Goldfish and plants

[Kurt]

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.

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Cheers,
Kurt

[Elaine T]

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.

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[Kurt]

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.


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Cheers,
Kurt

[Elaine T]

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.

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