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Goldfish and plants
Can I pot up a couple of swords that my three 'grubing' goldfish keep
up rooting from the gravel? The tank is a 29 gallon one with a UGF and a Whisper 40 hang-on. Plants were stuck in the gravel without any clay which I understand is only one of my mistakes. TIA for your suggestions. -- Cheers, Kurt |
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Kurt wrote:
Can I pot up a couple of swords that my three 'grubing' goldfish keep up rooting from the gravel? The tank is a 29 gallon one with a UGF and a Whisper 40 hang-on. Plants were stuck in the gravel without any clay which I understand is only one of my mistakes. TIA for your suggestions. Sure. Find some attractive plastic or clay pots of maybe 3" to 4" size depending on the eventual size of the swordplant and fill them with well-rinsed Flourite or some other suitable potting medium. You might want to put some fairly large pebbles over the Flourite to keep the goldfish from digging in it. -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com |
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Elaine T wrote in :
Sure. Find some attractive plastic or clay pots of maybe 3" to 4" size depending on the eventual size of the swordplant and fill them with well-rinsed Flourite or some other suitable potting medium. You might want to put some fairly large pebbles over the Flourite to keep the goldfish from digging in it. Thanks, Elaine. I've covered the tops of the pots with 1-1.5 inch pebbles. Considered barbed-wire for a brief time. As I placed the pots, I discoverd that a sturdy rubber-nosed plecostums had survived the green water etc and was hiding out under the lava and geodes. Hadn't seen him in months. -- Cheers, Kurt |
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Kurt wrote:
Elaine T wrote in : Sure. Find some attractive plastic or clay pots of maybe 3" to 4" size depending on the eventual size of the swordplant and fill them with well-rinsed Flourite or some other suitable potting medium. You might want to put some fairly large pebbles over the Flourite to keep the goldfish from digging in it. Thanks, Elaine. I've covered the tops of the pots with 1-1.5 inch pebbles. Considered barbed-wire for a brief time. As I placed the pots, I discoverd that a sturdy rubber-nosed plecostums had survived the green water etc and was hiding out under the lava and geodes. Hadn't seen him in months. Barbed wire! ROFLMAO. Just try keeping plants safe from koi if you think goldies are tough. It's nice to find lost fish. I had an oto I thought was dead come out of hiding in the huge clump of baby's tears in my 10gal guppy tank when I added 3 more. He just wanted buddies I guess. -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com |
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