Water plant clasp
Plants often come from pet shops attached at the bottom with a gray metal
clasp. This occurs with plants like Elodea (sp?). My question is: Are these clasps dangerous for the fish? I have just begun to get into a new aquarium with my children. I've had them in the past, but can't seem to remember anything about this and can't find a reference in this or other newsgroups or on the web. Thanks, in advance, for your help! |
Water plant clasp
wrote in message ... Plants often come from pet shops attached at the bottom with a gray metal clasp. This occurs with plants like Elodea (sp?). My question is: Are these clasps dangerous for the fish? I have just begun to get into a new aquarium with my children. I've had them in the past, but can't seem to remember anything about this and can't find a reference in this or other newsgroups or on the web. Thanks, in advance, for your help! I have seen a few debates on this topic, and they never really seem to come to a decent conclusion. I will, therefore give you my take on them. I'm sure others will post their disagreement. I'd be disappointed if they didn't. eg I have left the lead weights in my tanks on many occasions, and have never noted a problem. In freshwater, I don't feel the metal will break down fast enough to cause an issue if normal water changes are done. However, what I generally tell my friends is if you're concerned, take them out, and use fishing line to tie them to a buried stone. |
Water plant clasp
Plants often come from pet shops attached at the bottom with a gray metal
clasp. This occurs with plants like Elodea (sp?). My question is: Are these clasps dangerous for the fish? I have just begun to get into a new aquarium with my children. I've had them in the past, but can't seem to remember anything about this and can't find a reference in this or other newsgroups or on the web. Thanks, in advance, for your help! I use them all the time, I've even made some out of some other lead... same lead that is used for plant weights... |
Water plant clasp
"Dinky" wrote:
what I generally tell my friends is if you're concerned, take them out, and use fishing line to tie them to a buried stone. That exercise alone is enough to convince most people to leave the lead weights on :) -- www.ericschreiber.com |
Water plant clasp
"Eric Schreiber" wrote in message ... "Dinky" wrote: what I generally tell my friends is if you're concerned, take them out, and use fishing line to tie them to a buried stone. That exercise alone is enough to convince most people to leave the lead weights on :) Touche'g I tried it a couple times, and still do it for very specific things, but's a pain in the Arse, all right. |
Water plant clasp
"Dinky" wrote in
: However, what I generally tell my friends is if you're concerned, take them out, and use fishing line to tie them to a buried stone. I don't understand the issue. I push plants into the gravel (Flourite), they grow. Unless you have agressive gravel rooters, that's the end of it. No metal, no stones. Is the problem that pl*cos or cichlids uproot your plants? |
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