Can Buce Motleyana and Pothos Grow Together?

Buce Motleyana and Pothos share a workable water window around 20 to 28 °C, pH 6 to 7.5, and 2 to 12 dGH.

Both plants are comfortable in freshwater, so salinity is not a meaningful obstacle.

Both prefer moderate flow, so circulation can be planned as one steady pattern.

Their light and CO2 needs are close enough for one routine: Buce Motleyana does best with low light and optional added CO2, while Pothos does best with low light and no added CO2.

Both plants naturally lean toward the attached to hardscape, which is why spacing, pruning, and final mature size matter more than they do in a more staggered planting mix.

Buce Motleyana reaches about 10 cm tall by 15 cm wide, while Pothos reaches about 100 cm tall by 50 cm wide. Use those mature sizes for the layout, not the small nursery portions you bring home.

Shade is not the main concern here, which makes the layout easier to keep balanced over time.

Both are typically attached / wedged to hardscape with no substrate required and feed mainly as water column feeders. The method is simple, but it also means the same planting zone can feel crowded if they are placed too close together.

They can share the space, but the scape will stay cleaner if you leave more room than the labels alone might suggest.

Buce Motleyana brings slow growth, low maintenance, and beginner difficulty. Pothos brings fast growth, low maintenance, and beginner difficulty. If one grows much faster, trim that plant before it starts making the other look like the problem.

The practical watch-outs are that their nutrient appetites are far enough apart that dosing will need a closer eye; and that both plants tend to work in the attached to hardscape, so spacing matters more than usual; and that you will want to leave more room than usual for mature spread and routine thinning; and that growth pace and maintenance rhythm are uneven, so the stronger grower can dominate if pruning slips.

The strongest reasons to try the mix are that they share a workable temperature window around 20 to 28 °C; and that their flow preferences sit close enough to tune one layout around both plants.

Use this pairing when you are willing to manage the scape, not when you want a plant-and-forget combination. Start with more spacing than you think you need, then adjust once both plants show their real growth pace.

The simple success test is whether both plants still look healthy after the faster grower has been trimmed several times. If one keeps declining after routine care, the layout is probably asking too much of it.