Plants Vs Fish

[Gankutsuou]

People scoffed at my selection and combined plans for a planted tank.

Peacock eels dig into the substrate naturally.
Senegal Bichirs are monsters that could probably push plants around.
And elephant nose's body could probably push a few things over
A bottom dweller such as a Feather fin Syno. in the mix?

But I've come to find quite a few plants that do indeed work, and look nice. They even create a nice habitat for the fish!

A: Brazillian pennywort - uninhabited, but it looks nice. Once in a while my bamboo shrimp got on it, but my senegal has since eaten both my Bamboo shrimps

B: My pride and joy, Water Wisteria - I have what I call "forests" constructed out of these that have recently taken on unexplained tremendous growth sputs, but perhas that is because of hos I made trhe sand they're in 3x as deep. My eels love to get up in the wisteria and hang out.

C: Val and Water Onion. Apparently a lot of people who have syno. featherfins that perfer to hang up in glass corners instead of the bottom. Mine is one of those. What is something strong, rooted, and gives it cover? The most beautiful and big val I've seen, and 3 very long water onions in 2 different corners.

D: some new plant, hydrograndria or something of the sort. It's in the middle, my growing centerpiece plant so to speak

That's about it for the main 38 gallon. I have a mystery aquatic plant in the 10, and corcscrew vals. I have branches of plants from my 38 like wisteria growing sucessfully, and bread snails to keep the algea off. My african butterfly loves the surface reaching pennywort

So, amazingly, plants can indeed help the very animals claimed to be able to disturb them. I'll have pictures up after Christmas holiday.

Any similar experiences?

 

[lljdma06]

People scoffed at my selection and combined plans for a planted tank.

A: Brazillian pennywort - uninhabited, but it looks nice. Once in a while my bamboo shrimp got on it, but my senegal has since eaten both my Bamboo shrimps

Who scoffed? I've never kept any of those fish, so I can't really offer an opinion except that they sound big to me. I keep little fish. I think depending on your plant choices, a person can have a well-planted tank that features more agressive or species that like to "decorate" on their own. I think it all depends on how much you're willing to put up with regarding fish behavior.

Brazilian Pennywort is a great plant! Vitrually indestructable. Stands up to being moved around and prodded at quite well.

Sounds like a fun tank, can't wait to see pictures.

llj

 

[Gankutsuou]

right now the small tank has 4 of those false emerald green cories, my 3 year old super abused glow lite tera, and an ABF.

My 1.5 gallon has a failing plant and has a black, blue, and red crowntail. (love the black coloration in the tail)


But Peacock eels dig, and senegals tend to bustle about however they please. But I, in a sense, made a new level of substrate for the eels to live in by using the wisteria, as they weave in it more comfortably than the substrate, and I like it since I get to see them.

The substrate is black and white mixed sand, which I like.