James D Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hiya, Would be interested in hearing others techniques for keeping plants anchored at the bottom of the tank. Some of my fish (Silver Dollars etc.) keep ripping them out - joy!! I use filter wool to weigh the targeted plants down but it's not always sucessful. The tank bottom is lined with brighstone pebbles - maybe a deeper lining would help or some different substrate?? Any help much appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Silver Dollars will eat plants :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 You can use lead weights to weigh them down, but like snookie says they'll just get eaten by the Dollars anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I had that problem in my other tank but I added more substrate and it was fine. In my new tank I have about 60mm of substrate and everything is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 A simple tactic is to get a rubber band, and a piece of gravel. Attach plant to the gravel, and bury it so the rubber band isn't seen. Of course, Silver Dollars do eat plants ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Thanks - I'll give some of these suggestions a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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