Can I Use Netting?

[MewMew42]

to cover riccia on rocks? or will it smother it? what kind can i use? whats best to use?

I keep finding it all at the top of my tank

 

[the biffster]

hair nets thats what i use make sure there new

 

[pauld]

to cover riccia on rocks? or will it smother it? what kind can i use? whats best to use?

I keep finding it all at the top of my tank

sounds silly but a hair net works tied on with fishing line there is a pinned post on this forum that is really good .

 

[lljdma06]

to cover riccia on rocks? or will it smother it? what kind can i use? whats best to use?

I keep finding it all at the top of my tank

sounds silly but a hair net works tied on with fishing line there is a pinned post on this forum that is really good .

Here it is.

Step by step guide to Riccia and Java Moss

Careful, however, there is a disclaimer about using nets. Remember, some fish species have spines on their pectoral fins that can get caught in the netting.

llj

 

[MewMew42]

thanks guys. i bought some bun nets today, and secured them pretty tight

blooming corys are still trying to dig around in it though! im not sure what they find so interesting about it

 

[lljdma06]

thanks guys. i bought some bun nets today, and secured them pretty tight

blooming corys are still trying to dig around in it though! im not sure what they find so interesting about it

Corydoras have no sense of boundaries or territory. They will go where they please. Definitely part of their charm, but it makes them one of the most accident prone fish I've ever kept.

 

[MewMew42]

thanks guys. i bought some bun nets today, and secured them pretty tight

blooming corys are still trying to dig around in it though! im not sure what they find so interesting about it

Corydoras have no sense of boundaries or territory. They will go where they please. Definitely part of their charm, but it makes them one of the most accident prone fish I've ever kept.

very true they just amble along, it is cute though!

but alas they have ruined it again [its just the shultzei's! im sure its because ive got more of them than the other corys so that they feel the need to show off to each other!] sadly a nice aquarium carpet is not for me

i might just look into foreground plants...

 

[Rlon35]

I have shower 'scrunchies' that I have unraveled into a tube like state. I cut off sections of the tube, putting them over the riccia and rapping/securing them with light fishing line. A couple pieces of advice, from what I have seen. First off, I used large bulky rocks and didn't get the riccia throughout the surface and sides. Use flatter or non-thick rocks/slate. You may still have to re-wrap after a month or two, but prune once a week. As for my problem (meaning that the riccia is not growing on the edges), I am gowing to tie java moss down to the rocks, covering the edges that don't have riccia. I am hoping this will help keep down the riccia and blend the thick pieces of slate better in my scape.