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Neon Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Neon'
Also known as Epipremnum aureum 'Neon', Neon Devil's Ivy
Plantae›Tracheophyta›Liliopsida›Alismatales›Araceae
Variety of Golden Pothos · Neon
📍 Cultivated houseplant — a bright chartreuse form of pothos
The neon cultivar of pothos — the same hardy emersed biofilter as Golden Pothos, but with solid, bright chartreuse-green heart-shaped leaves (no variegation). Grow it with roots in the tank water and foliage in the air, where it exports nitrate fast. New growth is the most vivid; brighter (still indirect) light keeps the neon colour strong, while low light fades it toward plain green.
Grown with its roots in the tank water and its leaves in the air — a living nitrate filter, not a submerged aquarium plant. Give it bright indirect light; no aquarium CO₂ or substrate needed.
Leaves and sap contain calcium oxalate — toxic and mouth-irritating if eaten, so keep the foliage away from plant-grazing fish like goldfish or cichlids; the submerged roots are inert and safe.
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Tank Mates
Classic pairing — pothos roots shade the surface and export the nitrate a betta's waste produces.
Shrimp graze biofilm off the submerged root mass and love the cover it provides.
Peaceful schoolers that benefit from the cleaner water without disturbing the roots.
Algae grazer that pairs well in the low-maintenance tanks pothos suits.
Common Diseases
Root / crown rot
Mushy, blackened, or foul-smelling roots or lower stem; drooping, yellowing foliage — almost always from submerging the leaves or crown.
Keep only the roots underwater and the foliage in the air. Trim away rotted tissue with clean scissors, improve surface circulation/oxygen, and let the plant re-establish.
Faded / yellowing leaves
The neon colour dulls toward plain green, or foliage yellows with slow, leggy growth.
Give brighter indirect light to bring the neon back, and dose a little liquid plant fertilizer — in a lightly stocked tank the water may lack nutrients for vigorous emersed growth.
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Quick Facts
- light
- Bright indirect — brighter light keeps the neon colour vivid
- biofilter
- true
- placement
- Emersed — roots in water, leaves in air
- growth rate
- fast
Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- nitrate
- Thrives on high nitrate — a strong natural exporter
- hardness
- Soft to hard (2–20 dGH)
- temperature
- 64–82°F (18–28°C)
Legality
No state or federal restrictions on record for this species.
Not legal advice, and possibly incomplete or out of date. Rules vary by state and locality and change over time — always confirm the current regulations with your state wildlife or agriculture agency before buying, keeping, or shipping this species.