Pleco uproots plants
 

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:07:23 -0000, "Ron Hagley"
wrote:

Hi all,

just found you and have a major problem I hope you may be able to help me
with. I have a 48" x 18" x 15 " Juwel with white silica sand as a base for
planting into. Unfortunately I also have a 10" Pleco which seems to revel in
disturbing the sand and consequently uprooting the plants in his attempts to
get under everything. I wonder if putting a layer of silica sand and then a
porous plastic mesh before the final layer of silica would help solve this
problem. I could then plant into the top layer and the roots would hopefully
work through the mesh into the bottom layer. Any thoughts on this or
alternative suggestions - I don't really want to lose Pleco as he is such a
character but..........

Best wishes
Ron



First thing I would try is to give the pleco a place to hide, a cave
or something similar.


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- Charles
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-does not play well with others

Pleco uproots plants
 

He already has refuge under two large chunks of bogwood, but still seems to
want to excavate everthing in sight.

Thanks for your thoughts

Ron

"Charles" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:07:23 -0000, "Ron Hagley"
wrote:

Hi all,

just found you and have a major problem I hope you may be able to help me
with. I have a 48" x 18" x 15 " Juwel with white silica sand as a base
for
planting into. Unfortunately I also have a 10" Pleco which seems to revel
in
disturbing the sand and consequently uprooting the plants in his attempts
to
get under everything. I wonder if putting a layer of silica sand and then
a
porous plastic mesh before the final layer of silica would help solve
this
problem. I could then plant into the top layer and the roots would
hopefully
work through the mesh into the bottom layer. Any thoughts on this or
alternative suggestions - I don't really want to lose Pleco as he is such
a
character but..........

Best wishes
Ron



First thing I would try is to give the pleco a place to hide, a cave
or something similar.


--

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others