Ornament Decor Paints Safe If Eaten ?

[Faythee]

I have noticed that some of my silk plants in my 30 gallon have fading paint. I think my BN Pleco is literally sucking it off. I also see this on a ornament vase I have in there.

In my 75 gallon tank, my Severum tugs at some of the plants and I see some fraying , threads, in some leaves.

Is this somthing to be concerned about ?

I am constantly changing the decor and it's breaking my wallet

 

[celaeno]

bump

just got a few bristlenose plecs and i think they're literally sucking the paint off my polyresin ornament.

 

[Colin_T]

As long as the ornament is for an aquarium it should be fine. However, most ornaments are made in China and they use a few lead based paints, so long term it might cause problems if the fish continue to eat it.
Material plants usually have a dye rather than a paint and this would be less likely to have lead in. It’s probably not much better tho. Have you tried live plants instead of artificial?