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This plant, is know to me as a Philendendron plant. Not the kind with hanging long stems, but the kind that stands tall with a big leaf on each single stem. I was amazed by how healthy it looked, and when I asked, they said it has been flourishing for approx. the past 6 months in there. Now I have been considering popping some of my rapidly growing Philendendron from my window sill into my tank to see how it does. Should I? Just wing it? Or would this be harmful to the fish. I do know that this plant is toxic, and was always told as a child never to touch it and always wash my hands after handling it, just in case of accidental ingestion. However, the one in the pet store showed no signs of nibbling from the many many flying foxs and tetras that were in the tank with it.
Has anyone else tried this before?
I also noticed my angelfish gnawing on my java fern today. I thought it was unpalatable to fish, and indigestible. He was enjoying the peice like we would lettuce. Tsk Tsk Sneaky Pete the Pigfish ...um...I mean Angelfish ...

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that's a good idea - I know that philodendrions are toxic... not a clue if they're ok in the aquarium. But does anyone know any other 'terrestrial' plants that can be kept in the aquarium??

Lots of terrestrials, including Philodendrons, can be kept very successfully with their roots in the water, leaves out. This filters the water, provides a nice sort of leafy canopy for the tank, and you never have to worry that it may rot away and kill your fish.
Philodendron is one of the better terrestrial choices for a tank, I admit - it may take months or even a year to die, and in a few cases it seems to refuse entirely to rot away. However, with a million great aquatic choices, why go with one that's doomed to rotting 99 times out of 100? It makes a great diplay with just the roots in - I say pick a real aquatic for complete submersion.

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have had a philodendrum in my tank for about 6 months now (started in my 20 now in my 55) and its doing fabulous . lots of leaves and its almost as tall as my tank. most peole dont like putting terrestrial in thier tank but i tried it on a whim and it is growing well and when i transferred it from the 20 the root system was enormous so i guess its not rotting

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I've had a few of them in various tanks, and they've all done okay. I've grown some of them in my filter media with the stem sticking out of the top, with a light mounted a ways above the tank so they have light...that works really well. I've seen some really good growth since I put them in there with the light