What Is This Plant And How Do I Plant It?

Hi, I bought two plants, one is a coontail and I was planning to put it with my danios, but I can't find any root or how to plant it.
The second plant that I bought (pictures below) I can't remember the name, and I was planing to put it with my betta. I got the plant in a pot, but I don't know if I can put the plant with the pot inside my aquarium or should I remove the plant and dirt from the pot.
thx

 

Looks like Parrot Feather. It's typically grown above water as a pond or garden plant. In an aquarium environment (underwater) it is demanding and requires higher lighting and preferably injected CO2.

 

Looks like Parrot Feather. It's typically grown above water as a pond or garden plant. In an aquarium environment (underwater) it is demanding and requires higher lighting and preferably injected CO2.

Thanks, and the coontail how do I plant it because it doesent have any pot, should I just put it in the gravel?

 

Thanks, and the coontail how do I plant it because it doesent have any pot, should I just put it in the gravel?

Just push it into the gravel with tweezers and it should be fine. Having root fertilizer tabs will help it fare better.

 

Just push it into the gravel with tweezers and it should be fine. Having root fertilizer tabs will help it fare better.

thanks

 

It will quickly grow roots as well.

 

Parrots feather can grow quite nicely in a tank, given decent lighting (can me higher end of low to Med, no co2) and ferts it will take on an orangish hue.
The leaves that are on it now is it’s emersed form. Once submerged the leaves will loose the grayish tinge and become finer

 

Parrots feather can grow quite nicely in a tank, given decent lighting (can me higher end of low to Med, no co2) and ferts it will take on an orangish hue.
The leaves that are on it now is it’s emersed form. Once submerged the leaves will loose the grayish tinge and become finer

Huh, was under the impression it wasn't a true aquatic and was demanding. I'll look into it.

 

I don't think Coontail (Hornwort) is really a rooted plant. They normally float and have to be weighted down to grow them as stem plants.

 

I push my hornwort down in the gravel. It comes up sometimes but I just push it back down.

 

I tried weighing down some Hornwort with a button. It was looking good until my Nerite snail cut it off just above the button. In the wild, it is a floating plant. I gave up on it.

 

Plant weights or rocks are good for holding down hornwort.
Fahn its fully aquatic. Most often reserved for ponds due to fast growth. Shame more don’t use it in their tanks... will see if I can dig up some pics for you