Plants?

[cheerycherry]

Someone suggested it would be good to get some plants in my mbuna (going through fishless cycle) but I thought cichlids tended to just rip them up? I wouldnt mind having some but what would work well with sand substrate?

 

[Pleccy]

Mbuna would probably rip up most plants but Vallisneria are biotope correct and will hold up to the attentions of the fish.

 

[darrel69]

I had some Vallis which was shredded to peices by my mbuna within a few days.. the only plant of mine that they left alone was the Anubias.

 

[kj23502]

I guess it's hit and miss mixing plants w/cichlids. I have some java moss that's held up quite well lately. I thought I lost it, but then found it behind the rock work...lol. I put it back in place. I've had some Java fern in my tank for a bit, just small pieces. They do seem to be ok with the fish. I guess it helps that one fish species is a carnivore and the other two are omnivores. They aren't strictly vegetarians so that may give my plants a better shot???maybe

Try:
Java Moss
Java fern
and
Anubias, Vallis like was previously mentioned in above posts.



Kj