Plants Being Uprooted And The Gravel Being Pushed Aside

[SeanTrollope]

what can i do to stop this happening

 

[Alasse]

What fish have you got in with the plants?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

African cichlids and most plants do not play nicely together.

 

[firebirdracer]

I had two java ferns with my africans and every morning they would have both uprooted. I tried to stick them deeper but they would just rip of chunks and then it would get stuck in the filter. I finally just got rid of the plants. 
 
As for the gravel. My cichlids move it all the time. Each time I clean the tank there is a spot that is clear down to the bottom, I haven't found a way to fix this other than just smoothing it back out each time i clean the tank.

 

[bullit]

Thats what cichlids do.

 

[Alasse]

Java fern and anubias tend to cope with most cichlids, I zip tie them to the wood or rocks. I used to have both in with my africans and americans

 

[SeanTrollope]

worst part is it uncovers the ugf

 

[Alasse]

UGF not ideal with digging cichlids.......
 
How much gravel do you have on top of the UGF? (depth)

 

[SeanTrollope]

+- 1.2 cm nad it is only uprooted in one place

 

[Alasse]

not deep enough for an UGF for a start, wether there is cichlids or not. Most UGF requires 1.5 - 2 inches of gravel over them

 

[SeanTrollope]

ok