I’ve had mine for a year. It’s going to take a while for it to get started but it is worth it. I’ve transferred new ones to two other tanks, that being said I’ve had success in all three tanks. Give it plenty of space as I found out with my original plants, the new come in tight to original plant. I uprooted and then separated the individual plants. My aquarium substrate varies from tank to tank, my original plants started in a dirt substrate.