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My little guy I have had for 3 decades now.
(lemmy.world)
Probably the easiest plant to care for once you figure it out.
I water it every month or two. Fertilize it every 2 or 3 years. Redirect the arial roots into the pot when I water.
It gets 3 hours of direct sunlight in the morning.
Every 5 or 6 years I haul it outside in the summer. Then leach the pot with the garden hose to remove the salt buildup. I also hack the plant back to a more manageable size.
I've found that erring on the side of underwatering is a decent strategy for most houseplants. People ask me what my trick to caring for my houseplants is, and a huge part of this is that I made up a big bucket of well-draining soil to use for my plants. This means that I need to water them more frequently, but they're far less likely to succumb to root rot