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Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	What plants are unapealling to plant-eating fish? (Silver Dollars, e.g.) Chris
Posted 22-May-2006 19:21
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	Anubias and java fern come to mind - especially anubias. Look for anything with a tough, waxy leaf. Fish won't be able to pick it apart. Some of the larger grassy plants like jungle vals could work as well. Another strategy may be to just add a lot of the plants you want. They'll nibble on the leaves of some stems but if there's enough there they won't go through it all. May be worth a shot. *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 22-May-2006 19:29
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	what about dwarf hair grass, cabomba and myrio? Anyone know about those? Chris
Posted 22-May-2006 21:55
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	All of those are fairly tender plants and the silver dollars will treat them like a salad... Like nowhereman said, anubias and java fern are tough enough to withstand silver dollars, and I've heard that crinium/onion plants don't taste good to them, so you might try those for a grassy look. Egeria densa/hornwort might grow fast and tough enough that they wont kill it. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 23-May-2006 16:15
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Depends on how determined the fish is as well...my severum eats any plants, including anubias and Java fern, which were recommended to me as well ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 23-May-2006 17:17
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Would Silver Dollars eat Anubais? Chris
Posted 30-May-2006 02:53


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