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	Real Plants in Aquariums?
sonjamo Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jun-2007	Hey guys, I was thinking about putting real plants in my 35g aquarium. What are nice looking, relatively easy to care for plants? Is it true that when you get real plants in you tank you then get snails? I remember when I had my first tank (10g) I put some real plants in there, and in about 1 month my tank got infested with small snails. Will this "snail infestation" happen again in my 35g tank if I put real plants in my tank again? I did another thread in general freshwater, i didnt even realize that there was a plant section, sorry for the mixup.
Posted 27-Jun-2007 08:30
CrimsonaX Hobbyist Posts: 130 Kudos: 57 Registered: 30-May-2007	I'm praying for no snails myself ^^ scared of them 0_0 But I suppose there's ways of rinsing plants to kill off any snails, I'll leave that for when some more experienced forum people arrive ^^ I was given This Site to get some easy to care for plant names, and for myself I have 2 Anubias and one Java fern ^^ Good luck!
Posted 27-Jun-2007 08:47
fishmonster Big Fish Oh My Heck! Posts: 329 Kudos: 88 Votes: 73 Registered: 11-Apr-2007	I have a ten gallon & a 35 gallon tank. Take alook at my posts for some ideas on plants. Also i have snails in my tanks. I use Cherry barbs to keep the babies down and i dont over feed. If you dont overfeed you wont see a large population of snails. Snails are actually helpful to the tank as they breakdown the debris from food and fish poop. They are part of the natural Cycle. Thanks for your input as always, Shane http://thetanklog.blogspot.com/ - [ Thanks to ScottF ] http://www.natureaquariumclubofutah.com/main.html
Posted 27-Jun-2007 09:10
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007	Hi i posted to you at the thread you left in General Freshwater, check it out for my 2 cents. mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket
Posted 27-Jun-2007 14:15


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