that you let the replanted plant grow in its new soil for about a month before introducing it into the enclosure. this is so all of the chemicals that were sprayed onto the leaves and soaked up by the roots has time to dissipate.

you could poison your frogs if you dont.



04/12/08  06:49pm

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Whitie
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   Message To: MacinMan   In reference to Message Id: 1700488


 Where to buy Pathos?

The cheapest place I have seen them is the grocery store, you can get a small container of them fairly cheap.
As already said, make sure you rinse the front and backs of the leaves well, and get all the dirt and little Styrofoam balls of the roots and stems.
I have never heard of planting them a month ahead to make sure the chemicals are all out. (That really doesn’t make since to me). Some like to plant them a month early so they have a good root system going before putting the frogs in.
I have always just stuck them in the eco earth and watered well and they have done really well. In one of my tanks I just have them in a vase with water. (Of course they were rinsed well before putting them in water and in the tank).
Make sure you put a layer of gravel under the eco earth so that there is plenty of drainage.



04/12/08  08:30pm

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   Message To: Whitie   In reference to Message Id: 1700662


 Where to buy Pathos?

I agree with Whitie, I have never waited a month. I have washed out all the previous soil, washed the plant, root to tip and then planted into my EcoEarth over a layer of gravel for drainage.

Pothos (or Devils Ivy) is probably the most common houseplant, you will typically find it in hanging baskets. Big heart-shaped leaves that then send off shoots/vines with more leaves. Very hardy, a really good choice. I put a small 3" pot into the center of a 29 gal tank and in 6 months it had fully filled it, so get a smaller one. You will need to trim in back.

There is a pic on this link. Link
04/13/08  11:21am


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