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I have a 30g tank that is overcrowded, Check my profile to see it. What are some plants I could put in there to fill it up that will not get eaten. I have a big piece of driftwood to go in there. Also I might get rid of the silver dollars... Thanks.

Chris

Silver dollars IME will eat any plant. They are very herbivorous. Plants that will stand up pretty well and are tougher than most are the anubias Sp. Any of those might stand a chance, especially if you take out the silver dollars. And unless I know what other fish you have, I wouldn't be able to say for sure if any plants would survive.

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Well, there is a severum, parrot cichlid and a knifefish. I might take out the silver dollars... I don't care for them too much.

Chris

Bump...

Chris

I was thinking crypts, java ferns, and anubias but I would like some tall plants like cabomba too. What do you guys think?

Chris

As Matty pointed out, something like Cabomba stands a good chance of being torn to shreds by your larger cichlids, or eaten by the silver dollars. Also, if not given sufficient lighting, cabomba can grow leggy and unattractive. Finally, if not handled and planted properly the needly leaves of cabomba can detach from the plant and die elsewhere in the tank, causing decay and ultimately excess ammonia.

Stick with the java ferns and anubias for now, they probably won't be eaten and can stand the abuse. I wouldn't add too much light, especially with the anubias leaves. Try to shade the anubias a bit so it doesn't get too much direct light - it's very easy for algae to grow on the wide, slow growing anubias leaves.

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