i have 2 plants that use to be in a very dirty aquarium. parts of it are rotting and i removed it from the tank and put it in a bottle for a couple of days if i cut off the rotting places and rinse it will i be able to put it back into a new cleaner tank without it causing the fishes to die or the water to get dirty?
2007-08-31 10:31:02 · 5 answers · asked by Tae 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I think the answer to your question would depend on what types of plants you have. If it's a "stem" plant like elodea/anacharis/egeria that doesn't root into the gravel that much, it's common for the older portions of the stem to die, so cutting these off and putting them back shouldn't be a problem. If it's a plant that grows from a "bulb", it should be okay if only the leaves were dying. If the "bulb" of the plant has started to rot, chances are good that it may continue to do so. These should either be discarded, or put into a separate container to see if any growth continues/appears.
2007-08-31 11:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fish will be fine, unless there were diseased fish in the other tank. If it was just really dirty, there's really nothing to worry about.
2007-08-31 10:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why dont you get a new plant? You should not take the risk to put any plants that used to been in very dirty aquarium to other tank. http://www.opentip.com/advanced_search_result.php?cPath=9502&keywords=Aquarium+plant&x=11&y=11
2007-08-31 15:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by Fish L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have a small fish like gupes they may die but i thank it will be all right to put it in the tank.
2007-08-31 10:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Misty N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If i were you I wouldnt put it back in the tank at all, just buy new ones.
2007-08-31 10:35:39 · answer #5 · answered by Betrayed and Insane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋