I'm planting out my first aquairum and I've read about people using lead strip, but this doesn't sound safe for my fish. Is there a better alternative?
2007-02-18 03:18:14 · 18 answers · asked by Rob G 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
most of the weed you buy from a pet shop comes with a lead weight. it is perfectly safe for your fish. after a few months the roots will have grown enough for you to remove the weights if you wish. .... assuming the fish have not eaten the weed in the mean time.
2007-02-18 05:19:54 · answer #1 · answered by drunkredneck45 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have always used slate,its safe for the fish,i glue the plant to the slate,with clear,colourless sillicon,the type they use to hold fish tank sides together,then bury the slate into the gravel,cos its flat they stay put,and if they do get dug up a bit with the fish,slate still looks natural.But if you intend to use real plants,the weight that is on them when you buy them is safe to use,i would alternate between plastic and real plants,as the fish will nibble at the real ones.
2007-02-18 10:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are right that lead will cause problems for the fish. What I did was just jam the plants in the gravel and every time they came out I just replanted them again until they grew enough roots to hold themselves. Now they hold themselves just fine. If you can find plantweights that do not contain lead, those are safe.
2007-02-18 05:41:36 · answer #3 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put rocks on the roots to keep them from floating. It's best to while planting pile the rocks around the roots so you won't have to do that while the fish are in there.Don't put rocks on the leaves. It will cause them to break. Also use gravel specially for fish unless you want to end up with a bunch of dead fish and murky water.
2007-02-18 03:55:47 · answer #4 · answered by southern black chick 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use small pots or flower pot-like candle votives filled with aquarium gravel to plant my plants. These work fine but I also use the lead strips which are specially made for aquarium use and hopefully contain no contaminates. Never had a problem with either. The votives are plain glass with no impurities so they are safe.
2007-02-18 03:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by pilot 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hold the ends of the plants down with rocks.
2007-02-18 03:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by little weed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can barry them;tie them down with fishing line; or you can use those metal clips that are made to hold aquarium plants together.
2007-02-18 03:28:35 · answer #7 · answered by ziddyziddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they have the plastic base at the bottom, u could try putting some rocks on them to weigh them down, my boyfriend does that cuz we have the same problem...sometimes when the fish get crazy tho, they come up again but it usually works for a while
2007-02-18 03:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
To hold them down you should use special pebbles that are made for aquariums.
2007-02-18 05:37:27 · answer #9 · answered by danny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a plant that has a small cup at the bottom and fill it with stones/gravel from the bottom of your tank. Hopefully that helps!!!
2007-02-18 03:24:44 · answer #10 · answered by kool aid man. 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋