Wazza Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 does anyone know what plant would be hardy enough to grow in a tank with tinfoils. Every other plant I put in over the last few months has gotten eaten within the first few days by them. I think it would need to be fast growing and large and heavy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Tank Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 tin foil barbs are well knowen as the lawn mowers of the aquarium...I don't think you'll have much lucj with plants and tin foils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazza Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Tell me about it, hate to think how many plants they have eaten. But still I hold out for that little bit of hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Java fern and Java moss would be my choice. But you can get some pretty realistic plastic plants no tho. Not what I'd have in a tank tho. Why not try roots, logs, rocks, for a bit of a variation. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Java would be the only plant to stand a chance I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Good luck with Java, but I don't like your chances, mine eat Java Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 If they eat the plants they might like a diet of lettuce... perhaps you could fill em up before your next planting. Have you tried Myryophlum. (sp). or Cabomba.. Ambulia.. they grow fast and might last a bit longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Juicier too Bill. Actually, if a lot of AMBULIA cuttings are put into a tank. The results can be disasterous, it gives off a poison from it's sap. mmmmmm, betcha didn't know that, now didja? Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Time for your medication again Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 No No No No No Bill I am on the level this time. It's coming out both sides of my mouth Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Come on Alan... spit it out... It's no good sitting there allowing the "sap" or the "ambulia" to grow out of both sides of your mouth... we need some hard facts here.. plus we need the definition of "a LOT"... plus we need to know at what point it releases this "disasterous gas" and to what quatities it becomes dangerous.. perhaps explosive .. plus .. why isn't this plant completely banned if this is the case... and also what is the effect it might have on mankind as a whole... this could be a job for Greenpeace.. (another way to spend countless millions) .. As footnote.. there are countless plants that taste nasty to both fish and animals.. and like us.. they won't eat what they don't like, and fish in particular would starve to death rather than eat something they don't want to. Another footnote... I stripped a three footer some months back that was so dense with Ambulia.. Cabomba and Myriophyllum (spelling corrected) that I was trimming just about every few days in order to be able to see my fish. Some of the strands were over three or four foot long.. as were many of the Vallis. (No CO2 here BTW.. just fish waste) I'm a bit out of touch with the present methods (I freely admit this).. but I can't say I have ever heard of this before, and will certainly stand corrected if it is indeed a fact. My Sig below says.. (well .. read it).. perhaps I have just learned something new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Hey there Wazza.. Sorry for highjacking your thread slightly There's a good plant survey on site here (see the headings).. plus there's an excellent one here that has some great pics.. http://www.tropica.com/default.asp Most of the Crypts would possibly be ignored by the Tinnies, but quite a lot are low light plants, which might not suit your needs. It seems (might be wrong here) that the darker greens are ignored more than the lighter, softer types, so this might be an avenue to try. I would try suspending a couple of lettuce leaves in there to see if they would take to it. (much cheaper than plants) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazza Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 That alright pegasus, I just let you and alan sort it out. Java moss gets eaten within 24 hours, have not tried java fern. But prob stay with plastic. Or release the tinfoils in to NZ water ways, they will clean the weeds within a week. Saving the country millions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazza Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Just read the rest of your post, I need plants to live in high lite tanks as my pleco and black sharks need the algee to feed on, (still no real algee growth yet gets eaten too quick) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Your pleco would eat lettuce and spinach if you feed it to the tinfoil barbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Try feeding them peas, lettuce, cucumber, baby marrows, yams, the list goes on. The other algae eaters will happily eat those too. Alan PS. maybe you could milk the TFB's they eat so much green. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazza Posted May 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Jees I just asked what I thought was a simple question and now I'm milking my tinfoils, what next lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 One of our members feeds her tinfoils a lettuc eleaf every day to stop them decimating her plants. It's working so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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