plants for my pleco killers (tetras)?

[Anonymous Fox]

hello what plants do you recommend for pleco killers aka tetras (bloodfin and silvertip)? i have 2 silvertip (one died) and 3 bloodfins. i have a 47 gallon that i need to fill (don't worry, i'll get like 16ish more)
if you wondering why im saying pleco killers look at the below, if you dont, dont look at the below.


















i was checking on my BN pleco the other day, and it was in its usial hide, but it had died(most likely from stress), even worse all of its gut were hanging out and most of its skin was pealed of... sorry @PlasticGalaxy

 

[kribensis12]

I don't seen an image, but I highly suspect that there is more to the story.

What is your tank stocking, what are your water parameters?

Unless it was a 1/2 inch baby, I do not think the tetra's would be able to kill a pleco. I've never seen any fish but a highly aggressive Cichlid even try to beat up a pleco.

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Pretty sure it was @Byron who said that the tetras wouldn't have killed the pleco. Eaten it, yes, but I doubt they killed it.

 

[Anonymous Fox]

I don't seen an image, but I highly suspect that there is more to the story.

What is your tank stocking, what are your water parameters?

Unless it was a 1/2 inch baby, I do not think the tetra's would be able to kill a pleco. I've never seen any fish but a highly aggressive Cichlid even try to beat up a pleco.

my NO2 is 20, my hardness is 25, total chlorine is 0, total KH is 80, and my ph is 7.8


it was really small for a BN

 

[Byron]

Pretty sure it was @Byron who said that the tetras wouldn't have killed the pleco. Eaten it, yes, but I doubt they killed it.

Other members suggested this, and I agreed. But to the plant question, any plants that are suited to your light (primarily) will work. Sword plants should do well. The larger species, and chain sword for the substrate perhaps. Floating plants always benefit forest fish by providing shade, plus they are "ammonia sinks."

 

[kribensis12]

Your nitrates are pretty high, I would recommend a water change.

What is the stocking of your tank beyond the tetras?

All of that aside, If your lighting is good I would recommend swords, anubis and some floating plants like hornwort.

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

my NO2 is 20, my hardness is 25, total chlorine is 0, total KH is 80, and my ph is 7.8

Nitrite is pretty high. Try to get that down to a manageable level as soon as you can.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Nitrite is pretty high. Try to get that down to a manageable level as soon as you can.

NitrAte....any nitrIte would be toxic to the remaining fish.

And I agree with the others, tetras don't kill plecos...they may predate upon them after they are dead, however

 

[Anonymous Fox]

Your nitrates are pretty high, I would recommend a water change.

What is the stocking of your tank beyond the tetras?

All of that aside, If your lighting is good I would recommend swords, anubis and some floating plants like hornwort.

probly just a few other types of tetras, mistry snails, and shrimp, mabye guppies, my gandfathers guppies seem to get along well with is guppies, no fighting or bulling, killing

 

[Anonymous Fox]

Other members suggested this, and I agreed. But to the plant question, any plants that are suited to your light (primarily) will work. Sword plants should do well. The larger species, and chain sword for the substrate perhaps. Floating plants always benefit forest fish by providing shade, plus they are "ammonia sinks."

what other floating plants are there other than hornwort and duckweed?

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

probly just a few other types of tetras, mistry snails, and shrimp, mabye guppies, my gandfathers guppies seem to get along well with is guppies, no fighting or bulling, killing

How do you not know? ?

what other floating plants are there other than hornwort and duckweed?

Salvinia, dwarf water lettuce, amazon frogbit, water sprite...

 

[Anonymous Fox]

How do you not know? ?

not know what?

Salvinia, dwarf water lettuce, amazon frogbit, water sprite...

thank you

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

not know what?

What kind of fish they are. You were saying things like "maybe" and "probably" which implies that you're not completely sure what fish are in there.

 

[Anonymous Fox]

What kind of fish they are. You were saying things like "maybe" and "probably" which implies that you're not completely sure what fish are in there.

no, i ment like, i will most likely just get some more tetras and snails, but i might get guppies i was talking about my tank