Plants

[and]

Would like to know if anyone knows of any plants that wont get eaten by fish .Have had a few different ones star moss ,flame moss, and others they have been dug up and eaten.And also floating plants have had Java moss which was eaten.would really like some floating plants.

 

[rdd1952]

What kind of fish do you have? Some fish won't eat plants at all so you can put anything you want in the tank. Others will eat pretty much anything you put in there.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

Would like to know if anyone knows of any plants that wont get eaten by fish .Have had a few different ones star moss ,flame moss, and others they have been dug up and eaten.And also floating plants have had Java moss which was eaten.would really like some floating plants.

yes i agree , list fish u have.
sounds like u possibly have vegi cichlid of some sort thats digging?

 

[angelmouse]

plastic ones lol. sorry i had too.
Try Anubias they are tough with strong root system, java ferns and valis have also survived my plant eating root digging fish, fine leaved plants and unrooted plants fair worse.
regards Angel

 

[Goodygumdrops]

Your moss shouldn't be 'dug up' as it should be attached tightly to wood or stone,if you have a look in the planted tank section,there's a great pinned thread on planting java moss/riccia which should give you some success.
You don't say what kind of fish you have.In my tank I have gouramis,ancistrus and cories.I have a fair bit of moss,and anubias,as mentioned before,this is a pretty tough plant,my java and windelov ferns are also doing well (these plants should all be attached to hardscape and not planted in the substrate).
I have some stem plants which are doing ok,but the anubias is thriving.

 

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What kind of fish do you have? Some fish won't eat plants at all so you can put anything you want in the tank. Others will eat pretty much anything you put in there.

plec about 3 inch , clown loach , angel fish , mollies , albino shark , green barbs ,guppies ,neons , swordtails 1 male 2 females , raspberry barbs ,gold barbs, loach , bleeding heart , 2 polka dot cat fish, lobster about 3 inch ,in aqua one 980 215 litre tank . Have had tropical for about a year .i am only just trying live plants .Thank you.

 

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Would like to know if anyone knows of any plants that wont get eaten by fish .Have had a few different ones star moss ,flame moss, and others they have been dug up and eaten.And also floating plants have had Java moss which was eaten.would really like some floating plants.

yes i agree , list fish u have.
sounds like u possibly have vegi cichlid of some sort thats digging?

Have listed fish in other post .This question was for me and my friend we have the same fish she also has a plec about 13 inch and 2 gouramis and lobster about 5 inch.The plec does move the sand around all the time.Thank you.

 

[and]

plastic ones lol. sorry i had too.
Try Anubias they are tough with strong root system, java ferns and valis have also survived my plant eating root digging fish, fine leaved plants and unrooted plants fair worse.
regards Angel

.I have been able to keep java fern in my tank but nothing else .Had a large floating plant maybe water lettuce it got eaten. my friend can not keep live plants at all just get eaten.will definitely try valis thank you.

 

[and]

Your moss shouldn't be 'dug up' as it should be attached tightly to wood or stone,if you have a look in the planted tank section,there's a great pinned thread on planting java moss/riccia which should give you some success.
You don't say what kind of fish you have.In my tank I have gouramis,ancistrus and cories.I have a fair bit of moss,and anubias,as mentioned before,this is a pretty tough plant,my java and windelov ferns are also doing well (these plants should all be attached to hardscape and not planted in the substrate).
I have some stem plants which are doing ok,but the anubias is thriving.

New to live plants so still learning.First java moss was just floating not attached but have just got some more and will definitely attach. the other moss i had was attached to bog wood but lobster ate it .I Have listed fish in other post.Will try other plants recommended .Thank you.Hope i am replying to posts ok never posted any messages before at all.

 

[rdd1952]

This has nothing to do with plants but just a word of warning. The smaller fish such as neons and guppies will eventuall become dinner for the lobster. When the lights go out and the fish settle down, the lobster will be on the prowl for food.

 

[OldMan47]

I have yet to find a plant that will survive with my rainbow cichlids, Herotilapia multispinosa. The java fern that everyone says is too tough for most fish is down to a thin green stem and all the leaves are gone. Thre are only 7 of those fish in that tank. I put a 2 layer thick cover of duckweed into their 6 foot tank and came back 2 weeks later unable to find a single leaf of it in their tank. These fish are definite herbivores and I find no living plant that will grow in their tank. They make very short work of most plants and the tough ones are only good for a few weeks. I feed them spirulina flake that the major ingredient is actually spirulina. They get to live with silk plants and there is no algae in their tank ever. As RDD1952 pointed out, we need to know what fish you have.

 

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This has nothing to do with plants but just a word of warning. The smaller fish such as neons and guppies will eventuall become dinner for the lobster. When the lights go out and the fish settle down, the lobster will be on the prowl for food.

The only fish i saw it eat was the khuli loach which was still alive, i dont have them anymore.Do not have adult lobsters any more either kept the female but gave the male away they were breeding all the time then the female died. not sure if keeping baby lobster or not would like to keep khuli but cant keep both .Thanks for the warning .

 

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I have yet to find a plant that will survive with my rainbow cichlids, Herotilapia multispinosa. The java fern that everyone says is too tough for most fish is down to a thin green stem and all the leaves are gone. Thre are only 7 of those fish in that tank. I put a 2 layer thick cover of duckweed into their 6 foot tank and came back 2 weeks later unable to find a single leaf of it in their tank. These fish are definite herbivores and I find no living plant that will grow in their tank. They make very short work of most plants and the tough ones are only good for a few weeks. I feed them spirulina flake that the major ingredient is actually spirulina. They get to live with silk plants and there is no algae in their tank ever. As RDD1952 pointed out, we need to know what fish you have.

plec 3 inch ,angel fish,different kinds barbs,loach,mollies,neons ,swordtails,scissortails,guppies,2 catfish ,zebra danios, clown loach, bleeding heart ,albino shark,might be keeping baby lobster not sure.