ponder
November 19th 03, 01:05 AM
goldfish love to eat plants, just so you know
"Shannon" <yahoo.com@shannontakita> wrote in message
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> > I use plastic suction cups sucked to the bottom of the aquarium and
> > rubberbands to keep te plants down.
> > This works quite well but eventually, nothing stops a goldfish from
> digging
> > up a plant ;-)
>
> This is a great idea, but really for plants that are inclined to take
> nutrients directly through their leaves, over their roots. Egeria densa
> (a.k.a. Anacharis, Elodea) is a fine example.
>
> - Shannon
>
>
"Shannon" <yahoo.com@shannontakita> wrote in message
link.net...
> > I use plastic suction cups sucked to the bottom of the aquarium and
> > rubberbands to keep te plants down.
> > This works quite well but eventually, nothing stops a goldfish from
> digging
> > up a plant ;-)
>
> This is a great idea, but really for plants that are inclined to take
> nutrients directly through their leaves, over their roots. Egeria densa
> (a.k.a. Anacharis, Elodea) is a fine example.
>
> - Shannon
>
>