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can anyone suggest an aquatic plant that my goldfish wont decimate? i spent 3 months stocking the tank with oxygen weed from a local pet shop, they ate about 10 bunches a month... now they have plastic plants but i`d like to have some real ones. Pothos and philodendron, and Ingrid uses Dracena... Not your typical "underwater plants", but then the fish won't go on a feeding frenzy with them either. ; ) > Pothos and philodendron, and Ingrid uses Dracena... Not your typical > "underwater plants", but then the fish won't go on a feeding frenzy with them > either. ; ) Java moss? i already have a 6 foot philodendron monstera, i always knew of it as just monstera... so how to i plant it in the tank? just drop the tendril thingies into the water? right now its about 10 inches from my tank so its not a major prob... > Pothos and philodendron, and Ingrid uses Dracena... Not your typical > "underwater plants", but then the fish won't go on a feeding frenzy with them > either. ; ) > can anyone suggest an aquatic plant that my goldfish wont decimate? i spent > 3 months stocking the tank with oxygen weed from a local pet shop, they ate > about 10 bunches a month... now they have plastic plants but i`d like to > have some real ones. replace the goldfish.....by non plant eaters.... :-))) Good god no! They`re part of the family now. they`ll be the last too go, after the missus and the dogs... > > can anyone suggest an aquatic plant that my goldfish wont decimate? i > spent [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > :-))) > Good god no! They`re part of the family now. they`ll be the last too go, > after the missus and the dogs... Well a fully nice planted aquarium and goldfish make not a nice combination, so better buy the most realistic plastic plants you can get and spoil your fish with some nice salad every now and then... Mabey a second tank with tetra's and many plants....... :-))))))))))) Goodluck F. I absolutely second the java moss suggestion. Its tough, takes a wide range of water parameters, can tolerate a little salt (in case you ever need to salt your tank) and my goldfish love it (but not in a meal sort of way, more in a furniture sort of way). I imagine it would be a good thing to use for a spawning mop, since it doesn't root, so once eggs were laid you could just grab the whole bunch and move it to another tank. Chris oinonenehren@comcast starve a troll, feed a fever. (or is it feed a cold, starve a troll? I can never remember that one...) > Good god no! They`re part of the family now. they`ll be the last too go, > after the missus and the dogs... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> :-)))  SignatureChris oinonenehren@comcast.net I have some pothos and the philodendrons that I had cuttings of. Once they got some roots on them, I bunched them, tied them with copper wire (what I had handy) and attached them to a suction cup on the side. They basically lay across the top of the water, with some of it submerged. They have since sprouted more leaves and the roots are growing all over the place... The fish have nibbled a little at one leaf, and like to suck a little on the long roots (probably think it's a tasty worm), but otherwise just leave it alone. We had nasty trubs with the tank levels last year, but once I got the gravel out and replaced it with marbles, and got the live plants in, the levels are pretty liveable now... See Ingird's page for more plant hints... I have a 50 gal L with 6 fancy GF - I keep the tank bare and bare bottom and use the backing paper which has pictures of plants! - reason ? - there is nothing there to accumulate detritus. GF are extremely messy - so watch out! For interest in the tank - I use a lighthouse - air bubbler > can anyone suggest an aquatic plant that my goldfish wont decimate? i spent > 3 months stocking the tank with oxygen weed from a local pet shop, they ate > about 10 bunches a month... now they have plastic plants but i`d like to > have some real ones. I've got amazon sword, elodia and java fern in my tank and none of them sem to get eaten much. I have lots of weed in my tank - love it. cant stand tanks with no plants or plastic plants. My goldies go through a lot of oxygen weed, but I buy a bunch a month and it keeps me and them happy. I also have some type of grass, and large leafed plant and a small-leafed glossy plant (you can tell my LFS has no labelling on their plants cant you?) None of these get hassled, and they have been in the tank a good three months. I feed my goldies anything but flake - spirulina pellets, sera nip.....whatever else takes my fancy. both the pellets and tablets are great because it takes the goldies a long time to finish them, and gives them something to do. Whether it is the variety of food I give them, or just the fact that I have a LARGE amount of weed in the tank I am not sure, but they co-exist happily,and I love looking at a planted aquarium. Seems unnatural to have minimal or plastic plants. Experiment with a few different types of weed, not just the oxygen and you will find a mix that works I am sure. Although I dont know what the prices are for you! (I get four reasonable sized bunches for 12AUD, so it doesnt break the bank) Cheers Lil > can anyone suggest an aquatic plant that my goldfish wont decimate? i spent > 3 months stocking the tank with oxygen weed from a local pet shop, they ate > about 10 bunches a month... now they have plastic plants but i`d like to > have some real ones. > > -- Try some duckweed or salvinia Kasselmann aquarium plants book 59.99 Eco-Complete 14.99 a bag Marcus http://www.aquatic-store.com/ Co2 tanksand regulators Power compact bulbs and MH the lowest on the net Co2 regulator and bubble counter with needle valve $75 JBJ chillers and LightingWE WILL BEAT ALL MAJOR COMPETITORS JBJ lighting, Hamilton lighting and milwaukee 2-5% price match find it cheaper and buy it with us for 2-5% less than their price >can anyone suggest an aquatic plant that my goldfish wont decimate? i spent >3 months stocking the tank with oxygen weed from a local pet shop, they ate >about 10 bunches a month... now they have plastic plants but i`d like to >have some real ones. Monstera is not really a philodendron but is a species unto itself so you were right just calling it Monstera. It will be too big for the aquarium. They are speaking about the hanging basket philodendron that is typically variegated with cream and green or just plain green. You see it in lots of restaurants or other darkly lit buildings due to its shade tolerance and ease of culture. Cuttings can be taken and rooted in a glass of water and I guess people use them in aquariums although I have no experience here. > i already have a 6 foot philodendron monstera, i always knew of it as just > monstera... so how to i plant it in the tank? just drop the tendril thingies [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > them >> either. ; ) |
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