bobo Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Hey guys, I am new to the aquarium game, and newer to the plant game. In my excitement i bought some plants off trademe the other day, without fully reading the description; I have just realised what I was sold were 'coldwater aquatic plants', whereas i actually have a tropical tank. Is this an issue? Will it kill my fish? Can I use the plants, but it's just not ideal conditions for them? I haven't actually received the plants yet (think I get them on Monday). Cheers for any help! BoBo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 What are the plant that you have bought? Alot of the plants will survive for a short time in tropical tank. No they wont kill the fish unless they die in the warmer temps and rot and pollute the tank. A good start would be to ID the plants for us to give an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo Posted July 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Cheers Supasi, Sounds promising. It was a bunch of plants, unnamed for a cheap price... hehe... you can hardly call me the discerning buyer. Apparently they will come with names, and notes on care. So once I have those, hopefully on Monday, I post again. I just didn't want to poison my fish. Thanks a bunch - I'll update this later. BoBo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 a lot of tropical plants grow perfectly well in coldwater so chances are u will have some of the tropical plants that fare well in coldwater and they will be fine in ur tropical tank . plant them give them a chance to grow if they start dying off in a few weeks pull them out as they die off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Thanks guys, the plants didn't come with names, but they look good though I have chucked em in and will pull em as they die. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 just give them a few weeks to settle in before u start pulling them out as they may die down a lil atg first before they get going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Any pics?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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